RaceFace Trigger Men's Shorts: Black, LG: Rider Review

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 A pair of mountain bike riding shorts is an essential piece of equipment, from short casual loops to all-day backcountry rides. Having a short that is both comfortable as well as durable is key. The RaceFace Trigger short is one that can help offer both comfort and durability to the rider. Let's check out what Enoc though of his recent purchase of the RaceFace Trigger Short. 

Enoc's Review:

The RaceFace Trigger men's shorts provide great comfort, fit and pedal-friendly, have terrific features, amazing durability, good style, and most importantly, fantastic protection. I purchased this piece of clothing not long ago and by my experience as far as I have owned the product it has been an overall great experience with these shorts. Being fairly active on the bike throughout the week and into the weekend these shorts have performed above and beyond. Being someone who mostly bikes on a mountain with plenty of rough surfaces along with thorn infested plant life this product has saved me plenty of painful scratches among other unwanted injuries.

About the Short:

The fabric these shorts are made out of is soft to the touch, comfortable, breathable, stretchy and as mentioned before durable and great at protecting one's skin from an unlucky tumble. This provides the rider with great freedom of movement, and the shorts are very pedal friendly. The only thing I found to be uncomfortable about them was trying to ride with anything in the pockets as the soft and stretchy material, and the design of the pockets allows things to move around - a lot. The Trigger shorts are made from a soft to the touch and extremely stretchy 4-way stretch fabric. It's safe to say these are the stretchiest shorts I have had the pleasure of purchasing. This material allows for absolutely uninhibited freedom of movement, and when seated for pedaling the hem hangs right at the top of the knee, a combination that makes these shorts especially pedal friendly. The Trigger shorts have three zippered pockets, two hand pockets and one cargo pocket located on the right thigh. The hand pockets have large hanging mesh pockets inside, and the cargo pocket is just big enough to fit an iPhone 6. All of the pockets are useful to stash things securely while riding, but the soft and stretchy material, as well as the hanging mesh of the pockets, make it so that things have plenty of ability to move around while riding.The Trigger shorts have belt loops and also feature waist adjustment in the form of adjustable Velcro straps located on the inside of the waistband. These straps offer a good range of adjust-ability but lack the on the fly convenience of shorts that have their waist adjustment straps on the outside of the waistband.

Final Thoughts:

Through my test of the RaceFace Trigger shorts I found they are versatile and are well suited to most types of riding, with a longer and looser fit, but with cross country pedal friendliness. That said, gravity-oriented riders or people who frequent trails with lots of sharper trail side hazards may want to look at contenders with tougher and more durable material. Great Product, would highly recommend!