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Dish & DU/ER Rethink Casual and Performance Clothing with new No-Sweat Pant

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If you ride bikes, there is a good chance you’re active in other areas of your life as well. Loosely, that probably translates to riding bikes, rock climbing, running through the city, and other pursuits that make you perspire, but you don’t always have the chance to change into workout gear.

That lifestyle coined athleisure by dish & DU/ER is exactly the inspiration behind their No-Sweat pant. They’re work out pants, sweat pants, running pants, work pants, cycling, and even dress pants all in one…

Updated with impressions on the actual fit below…

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The secret sauce for the No-Sweat pant would have to be their unique Nature2x fabric. To obtain the perfect characteristics, the Vancouver based team founded by Gary Lenett (who has worked for Levi’s, Wrangler, Nike, etc.) created their own fabric that has been in development for years. The blend of Tencel, Spandex, Polyester, and cotton makes for a pant that is both stretchy (28%) and shape holding, moisture absorbing, anti bacterial and odor resistant, durable, quick drying, and above all, comfortable and stylish.

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Built with athletic pursuits in mind, the pants are built to last and include a seat gusset for increased movement.

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Offered in three styles for men, and two for women, unlike many of the “active” jeans we’ve covered, the No-Sweat pant is actually available in a super wide range of sizes including 30″ inseams for men (which often aren’t available). The sizing differs per style, so for complete pricing and sizing make sure to check out the Kickstarter campaign below. Early bird backers will be able to score a pair for just $88 which will retail for $150 after the Kickstarter ends.

Update on fit:

As the result of some insanely fast shipping, we requested a pair of the new No-Sweat pants for review and just got them in along with a pair of their jeans as well. I’ll start by saying typically most skinny/slim fit jeans simply don’t fit me in the thighs and butt. I’m short at 5’8″ and have a 30″ waist and inseam so finding jeans that fit is tricky.

The fit of the dish & DUER slim fit is awesome. Slim without being tight, and comfy without being baggy. There is plenty of room in the thighs and butt for cyclists, enough so that the super skinny might find these a bit loose. There is also far more stretch than most “cycling” jeans I’ve tried which makes them very forgiving and comfortable. Also, they do have a fairly high waist compared to other jeans which should prevent any crack from showing.

As for pocket size, the front pockets are pretty tight but they fit an iPhone 6 in a case with about 1″ of room to spare at the top. The pockets could be deeper but it isn’t a deal breaker. The pants are pretty true to size so stick with your standard numbers. Overall, I’m pretty impressed with both the No-Sweat pants and the Jeans and would definitely recommend them.

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Eric Hansen
Eric Hansen
8 years ago

This shares the problem that exists with all ‘casual’ cycling clothing; exorbitant prices. One pair of pants costs literally five times what a regular pair of pants costs. There’s no way these pants are going to last five times as long as regular pants; the seat will be worn see-thru thin after six months of commuting.

Mike
Mike
8 years ago

Yeah, I’d consider these for $88 if I could pass them off at work (I work in a fairly laid-back law firm), but $150 is nearly Brooks Brothers territory.

Jimmy
Jimmy
8 years ago

Pro Tip: If you want to appeal to active people don’t use the word ‘jogger’ in your product line.

Gunnstein
Gunnstein
8 years ago

Pro Tip: If you want to annoy joggers, call them just that.

Jimmy
Jimmy
8 years ago

@gunnstein – Annoyed people don’t buy your fancy pants.

Sevo
Sevo
8 years ago

Those remarking on price don’t understand the value quality garments bring beyond the coll factor. Fair enough, they’ve been exposed to traditional clothung models where more is spent on advertising than Quality.

I stopped buying from traditional stores after seeing jeans last only a few years at best. I know buy from places like Betabrand and Outlier who have a made in the usa dirext to consimer model. Yes. Easy to spend $100 on pants from them. But they last anf built well. With jeans from even low rnd retail stores costing $50$-60 and sometimes barely last a year. Well, it’s not so expensive now.

The trick will be is if these pants look like notmal clothes or have that syntehtic sheen to the
That gives them away.

