I'm struggling to find good protective short options.
Currently looking at these:
https://leatt.com/us/product/impact-shorts-3df-5-0?selected-color=black
https://oldbonestherapy.com/products/obt-impact-shorts
Does anyone have any recommendations that provide great protection for park days? No chamois please
by VegetableJob1046
4 Comments
I haven’t had any big crashes to tell you how well they work, but I wear that exact pair and they’re great on the bike. I forget they’re there when riding, they’re not bulky at all.
e: the Leatt 5.0 shorts
I don’t know anyone that wears them between my moto and mtb groups. If you have a local dirtbike shop they most likely have a couple different pairs to try.
The leatt 5.0 are superb – I did a full season with them last summer and they really work, the padding is in the correct places and they are uber comfortable and with a decent amount of ventilation. I suggest wearing them with nothing underneath.
Despite the excellent padding they aren’t overly bulky, and they fit nicely under my normal sized DH pants without having to size up.
Note that they don’t have a crotch chamois so they are perfect for DH/list assisted riding. The coccyx padding is useful too.
I have the Leatt ones, they’re awesome. I have something similar to the ones in your other link for snowboarding. I tried them on the bike are they were far too restrictive so I probably wouldn’t go with those.