{"id":3345,"count":13,"description":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mountain bikers who remember the 1980s remember that mountain bike shorts came in one color (black) and for one gender (men). Mountain Bike Shorts for Women and different colors weren\u2019t on anyone\u2019s design board. Thankfully that has changed.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we set out looking for Mountain Bike Shorts for Women to test and compare, we wanted examples of innovation and evolution. Modernization and representation of mountain bike shorts have accommodated the growing women\u2019s mountain biking market. Along with that came colors that popped (but not overdoing it) like the 7Mesh Glidepath and the Patagonia Dirt Roamer. We also looked to the tried-and-true designs of Pearl Izumi who created the Launch. 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