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A great idea gone a bit awry

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:01 GMT

A great idea gone a bit awry

stitch62 from Long Beach, CA

I was really stoked about the concept of this product -- a sturdy capri with an inner compression short. While this fulfills the basic premise, a few design issues: a) Shouldn't a compression short compress? The inner short is far too loose. b) The waist is way too loose, at least for me. This product is for a woman, not for a man, which far too many American clothing products fail to recognize.(Most women's waists dip in at the small of the back.) The waist features a buttons and tab adjust system for tightening the waist on the back, which looks really cute unless you actually have to use it, in which case you are left with a big awkward gap. c) I worry that the fabric might not hold up well to mountain biking conditions. Maybe I am wrong here, but I would recommend this product for casual use only. d) Back yoke seems designed to make your butt look bigger -- does any woman really want this, even a fit one? Having griped, here are the things I like: a) The compressio … Read more

Great for short & Long rides

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Great for short & Long rides

dtodd51 from Frederick, MD

Great fit, has removeable padded shorts. Only thing missing is the zip pocket in the back. They advertise that it has one when it fact, it does not. Still a good buy though. Read more

Really comfortable for mountain biking

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Really comfortable for mountain biking

BPeeps from Owings Mills, MD

I really liked these capris. I used them yesterday during a mountain bike ride, and will add a comment to the previous poster regarding questions of durability. Since it was my first outing in 2009, I was a bit rusty and fell going over logs a few times..thought for sure I would've ripped these capris, but they were in tact and came through unscathed. I like my bike shorts on the larger side so I have room to move, so I bought them a little big rather than for a precise fit. If I have any complaints, the inner liner thing is funky and seems kind of big, but I'm willing to overlook that at this point because overall I really enjoyed wearing these during yesterday's ride. Read more

Love these!

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Love these!

littlebuddha3 from Sacramento, CA

Most importantly--they fit my body style! I have a small waist relative to my big hips--I tried on 10 different versions of biking shorts/pants and these actually fit me proportionally!! Also, I love that I can separate out the padding from the Capri pants. The Capri pants are stylish and fun for any recreational activity. I can wear the padded liner with other pants too. Excellent! Read more