cycling trousers

radiat

Is there any bike shop that sells these type of trousers in dublin: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=19051

I haven't had good experiences buying clothes online so i want to but in a shop but haven't been able to find them. They're not overtrousers by the way.

doozerie

I don't know the answer to your question but I had a pair of those particular trousers and the fit was rubbish on me. I'm small and opted for the small size but the legs were too short and the waist was big (though you could tighten that with the built-in waist adjustment, which led to the dreaded nappy effect of elastic waisted trousers!). I also found the pockets were not quite in the right places for me so I found it awkward and/or uncomfortable to carry things like keys. And if you check online reviews you'll read lots of criticisms of the belts that Endura build into their trousers - I completely agree, their belts (I also have a pair of Endura waterproof trousers with a built-in belt) are, ironically, total pants!

So definitely with this particular brand/product I think you should try before you buy but I'd actually go as far as recommending that you choose a different product. The only thing they have going for them, from my experiences with them, is that they are fairly robust but the other issues I had with them led to my selling them after a few months of use. I had been using them for commuting but I've since bought hiking trousers for that and they've proved to be far far better - they might not survive a spill off the bike as well (unless you go for heavier grade hiking trousers which should be quite tough) but in every other respect they are vastly superior.

doozerie

Oh, and the text for those trousers used to mention (on some websites at least) about them being waterproof or having good water resistance. The CRC website doesn't mention that but the photo of them shows water beading on them. That was not my experience of them at all, they soaked up the rain. Prior to their first wash they might have been a little water resistant (much like a lot of synthetic clothing) but after one or maybe two washes they definitely were not.

tomasrojo

I found Craghoppers, which I guess are a type of hiking trousers, pretty good on the bike.