Last week I reviewed Scorpion’s Yuma pant, which is a mostly-mesh pant and the Yosemite pants here are a solid textile design. The features are very similar in both pants and to choose between them, consider what temperatures you are mostly likely to ride in. The Yumas are good for mild to warm or hot weather and these pants are better for warm to cold weather use, and wet weather use too.
I say cold weather because the main shell of these pants is solid textile material which will block the wind, and if you layer underneath, you could use these pants down to very cold temps. And the pants have a removable rain liner as well, so you can keep dry. There are a total of four zippered vents, two on each thigh to allow some air flow in warmer weather. These will help extend the comfort range up a bit into “warm” weather (but not hot weather).
I do like the knee armor arrangement on these pants. It is the usual armor-in-the-fabric-pocket setup, but the armor is stuck to the pocket by a strip of Velcro, and so you can fine tune the position of the armor vertically or somewhat horizontally as well. This set-up gives just a bit more flexibility than the other three pocket arrangements I’ve seen.
The pants have a great waist closure too. There is a wide strap at the waist that has two sturdy steel hooks to hold the waist band closed. And these certainly won’t pop open when you sit! The side adjustment Velcro straps are wide and sturdy feeling too. You can use those two straps to fine tune the fit of the waist.
The pants have a couple wide Velcro-close cargo pockets on the front thigh area, which can be used to store your stuff. And then there are a couple zip-close hand pockets up nearer the waist band. The zippers are a waterproof type which will help keep out water (although I wouldn’t trust them with a cell phone).
The armor in the knees is Scorpion’s usual… the Sas-Tec brand which is pliable and comfortable. The hips have pockets for armor and the pants come with some thin foam inserts, but you can upgrade those to Sas-Tec if you like (see the link below).
Another very nice pant from Scorpion. The pants have a zipper connection for Scorpion jackets, but they could surely be used with just about any gear as well (without the zip connection or with the zip if you adapt the jacket), so don’t overlook this style no matter what type of gear you wear up top. :: Paul, 08-27-15
Last week I reviewed Scorpion’s Yuma pant, which is a mostly-mesh pant and the Yosemite pants here are a solid textile design. The features are very similar in both pants and to choose between them, consider what temperatures you are mostly likely to ride in. The Yumas are good for mild to warm or hot weather and these pants are better for warm to cold weather use, and wet weather use too.
I say cold weather because the main shell of these pants is solid textile material which will block the wind, and if you layer underneath, you could use these pants down to very cold temps. And the pants have a removable rain liner as well, so you can keep dry. There are a total of four zippered vents, two on each thigh to allow some air flow in warmer weather. These will help extend the comfort range up a bit into “warm” weather (but not hot weather).
I do like the knee armor arrangement on these pants. It is the usual armor-in-the-fabric-pocket setup, but the armor is stuck to the pocket by a strip of Velcro, and so you can fine tune the position of the armor vertically or somewhat horizontally as well. This set-up gives just a bit more flexibility than the other three pocket arrangements I’ve seen.
The pants have a great waist closure too. There is a wide strap at the waist that has two sturdy steel hooks to hold the waist band closed. And these certainly won’t pop open when you sit! The side adjustment Velcro straps are wide and sturdy feeling too. You can use those two straps to fine tune the fit of the waist.
The pants have a couple wide Velcro-close cargo pockets on the front thigh area, which can be used to store your stuff. And then there are a couple zip-close hand pockets up nearer the waist band. The zippers are a waterproof type which will help keep out water (although I wouldn’t trust them with a cell phone).
The armor in the knees is Scorpion’s usual… the Sas-Tec brand which is pliable and comfortable. The hips have pockets for armor and the pants come with some thin foam inserts, but you can upgrade those to Sas-Tec if you like (see the link below).
Another very nice pant from Scorpion. The pants have a zipper connection for Scorpion jackets, but they could surely be used with just about any gear as well (without the zip connection or with the zip if you adapt the jacket), so don’t overlook this style no matter what type of gear you wear up top. :: Paul, 08-27-15
