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Product name: Nukeproof black line trail pants
Price paid: 89.5 USD + overseas shipping total 101$
Score (out of 10): 9
Review: Ok, I want to start out by saying these are an amazing, quality, nice looking! Pair of pants..
You could definitely wear them "out on the town"... And no one would be the wiser! They look so nice..
They only come in matte black( would have preffered a choice of colors) but they look great! With the nukeproof logo and the tiny laser cut breathing holes in the front of the pantleg.
My biggest surprise was how light! They are.. only 100g! Felt about the weight of a pair of padded riding shorts!
The material is verry "breathy" and thin and verry stretchy! yet seems verry strong.
The two button snaps and hidden fly zipper seem verry good quality, and the silicon striping inside the waistband keeps them from falling off your ass, as do the two Velcro adjustment straps. That being said, personally would prefer a belt or ratchet type closure, but more on that later.
The two zippered pockets are verry nicely done and the left one has a keychain loop, but no hook. (so how do you connect your keys to it!?)
The pant legs are snug, and taper down to fit inside your shoes. But the strechy material allowed me to wear my G-Form pro x knee pads under them no problem! But I'm not sure you could wear "hard shell" downhill style knee armor under them..
The fit was great, and spot on from there size chart, I am 187cm tall inseam of 85, hips 92, waist 95 and the large size fit me perfectly!
My first impression after my first few rides - wearing them over my regular paded tights, was they were Soo cool and comfortable, I forgot I was wearing them!!!
But even more amazing was when I got home and tried to wash them, I could not get them wet! The water just fell off of them! Had to soak them and handwash them for like ten minutes before I could get them wet enough to clean them??
Basically these are a verry light and cool pair of pants, great for summer trail riding or winter trail riding as they shed water amazingly, hug your skin and you simply forget they are there!
On the downside... And this is only my Personal opinion and preferences.. but here they are:
The product pictures supplied by nukeproof make it verry hard to see what it is your getting for your money, especially as they are black. also the specs. Say nothing of the exact weight or thickness of the material, so basically I bought them "on faith" and by the few reviews there were.. so added close up pics here for all to see, and decide for themselves.
Basically these are verry "lightweight" style pants, I personally wear an old pair of thick "azonic" mx style pants that are verry thick and protective dh style pants, year around. I like the protection they provide from scrapes and scratches and stickers.. and was looking for something similar, but slightly lighter maybe. I don't believe these will give me any protection in a fall or in stickers? so why wear long pants at all?? If they offer no protection? Where is the advantage? Might as well wear shorts. I don't know, still not decided on this. I think I will wear them in summer, on "lighter" rides, an continue wearing my old heavy pants on Wilder dh style rides.
My third point is the lack of a belt or ratchet type of closing buckle. I just don't feel secure with Velcro strechy straps.. but that's just me.
Lastly, the pocket keychain loop, how are we supposed to use it?? With no hook style clip to hold our keys? And why the left pocket!? When like 90 percent of people are right handed so put there keys in the right hand pocket!? Aggrevating..
Also, the pant legs.. as they are trying to keep them out of your chain, they are tight and snug to your calf. But if they don't cover your shoes, that means all the trail crap is going straight into your shoe! Even wearing high top five tens!
This is a big problem for me in our dry dusty climate, constantly getting rocks and stickers into my shoe, having to stop and remove them.. annoying.
And lastly, although they shed water amazingly! I would not wear them in anything but mild weather, as they are Soo thin.. I would freeze my ass off!?
Summary:
Pros -
Great build quality!
Great looking!
Comfortable! Great fit.
Cool and breezy! Thin strechy material.
Shed water!!!
Tight, snug, "no snag" fit.
Great pockets!
Cons -
No real protection, not much different from wearing shorts.
Too thin to provide any warmth for winter riding.
Not sure how the thin material will endure falls and crashes, time will tell.
No "buckle", only buttons..
Won't keep trail debris out of your shoes.
Will update my review in the long run..
Tim
Edit: after a few rides..
Well, it didn't take long to put them to the test! Saturday morning was hot and humid (35deg. C) so decided to wear the blackline instead of my trusty mx pants..and took a spill on a surprise loose downhill turn, sliding on my right side till my right leg impacted on a rock... Luckily my elbow and knee guards took the hit, but below my right knee my shin was really hit hard and banged up...the pants survived without a tear or even a scuff! But can't help but think I would have fared better with my old pants..
Still in pain with a swollen leg, hope to get back riding soon.
But no complaints about the pants, they held up, and are like new! ?
One other little gripe though.. the material is soooo strechy.. it catches on the nose of my seat! Instead of just sliding over it, when getting back in the saddle.. a little annoying..
Tim.
