Hi everybody! This is a review about the
Inspirit Comp Series Dragon Shorts bought from their European site. They arrived two days ago and I haven't tried them, but they will receive their baptism of fire on Tuesday, and at the end of the week I'll write another review about their performance.
Website: The website looks good, it's clear and easy to navigate. There are a lot of clear photos of the products, and videos about the sponsored fighters. However, there are some drawbacks. It has a serious lack of information about such important subjects as Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy (completely empty sections) and you won't know the shipping rates until you make the order or send an e-mail. Also, there is no information about the product (materials, how to wash the gear, etc.) or a relation of the sizes, which both the Japan and USA sites have. Last, a lot of new stuff has been added recently, so it is a good moment to take a look at it.
Rating: **
Order: They only allow one payment method (PayPal) but the shipping rates are cheap. Nonetheless, it took a very long time to arrive. The order was shipped 9 days after being confirmed, and even though the confirmation e-mail said i'd take 3-5 days to arrive, it took two weeks to travel from Paris to northern Spain. The shorts arrived in an envelope with plastic bubbles.
Rating: *
Customer service: Really, really good. E-mails were answered extremely fast. Plus, due to the delay of the shorts, they added a freen beanie to the order! That was a very good detail.
Rating: *****
The shorts: Firtsly, they look great. Black with white stitching and logo, red Inspirit logo and grey shooto logo. They are made of cotton (95%) and Polyurethane (5%), the touch feels quite different from my Sprawls, the Inspirit ones feel more like... ¿plastic? Maybe it will change when I start using them. To sum up, they look really good for my taste.
Rating: *****
Fit: The size is XXL (for a 1,80m. 95 kilos guy), and they fit very well. Confortable at the waist, they have good overral leg room, but a bit small at the quads (I have big legs). I've done some stretching exercises with them, and they don't feel tight, allowing full movement. However, they are not as confortable as the Sprawls when doing a kneeing/kicking motion. As previously stated, I've not tried them at combat, but the motion itself doesn't feel so good. So be careful when buying Inspirit because they run small.
Rating: ****
And now, the photos:
I won't post photos of me wearing them due to the strict policy about gross content, but later this week I'll post the second part with coments about their performance and more photos.
I hope you have enjoyed the review and please forgive any gramar/spelling mistakes.
I'll post closer pics later, but it consists on two stripes of velcro and the cord, so you can make the shorts really tight.
