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III PRODUCT REVIEW
FOX FLEXAIR RACEWEAR
LIST PRICE:
$209.95, Jersey $84.95
Website: Foxhead.com/FLEXAIR
Standout Feature
Lightweight and four-way stretch fabric
Rider Analysis
When you pick up Fox's new FLEXAIR
Racewear for the first time, you immediately
notice the weight, or lack of it. The pants
and jersey are indeed noticeably light. Not
only do they feel light when holding them in
your hand but also when worn, and we were
immediately impressed by how comfortable
and unrestrictive they were.
Out on the track the new pant material
works as advertised—they continue to
have that lightweight feel, while providing
excellent ventilation and flex. We felt more
restriction from our knee braces than the
pants themselves!
Fox put a lot of emphasis on the new
pant design, but the FLEXAIR jersey is just
as impressive. It too is very light, is well
ventilated and is the most comfortable
jersey we've ever worn. Period. The material
stretches with your body—in every direction—
while you're on the bike. You hardly know
you're wearing a jersey at all.
As far as reliability, the gear does seem
to be well built and should be durable (after
all, its been tested for a long time), but the
verdict is not out yet, not until we get more
time wearing it. Fox introduced the gear to
the media just last week.
So far, however, we have no real
complaints, but we hope you like the colors
red and blue, because this is the only color
combo available so far. We feel the gear
looks good in person, but a little plain. This
gear is begging for logos to be added on
both the pants and jersey, luckily, there is
plenty of room for that, especially a name
and number on the back of the jersey.
FLEXAIR is Fox's latest high-performance racewear for motocross. Fox says it has been secretly
developing and testing the FLEXAIR for the past three years, and recently worn by Ken Roczen and
Ryan Dungey, disguised as the brand's 360 racewear. The FLEXAIR gear features durable, lightweight,
four-way stretch Fox TruMotion fabric chassis. The Fox FLEXAIR jersey, heavily influenced by sponsored
rider Ryan Dungey, is lightweight (weighing just six ounces) and designed to stretch with you in every
direction and keep you cool with Fox's TruDri moisture transfer performance fabric technology. Fox
considers the FLEXAIR gear its top-of-the line MX gear and its retail price reflects that.
