Five favourite pants for fall (and all year) riding

Pants aren’t just for downhill anymore. The long legs provide coverage for long rides, local trails and protection from the wettest weather. Here are five of our favourite pants from this year.

Reinforced ankles and a zippered cuff are great touches

Double clasp and zipper closure, plus waist adjustments

Rab’s vents are great. The pockets less so.

Rab – Cinder Crank pant

U.K. mountaineering brand Rab knows a thing or two about being comfortable far from the creature comforts of the city. Splitting focus between mountain bike, bikepacking and gravel adventures, Cinder Crank pants are designed for long rides when the miles stretch out into days. Details like thigh vents large enough to access cargo pockets on liner shorts (separate), zippered ankle cuffs and reinforced ankles for crank rub all work to overcome some awkwardly shaped pockets.

Men’s Cinder Crank Pants are $210 and come in five sizes from XS-XL and in three leg lengths (Short, Medium, Long). Rab’s more waterproof pants are available in women’s sizing, but not the Cinder Crank. Read more about the Cinder line.

Chromag – Feint pant

Chromag’s know for their small parts and hardcore hardtails but the Whistler brand has a full line of apparel as well. The Feint pants, like Chomag, are meant to split time between pedalling comfort and park protection. Reinforced knees add toughness while stretchy material and a close cut keep them from moving around on the bike. Three pockets, including a phone pocket and a hidden pass pocket are all well placed and easy to use.

Chromag offers the Feint pant in six men’s sizes from 28-38, five women’s sizes from XS to XL for $195 and four youth sizes from 6 – 12 for $135. See our full review of the Chromag Feint pants.

Ripton & Co. – Bike pant

Colorado-based Ripton & Co.’s motto may be “life is jort” but, when the descents are steep and speeds are fast, you’ll want the extra length of the bike pants. Made to seamlessly translate the Canadian Tuxedo look to the trails, the bike pant is made from an extremely comfortable stretch denim. Articulated knees make this denim cool to pedal in, even while wearing pads. Ripton notes the pants are UCI legal, too,  if you want to bring the Denim Destroyer speed to your local trails. Three zippered pockets hold whatever you need. Ripton offers the bike pants in traditional blue and a black jean option.

Ripton let’s loose in six men’s sizes (XS-XXL) and five women’s sizes (XS-XL)  for…