Are Mountain Bike Pants Worth it?
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In short, yes, but let's dive into it together. Like most mountain bikers, I ride all year round. We ride in the rain, wind, sun, and snow. We ride through dirt, loam, grass, poison ivy, nettles, dog shit, etc. We never stop riding because we love it too much. To decide if mountain bike pants are worth it, you need to consider style and necessity. Style is personal, I prefer wearing pants, but that's on me. So style is something only you can decide. However, if you go with pants, don't forget that there is a reason mountain bike pants are not overly baggy, and that is because getting your pants caught in your chainring is no fun at all. Choose well, or get ready for some wild riding. Now for the necessity, it depends on how and where you
In short, yes, but let's dive into it together. Like most mountain bikers, I ride all year round. We ride in the rain, wind, sun
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