Real Review: Jettribe RS-16 Abram Shorts


As you’ve might’ve noticed, we’ve been bouncing back and forth between Jettribe and Slippery reviews lately. Both companies were very giving with supplying The Watercraft Journal with riding gear for this past year and we had a blast trying out all of the goodies we were given.

During the warmer months, we wore the Abram short without the suit and strongly recommend wearing either neoprene bike shorts or a protective undergarment as the material does chafe exposed skin.

It bears prefacing that we picked up a pair of Jettribe’s RS-16 Abram shorts with the sole intent of wearing them over a wetsuit. We got in the habit of wearing shorts after our first Mark Hahn Memorial 300 in 2008, and have been doing so since then. You might feel the need to do so, and that’s perfectly OK, but we felt it necessary to explain before getting into this review.

The RS-16 Abram shorts are made out of the same heavy duty nylon material Jettribe uses for several products including the brand’s tour coats, riding pants, gear bags and even jet ski covers. The proprietary material is UV resistant meaning it won’t bleach or fade in the sun and is water repellant, which is great as you won’t be weighed down with sopping wet material.

Like the PWC covers and tour coats, the Abram shorts are held together with extremely durable contrasting stitching, and feature a laced-together waistband and Velco fly. And because it’s Jettribe, the shorts include great little convenient features like a rubberized lanyard loop and a pair of large Velco-sealed side pockets.

The problem with the heavy duty material is that the shorts just aren’t very giving. Flexibility is almost nil and we found that no matter how tight we cinched the laces, the shorts would slide off when crouching low or riding aggressively. Also, we found ourselves catching ourselves on the large rubber logos stitched onto each leg.

The RS-16 Abram shorts include convenient features like a rubberized lanyard loop and a pair of large Velco-sealed side pockets.

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Kevin Shaw

Editor-in-Chief – kevin.shaw@shawgroupmedia.com Kevin Shaw is a decade-long powersports and automotive journalist whose love for things that go too fast has led him to launching The Watercraft Journal. Almost always found with stained hands and dirt under his fingernails, Kevin has an eye for the technical while keeping a eye out for beautiful photography and a great story.

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