Bob Willard
Bob Willard
8 years ago

Nice, I’m glad I clicked on this. Kinda like what they are looking to offer. Though I’ll admit when I saw the Foundry bike on the homepage, I assumed it was another QBP brand and almost passed it by.

dudebro
dudebro
8 years ago

Sevo – whut?

boom
boom
8 years ago

‘jogger’ is an actual style of pant. Y’all so judgy! I think that the $88 price is high, but not extraordinary. Considering that the Levi’s commuter jeans are $50-70

fourthandvine
fourthandvine
8 years ago

I have two pairs from their last Kickstarter and commute with them, usually when the weather’s nice – they’re great.

Will they last longer than a standard pair of cotton jeans? In my experience, likely not – they’re likely similar. In the wet, with road grime and no fenders my saddle’s like sandpaper and after a few trips you can tell they’re wearing. As a result, in the wet I stick with bibs and an ass saver.

Their redeeming quality as far as I’m concerned, is the comfort. These things feel great! I get far more mobility out of these than standard jeans (throwing a leg over the saddle for instance – it sounds nitpicky, but it really is a welcome difference). Admittedly my ass/thighs/quads seem larger than some standard jeans would accommodate comfortably given my waist size and inseam length, so the seat gusset here is also a welcome addition, increasing comfort. The fabric itself is also nice – I’ve found most jeans require a bit of breaking in, not as much the case here.

As far as I’m concerned the difference in price is worth it for the comfort, but I can understand that comfort is a subjective thing and in this case also dependent on body type so these won’t appeal to everyone.

Considering my positive experience with the last couple pairs I jumped on the $88 train for this last campaign. I think they might be overselling the notion of ‘dress pants’ and ‘running pants’, but insofar as a great, comfortable pair of jeans that are good for riding is concerned, I like them.

steven
8 years ago

I helped make both the jeans and the new fabric. The denim is superior to anything from Levi’s or from any other company making cycling jeans; that was our goal. Sevo is correct; quality costs money. I’ve been wearing the new fabric for about 6 months..commuting up and down the Northshore mountain daily..and it’s super comfortable and absorbs sweat really well. It’s not good in the rain though as there is no DWR treatment..but really in Vancouver nothing but waterproof works when it’s raining. Hope that helps.
P.s. Keep being cynical. It’s motivating.

Ryan
Ryan
8 years ago

Are the front pockets shallow or deep? If they’re not deep enough, I lose things when I sit down or my phone can’t go deep enough and let my leg comfortably pedal or sit.

Mesh
Mesh
8 years ago

Dish and DU/ER are Vancouver based so the prices are in Canadian dollars.

Rich
Rich
8 years ago

Any size charts available? Would like to see the differences between the slim and relaxed fit, specifically with the leg opening. Liking the idea so far, may have to get a pair!

satisFACTORYrider
satisFACTORYrider
8 years ago

Would be cool to run these at Bmx track and colder trail/dh instead of tld pajama styles.

wunnspeed
8 years ago

To me these look pretty good. I have two pair of Levis Commuters (bought one on sale and won the other pair) but they feel very synthetic and are very warm to me and I don’t wear them often because of that. Personally, I can blow out a normal pair of Levis inside of six months. My ‘jeans’ of choice are Carhartt Double Fronts which can last me more than a decade. However, those suck for riding your bike to work or anywhere else. These look like an interesting option.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realised I’d rather spend the money on quality once then buy crap again and again. I might have to jump in on this and see what happens. My hope is that they have some that fit people with legs and butts like a track cyclist than a hipster.

Pedaltrash
8 years ago

I like these – particularly the use of Tencel, an under-utilized fiber for active wear. I agree that while I might be a buyer at $88, there’s no way I am at $150. I understand that may be what is required for them to be profitable give the obvious amount of development and care that go into them, but it’s an unrealistic number for my finances (and I suspect, a large number of people who commute.) OTOH, if their business model is based on a small number of sales at a premium price point instead of a large number of sales at a lower price – well, that may work for them. I don’t believe that high quality, durable goods can only be sold at prices only the top 10% of the market can afford. Quality should not be a luxury item, reserved for only the top earners. Pricing something to target that market may be a valid choice but it’s not the only way to sell a product. I do think this looks like a high quality piece with, at best, a small market, which always translates to a higher price than a mass market pair of jeans, however.

Tom
Tom
8 years ago

Intrigued, so clicked the link. They are now $98 USD. At that price I’m out. There is paying for quality, and there is over the line.

Although $100 for a really good pair of jeans is still a better idea than some of the people I know that pay over $200 for what I call “pre-ruined” jeans!

Velo
Velo
8 years ago

I love cotton… but quick-drying it is not.

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