Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 Reviews

Review score: 9.3/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £88.99 (RRP: £88.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 worthy of a review score of 9.3 out of 10.

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• Brand – Leatt
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Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Body Armour. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Body Armour. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Body Armour. Brands like Leatt are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Body Armour category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Body Armour.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £88.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Body Armour

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Body Armour.

We found 224 in the Body Armour category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £83.38, making it above average at £88.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Body Armour. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £449.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £5.00.

With 224 products available we worked out that 73 cost more than Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 and 150 were cheaper.

Cost of Leatt products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 169 products from Leatt, of which 44 were in the Body Armour category.

For now though we’re looking at Leatt branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £78.75 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Leatt product we found was £2.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £479.99.

Of the 169 from Leatt, 47 were more expensive than Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 and 121 were cheaper.

How much are Leatt Body Armour?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Leatt products that are listed in the Body Armour category.

The average price of the 44 products that match this search was £111.83, with the cheapest coming in at £8.89 and highest price was £354.44. With the average being £111.83, Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 comes in below average.

20 products that meet this search were more expensive than Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 and 23 were cheaper.

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Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.4 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Body Armour category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.2 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 or another similar product, like Leatt Knee & Shin Guard 3.0 EXT reviews or Leatt Knee & Shin Guard 3DF Hybrid EXT reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Body Armour.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Body Armour. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Leatt, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.3/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010984313
• Product ID 2: 659512UK
• Brand: Leatt
• Model number: 5019000322
• RRP: £88.99
• EAN: 6009699061273
• Description: Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0Revolutionise the way you ride with one of the safest forms of body armour designed for trail riders and MTB aficionados alike. The Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 from Leatt are comfort and breathability personified, keeping riders cool as they shred and oh so cosy when approaching the nearest berm.Stay SafeFitting effortlessly under your favourite baggies, the Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 are the quickest way to inspire confidence in your adventure. They fend off injuries to the side of your body thanks to a certified 3DF hip and thigh protection while the extra wide waist stretch also goes a long way to boosting comfort. CE tested and certified, the shorts are pre-shaped with a 3D design to fit better and their functionality at a ‘no need to raid the piggy bank’ price will appeal to riders far and wide.Just BreatheStaying in position no matter how explosive your cadence may be, the Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 maintain their positioning thanks to a silicone printed elastic leg cuff. When flying through berms you are kept cool thanks to an anti-odour MoistureCool technology and it works in tandem with the AirMesh wicking fabrics to ensure sweat doesn’t compromise comfort.Features:Certified 3DF hip impact protectionThigh paddingCE tested and certified as impact protection:Hip EN1621-1 Level 1Extra wide with comfortable waist stretchAnti-odour MoistureCool and AirMesh wicking fabricsSilicone printed elastic leg cuffsPre-shaped 3D design for better fit and functionSizes: S-XXLBuy Leatt from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Protection > Body Armour
• Size: L
• Unisex
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• Adult

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Other options for Body Armour

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Body Armour. 224 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Leatt Impact Shorts 3DF 5.0 included,
Leatt Junior Knee & Shin Guard 3DF Hybrid EXT reviews, Leatt Knee Guard 3DF 5.0 reviews, or we really liked the look of Leatt Kids Knee Guard 3DF 5.0 2018 reviews as another alternative.