We liked last year’s Ambushes but updating the styling for 2016 with a higher back has made a good pair of shorts great. The cut is neat on the hips and, combined with a longer than average leg length, gives a perfect balance of fit and movement.
The details are well thought through too, including angled pockets that can be accessed easily on the bike, inner waistband adjustment and long easy-grab zip pulls. You’ll need the mesh leg panels because the abrasion resistant, DWR coated fabric is a heavier weight material that does get warm as the mercury rises, but it affords useful protection when riding typical UK woodland trails filled with brambles and branches – and the odd OTB.We’ve got the tiniest of moans – the hip pockets could be deeper – but they’re still a great pair of shorts.
Liner: No
Price 105$