Product name: Nukeproof black line trail pants
Price paid: 89.5 USD + overseas shipping total 101$
Score (out of 10): 9
Review: Ok, I want to start out by saying these are an amazing, quality, nice looking! Pair of pants..
You could definitely wear them "out on the town"... And no one would be the wiser! They look so nice..
They only come in matte black( would have preffered a choice of colors) but they look great! With the nukeproof logo and the tiny laser cut breathing holes in the front of the pantleg.
My biggest surprise was how light! They are.. only 100g! Felt about the weight of a pair of padded riding shorts!
The material is verry "breathy" and thin and verry stretchy! yet seems verry strong.
The two button snaps and hidden fly zipper seem verry good quality, and the silicon striping inside the waistband keeps them from falling off your ass, as do the two Velcro adjustment straps. That being said, personally would prefer a belt or ratchet type closure, but more on that later.
The two zippered pockets are verry nicely done and the left one has a keychain loop, but no hook. (so how do you connect your keys to it!?)
The pant legs are snug, and taper down to fit inside your shoes. But the strechy material allowed me to wear my G-Form pro x knee pads under them no problem! But I'm not sure you could wear "hard shell" downhill style knee armor under them..
The fit was great, and spot on from there size chart, I am 187cm tall inseam of 85, hips 92, waist 95 and the large size fit me perfectly!
My first impression after my first few rides - wearing them over my regular paded tights, was they were Soo cool and comfortable, I forgot I was wearing them!!!
But even more amazing was when I got home and tried to wash them, I could not get them wet! The water just fell off of them! Had to soak them and handwash them for like ten minutes before I could get them wet enough to clean them??
Basically these are a verry light and cool pair of pants, great for summer trail riding or winter trail riding as they shed water amazingly, hug your skin and you simply forget they are there!
On the downside... And this is only my Personal opinion and preferences.. but here they are:
The product pictures supplied by nukeproof make it verry hard to see what it is your getting for your money, especially as they are black. also the specs. Say nothing of the exact weight or thickness of the material, so basically I bought them "on faith" and by the few reviews there were.. so added close up pics here for all to see, and decide for themselves.
Basically these are verry "lightweight" style pants, I personally wear an old pair of thick "azonic" mx style pants that are verry thick and protective dh style pants, year around. I like the protection they provide from scrapes and scratches and stickers.. and was looking for something similar, but slightly lighter maybe. I don't believe these will give me any protection in a fall or in stickers? so why wear long pants at all?? If they offer no protection? Where is the advantage? Might as well wear shorts. I don't know, still not decided on this. I think I will wear them in summer, on "lighter" rides, an continue wearing my old heavy pants on Wilder dh style rides.
My third point is the lack of a belt or ratchet type of closing buckle. I just don't feel secure with Velcro strechy straps.. but that's just me.
Lastly, the pocket keychain loop, how are we supposed to use it?? With no hook style clip to hold our keys? And why the left pocket!? When like 90 percent of people are right handed so put there keys in the right hand pocket!? Aggrevating..
Also, the pant legs.. as they are trying to keep them out of your chain, they are tight and snug to your calf. But if they don't cover your shoes, that means all the trail crap is going straight into your shoe! Even wearing high top five tens!
This is a big problem for me in our dry dusty climate, constantly getting rocks and stickers into my shoe, having to stop and remove them.. annoying.
And lastly, although they shed water amazingly! I would not wear them in anything but mild weather, as they are Soo thin.. I would freeze my ass off!?
Summary:
Pros -
Great build quality!
Great looking!
Comfortable! Great fit.
Cool and breezy! Thin strechy material.
Shed water!!!
Tight, snug, "no snag" fit.
Great pockets!
Cons -
No real protection, not much different from wearing shorts.
Too thin to provide any warmth for winter riding.
Not sure how the thin material will endure falls and crashes, time will tell.
No "buckle", only buttons..
Won't keep trail debris out of your shoes.
Will update my review in the long run..
Tim
Edit: after a few rides..
Well, it didn't take long to put them to the test! Saturday morning was hot and humid (35deg. C) so decided to wear the blackline instead of my trusty mx pants..and took a spill on a surprise loose downhill turn, sliding on my right side till my right leg impacted on a rock... Luckily my elbow and knee guards took the hit, but below my right knee my shin was really hit hard and banged up...the pants survived without a tear or even a scuff! But can't help but think I would have fared better with my old pants..
Still in pain with a swollen leg, hope to get back riding soon.
But no complaints about the pants, they held up, and are like new! ?
One other little gripe though.. the material is soooo strechy.. it catches on the nose of my seat! Instead of just sliding over it, when getting back in the saddle.. a little annoying..
Tim.
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making them pretty versatile.
