Gear with roomy knees?

RCMXracing
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9/28/2017 10:53am Edited Date/Time 9/29/2017 4:59am
What brand pants have roomy knees still? Pants are trending towards tighter. Always liked TLD, how are knees on '18 stuff?
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seth505
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9/28/2017 11:02am
On my TLD gear, the lower end GP gear is tighter on me and the same size higher end SE pants are roomier in the leg/knees.
Squirtlege
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9/28/2017 12:09pm
Don't have any of the current stuff, but my FLY pants are pretty roomy, I like the looser fit of them compared to my Seven stuff
josh8811
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9/28/2017 12:16pm
klim gear has large knees! I wear braces and still have tons of room
RCMXracing
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9/28/2017 12:27pm
Good info everyone. Thx. I've got average sized legs, it's the braces issue. From pics JT and Fly look roomy.

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9/28/2017 12:30pm
josh8811 wrote:
klim gear has large knees! I wear braces and still have tons of room
I was just going to suggest Klim gear...everyone overlooks it for some reason, but their gear is solid! Their XC line looks great (its a little flimsy for off-road, though)...and the Dakar and Mohave lines are bullet proof.
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9/28/2017 2:24pm
Alias is pretty roomy in the leg area and the knees stretch
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9/28/2017 2:30pm
Answer gear has roomy knee areas. I run CTI 2s and had zero issue with the knee areas being too tight when I wore Answer.

I currently have shift gear and while a little tighter, they fit well with my knee braces and they also have a leather knee patch on the side that contacts your bike so they don't get blown out super fast like the Answer stuff did.

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9/28/2017 2:32pm
I've used TLD gear for years... but lately they seem to have been going the skinny jean route and getting the pants over the knee braces was getting to be a challenge. The SE were a bit more roomier then the GP stuff also (for me), but still a bit of an issue getting them over the braces. I went up one size and I could get the pants on over my knee braces, but then the waist was too big and kept falling off. But still great stuff.

I went out and got O'Neal Mayhem Lite pants and jerseys. A lot more room in the pants (in all area's) and they are working out well so far. Jerseys breath well too and I'm happy so far.

But both companies do a great job and produce quality products.
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9/28/2017 7:36pm
My moose Sahara gear is very roomy. My Thor Prime stuff is a little more slim but works fine for me.
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9/28/2017 7:42pm
I second the Alias A1 pants are pretty roomy in the knees.
9/29/2017 12:11am
Fasthouse speed style pants are super roomy in the knees. Got loads of elastic that hold up well. Fox flex air are as tight as I would imagine yoga pants are, but do have room for knee braces. Just looks goofy with tight legs and big azz knee brace pockets. The way the leather sticks out on the flex air pants reminds me of the old bras of the day where the headlights stick out a smile. That being said, Fasthouse is super gear and I’ve actually bought a second pair of them, but when I wore them back to back with the flex air when I was down at ClubMx in the swealtering heat, fox flex air was awesome. Like 100% cooler.
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9/29/2017 1:56am Edited Date/Time 9/29/2017 1:58am
I have bigger legs than the average slim/fit racer and pretty much all 34 inch pants fits me well with both Asterisk and Pod braces.

I have difficulties to see how any modern pants wouldn't fit you. Just go up one size, every company makes pants with room for braces these days.

Just because the gear brands have started to make slimmer gear doesn't mean that the knee brace area is smaller than before. Fox Flexair are like yoga pants but they have lots of space in the knee area + the material stretches like crazy.

With that said. Take a look at the cheaper Alpinestars Racer line. They feel bigger than most other pants in the knee area and the durability is very good.
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Fasthouse speed style pants are super roomy in the knees. Got loads of elastic that hold up well. Fox flex air are as tight as I...
Fasthouse speed style pants are super roomy in the knees. Got loads of elastic that hold up well. Fox flex air are as tight as I would imagine yoga pants are, but do have room for knee braces. Just looks goofy with tight legs and big azz knee brace pockets. The way the leather sticks out on the flex air pants reminds me of the old bras of the day where the headlights stick out a smile. That being said, Fasthouse is super gear and I’ve actually bought a second pair of them, but when I wore them back to back with the flex air when I was down at ClubMx in the swealtering heat, fox flex air was awesome. Like 100% cooler.
I wore through the knees in my TLD pants in no time. The new FastHouse gear is excellent in the knee area, as mentioned, plenty of elastic. They're very light compared to my TLD pants as well.
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9/29/2017 4:58am
I just picked up a Thor Pulsa Aktiv kit and the knees are very roomy - may even be too big, will see when I have braces on this weekend.

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