Baggie shorts, hairy legs, and all
Posted: December 10th, 2007 by PinchieThe mountain-biker love for “Hummer” gear continues.
Endura, the British company that offers at least one jacket in the elusive but extraordinary fabric eVent (it’s said to be up to 80 percent more breathable than other micromembrane fabs like Gore-Tex, and I think it’s the bee’s knees) is now offering a baggie MTB short called the Humvee.
Here it is.
Not having test-driven a pair myself, I can’t speak to quality or comfort, but I very much LOVE the trend of putting back pockets BACK onto baggie shorts.
After all, isn’t the whole point of baggies that you don’t feel like such an overexposed, under-endowed dweeb at the bar after the ride, in your “plum smugglers”?
So how was I going to carry my wallet around in the last generation of baggies?
December 12th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
I agree there’s a benefit to having pockets. Does help avoid the startled look from women and small children.
I’ve got a pair too and wrote an Endura Humvee review on the Muddymoles blog. So far they’ve worn pretty well.
December 13th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
even better than the back pockets is the under-liner attachment system.
No hooks and loops, nothing sewn in. Instead, it’s a series of 4-5 micro-buttons made of plastic. Placed at 4 locations around the waistband, they’re a cinch to install/remove, they can’t be felt during riding (even with a pack), and they don’t have the downsides of any other system.
Rider Approved!