FOX FLEXAIR
£80
SPECIFICATION Weight: 211g • Sizes: 28-40in • Inseam: 13in • Colours: Black, grey, blue, green or red • Contact: uk.foxracing.com
The Flexair short is a carbon copy of the much-loved
Flexair Pant, with shorter legs. It is made from the same Trumotion four-way stretch fabric, and that makes it compliant when riding, without being so stretchy as to hook up on your saddle. It also gets the same excellent DWR water protective coating.
Around the waist is Fox’s brilliant and super-wide elasticated waistband which means there’s no unsightly material to bunch up or chafe. At the front it’s held in place by a moto-style ratchet buckle. We tested the size 34 and the closure is about right, being neatly in the middle of the range so we could slacken it off or cinch it up depending on the size of our lunch.
Fox has laser cut around 40 lozenge-shaped holes into the inside of the short to keep things breezy, and it definitely works to keep things cool. We’d rather see a zippered vent though, because then you have the option to close it when it’s not roasting hot.
The Flexair is also a tad on the short side – it could do with another inch of material to cover the gap between knee and pad. We did like the angled zipped pockets on either hip though, as they are nice and high and further rearward than on most shorts, meaning anything put in there stays firmly in place.
The Flexair Short is a great choice for summer use, it’s comfortable, stylish and cool. If it was a smidge longer and had zip vents instead of laser cut holes we would bump it up a mark.