I pull the Leatt DBX 4.0 shorts out of the box and toss them across the back of a chair for the first time. They catch the wooden backrest and gently drape over it in utter silence. Words that immediately come to mind are ‘luxurious’ and ‘dense’ and yes I know that makes them sound warm, like something Canada Goose would produce. In reality, while not breezy compared to true summer-weight baggies, they only look like the definition of man-soup-moist. Still, when I refer to these as three-season-shorts, for most local riders, the season I’m leaving out is summer. Do you think massive amounts of ventilation when you hear the words “seamless, soft-touch 500D three-layer laminated seat?”
It would have been easy to write off the smooth moving Leatts as shuttle/park shorts. Indeed as a first impression, I may have wrongly done so if there was any of either going on. But, from the first moment I pulled them on I’ve loved how they move and hang. Pedaling in them is so tranquil they make my summer-weight shorts sound like rain pants. And you could say that pedaling up single-track on a hot day they are both damped and dampening. But, since I first pulled them on they’ve been my go-to for both trail riding and commuting even when it’s fairly steamy.
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