It's a long (and pending) story of how I arrived there but I've ditched 'weather proof' and 'weather resistant' pants for mountain biking and I just rock a pair of DH pants any time it's pissing rain.
I've been wearing a pair of Royal DH pants which have been awesome with one small caveat. That is that the tiny breathing holes are obviously positioned with someone wearing lycra/chamois in mind and I ride in boxers. I have one pair that are long enough to extend down and cover my legs. The cut is phenomenal in terms of making room for pads and aggressive tapering to the lower leg. They do fit a touch tight-to-size for those of us packing a bit of lunch muscle.
I would also really like to try the Leatt DBX 4.0 pants. The shorts are my daily drivers such that I assume the pants are equally awesome.
June 22, 2020, 3:05 p.m. - Andrew Major
It's a long (and pending) story of how I arrived there but I've ditched 'weather proof' and 'weather resistant' pants for mountain biking and I just rock a pair of DH pants any time it's pissing rain. I've been wearing a pair of Royal DH pants which have been awesome with one small caveat. That is that the tiny breathing holes are obviously positioned with someone wearing lycra/chamois in mind and I ride in boxers. I have one pair that are long enough to extend down and cover my legs. The cut is phenomenal in terms of making room for pads and aggressive tapering to the lower leg. They do fit a touch tight-to-size for those of us packing a bit of lunch muscle. I would also really like to try the Leatt DBX 4.0 pants. The shorts are my daily drivers such that I assume the pants are equally awesome.