Long rides, endless comfort

Our best-selling product has been updated for 2025.

Developed with the feedback from winners of some of the world’s most challenging endurance cycling races, the ABR1 Pocket Bib Shorts have been designed for maximum comfort to help riders to stay outside for longer.

The ABR1 Pocket Bib Shorts have established themselves as the go-to shorts for long distance riding, with victories and Fastest Known Times on iconic events including the American Triple Crown (Tour Divide, Colorado Trail, Arizona Trail), The Atlas Mountain Race and the Highland Trail 550. The ABR1s are chosen by riders from the front to the back of the field due to their unique three pocket system and reputation for exceptional comfort over long distances.

Updated for 2025 with a new main body fabric utilising a higher gauge knit to deliver more compression whilst maintaining the fit and comfort loved by Albion’s community of athletes and adventurers.

The shorts also feature new straps knitted with polypropylene for faster and more effective moisture transfer away from the body as well as the Rear Guard, an invisible panel above the pad at the rear of the shorts to enhance the durability and longevity of the product.

The ABR1 Pocket Bib Shorts feature Albion’s unique three pocket system, with two pockets on the legs and a rear side entry pocket for secure, accessible storage, and a lightweight chamois for long distance riding from market leaders in pad technology Elastic Interface.

The shorts are available in both Men’s and Women’s versions, with the women’s version featuring a specific strap design, using high-stretch elastic for easy comfort breaks without having to remove layers.

Graeme Raeburn, Lead Designer at Albion, said:

“The task with a development like this is to start by acknowledging that we already have a great product, so to ask ourselves what the improvements we can make are, whilst maintaining the features and spirit of a product that is already well loved, and well proven. In this case we identified a fabric that could offer more compression and comfort, as well as advancements in strap elastic technology that could offer more performance in warm weather conditions. Established features of the product, such as the unique three pocket system and the chamois pad for long distance riding, have not been touched."