Endura

Going on a casual European vacation ride, so needed shorts to wear in a cathedral with pockets and then hop on the bike for another few hours kind of thing.

The line buttons in to the shorts and these buttons can dig in a bit if your belt is too tight. Of course, if your belt isn't tight enough, you get plumber crack visuals for the people behind you.

Newer chamois that hangs down the inner thigh. Some people may like it, but I'm not a fan.

Zippered shorts pockets are handy for keeping your stuff with you if you're prone to handstands in the forest.

Overall length is just above me knee which is the only short I've ever worn like this.

Haven't had a chance to check how rainproof these gloves are but wore them just once on a cool cloudy day with light sprinkles. I suspect they will keep my hands dry. But . . . their fit is small, quite small. Further, the inner portion of the glove, made of a felt-like material pulled partially out when I removed my hands. It took several minutes to get the gloves back to their original state. I'll try again soon as an extended period of rain is forecast.

These are really well made, plenty of pockets. I'm 5'10" around 170lbs and the medium fits great. The included liner is nice too, used them on rides of 2-3 hours and never think about them. I've been out in upper 40's to mid 50's and they are warm enough for me. Had one ride in misty rain and they did a pretty good job of staying dry. My only complaint is I wish they were 1-2 inches longer for better knee coverage. Going to try them with lycra knickers instead of the liner and see how they work in colder weather.

Amazing shoes for keeping warm and dry in mud season. I purchased these once seeing 2 inches of rain followed by 30F temps with 20MPH winds for this years Natchaug Epic gravel fondo in CT. Read great reviews and figured the Scots knew a thing or two about cold wet conditions. They are quite tight with the Large size barely fitting over a pair of 43 Fizik Terras, but nice and snug once zipped up. Unfortunately the zipper on the left boot failed when I first put them on but BikeTiresDirect sent a replacement the next day. Second pair had no issues.

Once on they protect your shoes well and are much sturdier than road booties. My cleats poke out enough to properly hike a bike and the rubber up front helps grip too.

On bike they do an amazing job isolation you from wind and water. Our route had icy puddles up to the pedals within the first 2 miles and while others had to swap socks out or complained of freezing toes I was fine over the course of a 5 hour ride. Never felt the wind and any water that may have splashed in the top didnt make an impact with wool socks underneath. When our group missed a turn and had to do an extended hike a bike i had no issues slipping on wet rocks.

Fantastic product and great support for BikeTiresDirect! Just be careful with sizing and putting them on.