ENDURA SINGLETRACK LITE
£69.99
SPECIFICATION Weight: 224g • Sizes: S-XXL • Inseam: 14in • Colours: Blue, black, green, orange • Contact: endurasport.com
Endura’s Singletrack Lite short has been designed for warm-weather riding.
It’s made from a blend of nylon and elastane, so feels lightweight and stretchy, and just about as thin as you can decently get away with.
Keeping things summery, there are 30-or-so laser-cut ventilation holes atop each thigh, and it’s available in three fun colours. And black.
Hailing from the rainy end of the UK, Endura has also sensibly added a Pfc-free DWR finish to the Singletrack
Lite to fend off splashes. It works well, although it wasn’t the best-in-test in this respect. There’s also a crash repair service available should you rip them – a worthy scheme that improves sustainability and reduces waste.
The Singletrack Lite fit is tailored rather than baggy, but we could have upsized for a more generous fit. Praise also goes to Endura for making the Lite in both a regular and a short version. The regular-length size medium was ideal for our 6ft 1in tester’s gangly lower limbs. There’s a slight flare to the leg openings, and the seams are neat and flush, which all helps it sit and slide neatly over your pads without hooking up. Keeping it snug around the waist are twin Velcro tabs at the back, and a double popper closure and zip fly at the front. Then there are some nice details like three zippered pockets.
The Singletrack Lite is a great short – it’s lightweight and cool without being flimsy or floaty, and Endura has nailed the details, sizing and style. It also happens to be the lowest priced on test.