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<\/a>Pedals comfortably with knee pads\nMons Royale Diversion Merino Trail Pants<\/p>\n
For the Diversion pants, Mons Royale adds nylon to the merino mix, in places, for a bit of toughness on the trail. In fact, these are mostly stretch nylon, including some recycled nylon. That combo makes these easily the most comfortable pants I\u2019ve worn on the bike. They feel light when you\u2019re riding, they don\u2019t have the rigid, plastic feel of most riding pants, and are soft on the skin making them less sweaty. I\u2019ve ridden these through a hot summer and into some unexpected west coast rain storms. While they\u2019re not waterproof by any stretch, they held the damp at bay for a while and, on cool fall days, they\u2019re still as comfortable as they were in hot summer heat.<\/p>\n
The most impressive part of the Diverson pants is the fit. They\u2019re easy to pedal in, even with low- to medium-profile knee pads (Akta\u2019s slightly bulkier knee pads fit fine. A hard-shelled more gravity-focused pad was a stretch). The half-elastic cuff had the perfect amount of stretch to get the tapered lower legs over my heels and high arches, a point that has been the downfall of other skinny riding pants. It\u2019s also more comfortable than, say, the full elastic on Rapha\u2019s lightweight trail pants.<\/p>\n A full compliment of four pockets, two front pockets on the hips and two on the thighs, make the Diverson pants practical. Pockets can be a weird one, ruining otherwise comfortable pants. The people at Mons Royale clearly spend a lot of time pedalling, though, as these were comfortable and easy to access even with a bunch of crap stuffed in. An inner divider in both thigh pockets keep things separated and help smaller items stay in place. They go a long way to making it so you could pull off quick rides without a pack.<\/p>\n Mons Royale offers the Diversion Merino Trail Pants in sizes from S-XL. Its website has a handy fit guide to help you find the right size. That put me in a medium, instead of my usual large, which worked out quite well.<\/p>\n At $250 in Canada<\/a>, these Kiwi threads aren\u2019t cheap. Then again, I\u2019ve already worn these enough times to justify that cost and they\u2019re barely showing any sign of the abuse.<\/p>\n The Diversion pants are an example of how good design, and good pocket placement in particular, can elevate a pair of pants. The Icon Merino is a reminder that things don\u2019t have to be crazy to be good. With a simple shape the Icon mostly lets the Merino do the talking. With 27 colour and pattern options (new and sale designs), the Icon can talk as quietly or loudly as you\u2019d like.<\/p>\n The Icon is\u00a083 per cent Merino Air-Con with a hint of polyester and elastene thrown in. Again, this feels softer than the standard polyster jersey material. That\u2019s true both when wet and dry. It takes longer to sweat through and feel wet than polyester does. It dried faster on days when I was a heavy sweater.<\/p>\n<\/a>Comforably fits an obnoxiously large iPhone in the thigh pocket<\/p>\n<\/a>The half-elastic cuff made Diversion\u2019s slim fit easier to live with for high-arched folk like myslef that have struggled to tug on other skinny legged pants.<\/p>\n<\/a>It\u2019s a t-shirt, but merino.
\nMons Royale Icon Merino T-Shirt<\/p>\n