meh, fuck getting older.

yet. Yeah, I realize I haven’t posted in a month, maybe longer, I get it. It’s just that I hurt my fucking knee and haven’t been able to ride a bike or indoor trainer without considerable pain for awhile now, so I’m mostly just ignoring biking and pretending it doesn’t exist. Fox and the grapes type shit. Will return to my usual babble once I’m riding again.

Upfront disclosure:   These are 2011 models. As they changed considerably from 2010 (longer cut, velcro cargo pocket closures in lieu of the magnetic ones on the 2010 shorts) the 2012 model may be substantially different than the below.

Company:   Fox Racing (or is it Fox Head now? Not sure which they go by these days, when my old roommate worked there it was Fox Racing) is ubiquitous among flat billing motorcrossers and their style biters, Fox Racing () has been around since 1974. Initially focused exclusively on motocross parts anc clothing they’ve since branched out into MTB, BMX, surf and other action sports. If you want their full story click here, otherwise let’s move on with the understanding that these AREN’T the same guys that make your fork and RP23.

First impressions:   My first impression when buying a pair of Sergeant shorts was ‘these feel like they’ll be a ball sauna, but I’ll try ‘em anyways’. They have a heavy hand to them that would keep your everyday XC whippet from picking them on the rack. However, if you’re looking for a short to do everything else these have some nice details.

• Stretch fabric with a generous cut
• Removable Pro-Form chamois (low rent piece, pics coming tomorrow)
• Velcro waist adjusters so you can buy a size larger for room but still keep your inner MC Hammer contained
• Mesh lined pockets so you can open ‘em up for venting
• Detachable sunglass chamois in top left pocket

As mentioned above have used a 2010 version of these shorts for over a year, and these will likely have the same positives (durable, comfortable) and negatives (garbage chamois, heavy when wet, fade quickly), but rather than assuming I’ll give ‘em a go and report back in time.

Full frontal

I think this colorway is called 'brain'

Mesh lined pocket, removable sunglass wipe

2011 shorts use velcro instead of magnets, which I could never figure out how they worked