Montane Terra Pants

Montane Terra Pants. Used for over 5 years. The Montane Terra Pants are a mid-weight technical hiking and biking trouser that are best used in cool, damp and windy conditions. The mixture of tactel and cordura fabrics make them very wind resistant and reasonably water resistant if you ‘reproof’ them every now and again. They are also quite breathable and the thigh vents do help you cool down when biking or climbing up hills, although bigger vents could be more effective. The pockets are useful, with zip closures and a small internal zipped pouch inside the right pocket which can be used for keys etc. Having adjustable ankle closures is great if you want to use these trousers for mountain biking. The fit and the fabric is also very comfortable and not too baggy but still offers ease of movement. My main gripe is with the use of the cordura patches which do offer some harder wearing zones but also allow water in more easily than the tactel areas. The old green and black design has often been slated as looking a bit too continental but I guess this is down to personal preference. So these trousers do offer reasonable weather protection but like a lot of trousers that are neither hard shell or non waterproof they are a compromise between being water resistant, up to a point, and quite breathable. Despite all this mine do still get used a lot and continue to show little sign of wear and tear so although they are relatively expensive they are good value for money.