Polaris Nexus > Reviews > Polaris Nexus Bike Touring Short

Author's product rating:   

Value for money	Poor
Durability	OK
How does it compare to similar products?	Average

Advantages:	Quality of mayerials & manufacture .   Pocket arrangements
Disadvantages:	Shape design and cut .   Cost .

Recommend to potential buyers:

no

Full review

Wanted an all purpose touring short to replace my Beanbags which are destined for the dustbin.

Polaris Nexus Touring Short: Tried to find local shops which stoke this item, but without luck. Therefore bought on-line. Pleasantly surprised by quality of material and manufacture.

All going well until I tried them on. At six foot, I'm tall but not enormous. With a normal waist of 36" I obtained the XL size (37"). The waist would have been just right if it was at my waist. Fit is more like a pair of hipsters than cycling shorts. Needs a further 2" in body length. Given the XL tag, the seat was far too tight and the cut at the front (under the delicate bits) more so. I have a traditional dropped bar touring bilke with bars 2" below saddle, so tend to lean forward - after an hour, dowright uncomfortable. Does raise question whether these are designed by cyclists or a fashion designer (who have never ventured from their PCs let alone rode a bike for ten hours).

On the plus side - Pockets are generous and well positioned. Zips worked well and apprear to be robust.

Now faced with returning product. I won't try the XXL size as I suspect that the cut is the same with just a wider waist. Not good to buy untried clothing on-line, too much hassle when it goes wrong.