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I PRODUCT.EVALUATION I
Xtreme X-Lite Pants'
hen the box first arrived, I was sure
that the guys at Xtreme had made
a mistake. "Surely they sent a box
full of foam puffs and forgot to include the
pants," I thought.
Bu t to my surprise, a pair of X-Lite
Pan ts was inside.
Keeping in step with its competitors,
Xtreme has introduced an economy version of their already popular Generation X
Pants. At $99.95, the
pan ts cost $40 less than
their top-of-the line
product, and to tell you
the truth, I ca n't see
why. My experiences
wi th other companies'
eco n o m y pa nts h ave
.been less than favo rable.
More often than not, their
seams explode, the gra phics fade, and they're just
plain cheesy looking.
Not so with the X-lite
Pants. Because Xtreme's
clothing designs are clean
and simple to start with,
only an "Xtremely" welltrained eye can spot the
differences between the Xlite and Generation X pants - there 's little
variation between the two models.
The X-lites feature the same lineriess
420 Denier Antron Nylon construction as
the Generation X pants, and are designed
to be worn in conjunction with Xtreme's XSlid er shorts, or any Iycra stretch shorts,
for that matter. A two-way stretch inseam
panel runs completely around the inseam
from the knees, and like they claim, this
feature provides an incredible amount of
flexibility . The victim of anterior cruciate
ligament knee surgery, I wear not one, but
two
2 knee braces. For me, one of the
toughest things abo u t rid ing is finding a
pair of pants that not only fit well, but are
easy to pull on over my braces. The X-lite
pants meet both requiremen ts. Thanks to
their baggy cut and stretch-panel inseam,
the pants are amongst the most comfortable I've ever worn . In addition, their
lightweight linerless construction is a huge
bonus when the weather ge ts a li t tle
warm. Riders who wear knee braces can
relate - not only d o you have to wear the
braces, but the full-coverage knee-brace
socks as well. Tha t, combined with the 1iners inside your leath ers can equal a pair of
extre mely overheated legs. In all honesty, I
cut th e liners out of all of my other
-leathers.
In the seat area, the X-pand two-directiona! stretch back panel keeps things comfortable, stretching with each movemen t
you make. Up front, Xtreme's exclusive
no-zipper front closure makes it easy to
get the pants to fit just right. My only complaint with Xtreme's first-generation
leathers was that they were on the hot side
because of the thick, rubbery, large Xtreme
logos that adorned each leg. That, however, is a problem of the past as the new-style
Xtreme logo is smaller, thinner and more
flexible.
Here at Cycle Neun, my fellow editors
often badger me by referring to me as the
"Style King" - mostly because I find it
unacceptable to wear mismatched, stained
or outdated riding gear while test-riding. I
can just hear them now, teasing me about
showing up at the track in a pair of
"econo" pants. "What's the deal with the
cheap stuff?" they'll ask. And I'll tell them:
Xtreme's new. X-lite pants are the coolest,
m os t comfortable leath ers I have ever
wo rn.
For more information contact Xtre me,
Dept. CN, 2590 Jaso n Court, Oceanside,
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