Wild Rye Freyah Bike Pant

Review by Erin Trail

The Wild Rye Freyah Bike Pant are a “do it all” bike pant.  Typically, bike pants are usually worn at bike parks or on technical trails, but I also find them to be a great option for cold weather fat biking or gravel riding.

Details

• 4-way stretch
• PFAS Free C0 DWR finish
• Zippered side pockets (one on each upper leg, located towards the side), large enough for most phones
• Double fabric over knee for added durability
• Three level roll-up cuff with Velcro and calf zipper for easy kneepad accessibility
  Extra breathable fabric placed on back panels
• UPF 50

Fit and Function

I typically wear a size 8 for most Wild Rye items.  These fit fairly true to size, although they are a little tight in the booty area (especially when wearing a chamois).  The fabric offers a lot of stretch and I don’t mind the slightly tight fit, as it didn’t impact how I felt as I rode my bike. But if you don’t like seeing chamois lines along your quads and want a bit more room in the hips, size up.

My most favorite feature of the Wild Rye Freyah Bike Pant is the cuff design.  I like to wear knee pads when I ride at the bike park, but I’m also really bad at putting my pads on well in advance of getting to the trail. I also like being able to take off the pads if I’m not at the bike park and needing to do some climbing before I descend on technical chunky trails. The bottoms of the Wild Rye Freyah Bike Pant allow the wearer to put on or remove knee pads without needing to take the pants completely off, which is SUCH a nice feature. The ankles have Velcro cuffs and then a zipper from the cuff that extends all the way to the knee.  The knees are plenty roomy, so you can roll up the pants and then slide your knee pads onto your knees with ease.

The legs also are nicely tapered, which means that you won’t get fabric caught in your drivetrain.

The fabric of the Wild Rye Freyah Bike Pant has a slight, but sufficient stretch to them. I like that the knees are reinforced, making the pants more durable.  The fabric on it’s own is pretty tough, still looking new despite a few tumbles.

I like to wear the Wild Rye Freyah Bike Pant on less than ideal weather days, mostly when it’s cool to cold.  I did wear these on a day where we had about an hour of rain/hail/graupel.  Despite having a DWF finish, the pants were definitely not waterproof.  They would be fine during light rain or shorter storms, but an hour of consistent moisture was too much and I was pretty soaked.

The Wild Rye Freyah Bike Pants are (obviously) pants with pretty sturdy fabric, but I think that they breathe pretty well.  The back of the legs has a lighter, more breathable fabric, that helps to keep you from overheating on summer park days or while working hard climbing.

Another great thing about Wild Rye, in general, is that it’s a women-owned company, and they design active gear for active women. If you want to get matchy-matchy, you can buy full fingered gloves that match the magenta in the pants, and you can also buy tops that are complimentary in color and design. Each season brings a new colorway, each designed to mix and match (or not match) as your heart desires.

This season’s Wild Rye Freyah Bike Pants come in three colorways and are available in women’s sizes 0 through 18.

Erin Trail