Yes that's right in after some baggy shorts that are a bit less flappy.
I'm on the shirt side of 5"5 so baggy shorts make me look like an umpa lumpa.
I've always used endura singletrack and want to check sone other things out in the current sales.
Looking for something that sits on or just above the knee
(No fixed insert)
Any recommendations
"Short"
Rapha touring shorts, love mine, reasonable price, hard wearing and very comfortable.
Troy Lee Ace's
wicker.
Swrve do some. Kitsbow if you are feeling flush.
Holy smoke the price of those Kitsbow
Royal MW 365's are pretty good, slim cut, low key logo etc.
Endura MTR baggys slimish cut nice material stretchy.
The mtr looks nice and price is pretty good, how do they differ from the singletrack?
troy lee skyline
+1 Troy Lee Skyline
The MTRs are more of a stretchy softshell material. Ive had Singletracks before and the MTRs are more tailored and lighter feeling.
Very pleased with them
Wiggle have some dhb ones which look slim fitting. I am tempted to buy a pair for the commute.
Troy Lees are velcro fly. I'd avoid them for that reason alone. Also, the lairy colours are great for the first ride but then they get muddy and it never comes out in a 30 wash. Just bought some Sombrios which seem fitted enough. Could have bought 2 for the price of the TLDs!
Surface make snugger fitting "baggies" with some stretch so you're not strangled downstairs!
Spesh Enduro, great quality pop in liner, & really light & comfy short.
I've got some Royal Racing which are very fitted and very light weight. Mine are a few years old but they look like the 365 shorts available now - my favouritest shorts over the top of bibs unless it's really wet in which case the Endura MT500 with the waterproof butt get used.
Thanks to all, ill have a look around the lbs(s) to try some of the above suggestions out.
Try these:
[url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=72031 ]Sombrio Highline Epik shorts[/url]
On offer at CRC at the moment. Half the frankly ridiculous price. They're not remotely flappy. Quite fitted. And the best shorts ever. A quality bit of kit!
Picked up a pair of Scott Mind shorts from start fitness a few months ago... great cut and fit and non flappy to boot. Ruinously expensive at RRP but worth a look if can pick them up cheaply enough
Mavic Stratos - very nice, quite expensive. The Endura MTR shorts look quite similar, but their quality seems a tad hit and miss these days.
haglofs are pretty fitted HOWeVER are 110 quid !!!!!!
Last year's Royal MW365s- the ones with the blue detailing- sound like what you're after, they're relatively close fitting and a bit stretchier than most mtb baggies, lovely. Only downside is there's only one pocket.
NZO Dobies or Ground Effect Supertankers are both quite slim fitting.
The top of the range Spesh ones are quite closely cut
I'm very impressed with my Endura MTRs. Light, nice stretch material (like board-shorts), good fit, don't fall down. Basically, you completely forget you are wearing them. Highly recommended.
bacondoublechee - Member
I'm very impressed with my Endura MTRs. Light, nice stretch material (like board-shorts), good fit, don't fall down. Basically, you completely forget you are wearing them. Highly recommended.
I would want to hear at least a year to two of use before I took any recommendation for Endura shorts seriously.... sorry 🙁
Binners the highlines look sweet but crc don't have my size.
Only xs and xl left
Royal MW365 - slightly slimmer cut, designed by Mark Weir after dismantling loads of pairs, great fabric and cheap at under £50.
I got some crane one's from lidl, prefer them to my endura ones! Shows cost doesn't have a bearing sometimes 🙂
After Trying some of the shorts out I finally got a pair of the Royal MW365's.
I really liked the Endura MTR's which had a really high quality finish and where really comfortable on, but the sizing was odd for me, the medium (33-35)fitted perfect on the waist but the length was far to long (I'm 5.5"), I guess if I could shave a few pounds the small may come up shorter.
Endura singletrack for me. I ride road in them all the time and despite assurances from people on here that they'll slow me down, they don't. So they must be quite unflappy.
Spesh Enduro Baggies FTW.
[i]I would want to hear at least a year to two of use before I took any recommendation for Endura shorts seriously.... sorry [/i]
My first pair of endura single tracks lasted over two years easy.
That's probably about 12000 miles. The arse wore out eventually. No problems other than that.
My second are only about a year old but are looking like they'll last a similar amount if time.
Samuri +1
Endura Singletrack shorts are nice tight fitting without being constrictive.