What is the best winter riding pants?

The warmest I have are the BMW Tourgard pants. Mostly because the material is wind proof and most cordura is not. The BMW pants come with extra snaps and zipper pulls in case you ever need them. I haven't so far. They also have comprensive kits of extra hardware for their stuff.

RatSnake said:

How old were they when the fly broke? I've had more than one problem with First Gear zippers, and I don't want the same issues with any new pants I buy.

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I have a pair of HT Overpants, too. The fly zipper broke on them this summer, only the secind season I have worn them. If I am very careful, the velcro will keep the rain out. THey are very warm in the colder temps. I have worn them down in the 20's with just blue jeans underneath.

Even with the liner out, they are too warm above 80 degrees.

godzilla said:

I have a pair of HT Overpants, too. The fly zipper broke on them this summer, only the secind season I have worn them. If I am very careful, the velcro will keep the rain out. THey are very warm in the colder temps. I have worn them down in the 20's with just blue jeans underneath.

Even with the liner out, they are too warm above 80 degrees.

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My HT pants have held up through two seasons so far; and when it gets cold, I wear them to work every day. That's to work, out to lunch, back from lunch, and then home... so a lot of off and on. No zipper failures, so far.

You're correct about being too hot in the 80's. They are too hot if it's in the 70's and humid, too. For the warmer weather, I have a pair of the HT Air overpants; the vented ones. They are a little shorter/tighter than their cold weather counterparts, but otherwise comfortable in the heat. I wore those all summer.

The only other complaint I have for my HT Overpants is they don't (or didn't) come in Tall size, even though the Kilmanjaro jacket does. So they ride high on my boots. I am 6'4", by the way...

My Cycloak pants lasted about 70,000 miles over 4 years of daily wear in SoCal. In January and Feb, some mornings could be below freezing, but never below zero.

The zipper pulls broke on both sides eventually; I used a spiral keyring to replace each zipper pull -- worked great, and I could grab them with gloves on.

HyperTex Overpants have been working very well for me. I have tested them down to 19F and been happy in them. In terms of zippers, I have no idea how you guys are breaking them, I have not had any problems.