Description
- Durable Fabric: Main fabric: 80% polyamide , 20% Xtra Life Lycra fabric. Featuring chlorine resistant for indoor pool swims, UPF 50+ protection and offers muscle compression and improved aerodynamics during a race.
- Adjustable drawstring and Easily Accessible Storage Pockets on Sides: Nutrition storage pockets on each side of the legs for easy access whilst on the bike or run.
- MK TRI 2.0 MULTI DENSITY CHAMOIS: The pad has been designed for the aero position, which developed to provide maximum performance and comfort on the bike and during the run.
- Elastic Leg Ending with Silicone Print: Wide, soft and elastic leg ending with silicone print create a more comfortable fit and do a fantastic job of preventing any movement during the cycle and run.
- Flat Locked Stitching: Flat locked stitching has been used to follow the contours of the body to enhance user comfort, prevent chaffing and maximize the strength of the product.
This tri short fits well, is comfortable, and functional.
I am 5'9, 165 lbs, 32" waist. I generally wear medium shorts/pants, medium or large tops. I ordered a large for these tri shorts and they fit perfect. Legs do not ride up, and the padding is just right.
Read on for those interested:
With this said, understand that I am looking for a comfortable functional fit. I am 60, runner for 40 years, triathlete for 20 years at all distances. Intermediate ability at all, not looking (expecting) to win races, but still enjoy pushing myself to get the best performance I can muster. I get the whole "compression" thing, but I have no interest in feeling, nor looking, like a hot dog balloon with bungee cord cinched around my middle. This is exactly how I feel when I wear supposed compression shorts. I think the only people who can get away with compression shorts are those that are thin enough that their ab muscles are showing, meaning zero fat at the middle. Anyone else (even me at a 32" waist) is in for a very uncomfortable fit.
It should be obvious that I am pretty picky about fit for tri shorts, when I find a pair I like, I tend to wear them completely out. I suspect this pair will be my next "go to" tri shorts. They are comfortable in the swim, bike, and run. I dont feel that strongly about the leg pouches as I really dont use them. I tend to run with a water bottle belt with pocket anyway. But if you do not do this, I think the pockets would be very helpful.
A good purchase, I strongly recommend them.
Long story:
I wore this for a reverse (will be relevant later) sprint triathlon and it was great. It was comfortable. For me, the fit was snug but not too snug to the point of uncomfortableness during the running. And it was not a loose snug to where I felt like it was going slide down if I had anything in the pockets. Speaking of the pockets, they performed marvelously. In fact, it was comfortable during the 5k running portion, which came first (remember, reverse tri instead of the regular progression). I had my phone in the pocket section the whole time and I hardly noticed it. Then, came the biking portion and the phone didn't have any issues staying while I was pedaling and sometimes at high cadence since there was a lot of uphill and I had to stay on lower gear. No issues with it sliding out or anything of the sort. And the padding was sufficient to keep my behind from hurting on the 8.2 mile biking portion. However, by the time I finished the running and biking, I had totally forgotten about having my phone in the pocket and I jumped into the pool with it. Impressively, it stayed in the pocket throughout the first half of the swim before I remembered I had it in there, reached into the pocket, got my phone out, and placed it on the edge of the pool, and went my merry way to finish the rest of the swim. I was definitely happy with these shorts because I did not want to wear board shorts or straight up competitive swimwear (jammers) for both the run and the bike portion since those were first. All in all, I am happy I got this and it definitely made my first triathlon enjoyable.