Club Ride Cog jeans review

Comfortable and functional jeans for on and off the bike

Our rating

4.5

109.00

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Published: June 10, 2017 at 5:00 pm

Our review
Comfortable fit on and off the bike have made these my go-to pair of jeans Buy if, You ride rather than drive and need comfortable jeans that can easily pull double duty at work or out on the town

Pros:

Comfortable on and off the bike, modern jeans style and looks

Cons:

Not much; fit is not overly trim

Sun Valley, Idaho-based Club Ride firmly believes that technical riding gear doesn't have to look like it came straight off a sponsored professional's back. In addition to making casual looking baggy shorts and western-inspired riding shirts, Club Ride also offers three pairs of jeans, including the Cog.

Club Ride Cog jeans have a straight leg fit - Russell Eich / Immediate Media

Club Ride Cog jeans features

  • Performance two-way stretch 12oz denim with 1 percent Lycra
  • Pre-shrunk, garment-washed
  • Seamless crotch gusset
  • RideLight reflective accents on side pocket, rear pocket, inside drive-side pant leg
  • NoCrackBack
  • Zippered side smartphone pocket
  • Straight fit
  • Inseam: 33"
  • Waist sizes: 31, 32, 33, 34, 36
  • Colors: Eclipse Denim, Indigo Denim

Denim with details

Denim is the main ingredient in the Cog jeans with a bit of Lycra mixed in. The 12oz denim falls right in the middle in regards to denim weights, with under 12oz considered lightweight, 12–16oz mid-weight, and over 16oz heavy weight.

Ride Daily — always good advice - Russell Eich / Immediate Media

On and off the bike they're comfortable, durable and easy wearing. Sounds like a good pair jeans, doesn't it?

The Cogs do have a few details that elevate them beyond standard jeans though. There's a gusset crotch to minimize any in-saddle hot spots, reflective elements at the thigh pocket, rear pocket and inside the right leg cuff, and a cut with articulated knees for pedaling action.

When asked why the Cog jeans have reflective details only on the right driveside leg hem and not on both legs, Club Ride's marketing man Taggart Spenst replied, "...it's typically the only side you roll up your pant leg."

Spenst also mentioned better visibility, "Because the headlights shine brightest on your left leg when you are riding with traffic, the left leg would not reflect as well because the light is so strong that it washes out the reflection. The shadows on the right side allow that strip to reflect much better."

On the bike

The Cog jeans lived up to their billing with comfortable, non-restrictive pedaling. The extra stitching around the knees provides a bit of curvature to the jeans and worked well.

The extended rear waistband, cleverly named NoCrackBack, kept everything covered just as the name suggests.

The clever left thigh side pocket is a very smart feature. It's low key, but sized perfectly for even a plus-sized smartphone and its placement works beautifully while pedaling or trying to shimmy into a booth at the pub.

The side-zip phone pocket will make you wish all your jeans had such a feature - James Huang / Immediate Media

Cog vs. Swrve vs. Mark II

Interestingly, all three jeans are very different. The Cog and Swrve jeans feel and look the most denim, or jeans-like, while the Thunderbolt Mark II jeans have a much more technical feel and appearance.

The Cog and Swrve jeans differ greatly in the cut with the Slim monikered Swrve jeans fitting tightly with tapered legs and the Cog's being much looser with a straight leg cut. The fit of the Thunderbolt jeans falls in the middle.

As far as on the bike, the Thunderbolts with their super stretchy Schoeller material wins the pedaling prize, followed by the Cogs, and then the trim Swrve jeans.

Whichever jeans suit your style, it's awesome to have serious viable choices for jeans that can handle a bit of pedaling and look great off the bike.

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