by: Gene Arnold
Manufacturer: Cannondale
Cost: $95.00
Review by: Gene Arnold
www.teamfatbastard.net
I needed a pair of pants for riding because
bushes and the unavoidable fall were tearing my legs up. After floating
around the web for a while I came across Cannondale's Cargo Pants.
These pants looked great on the net and C'dal has been good to me in the
past so I thought I would give them a shot, here's my review.
These pants are made of Nylon with a Polyester/LycraŽ
liner. The Nylon outer shell uses a hexagon ripstop pattern to help avoid
tears, which was great in the woods, "Damn pricker bushes!" They also held
up real nice when gravity decided to teach me a lesson and bring me closer
to the trail than I expected. The Polyester/LycraŽ liner was very comfortable
and breathed quite well. You can also wear the optional inner shorts that
the pants come with. The inner shorts sport a very nicely padded chamois
to help keep the boys happy.
Here are some of the features these pants come with that you might find
useful:
- Zipper off legs if you get too hot on the trail or just want shorts.
- A nice amount of pockets. 2 in front and 2 pouch style on the legs.
- They come with an inner short with chamois so you can decide if you
need that protection or not.
- Zipper fly so they come off easy (handy if you need to pee in the
woods).
- Lots of draw cords for adjustability. 2 on the waist 1 on each ankle.
- Water resistant but still very breathable.
Here are the Pros and Cons.
Pros:
- Very comfortable.
- I like the pockets. Big enough to carry what I need and the leg pouches
have small vents for water to run out, nice touch.
- Legs zip off real easily and shorts are a nice length.
- Very durable.
Cons:
- Ankle draw cords could work a little better. I sometimes got the right
leg stuck on the big ring if I didn't really pull that sucker tight.
- I still like an elastic waistband. The draw cords are nice but once
set there is no give when you move around.
- Call me a safety freak but I would like some reflector material put
on the front and back of the pants, this is just my preference.
Over all review:
Great pants and I'm very happy with them. These pants are great for even
the winter being that they are water resistant and break the cold wind.
I would recommend them highly. As with most of Cannondale's products the
quality is very good.
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