Riding jeans.

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dmaxsnoopy

Discussion Starter · May 31, 2006

what are some good jeans to wear when i ride. i know icon makes then but i hear mixed reviews on them. is there any other kinds.

Please do not say anything about leathers i know all about them and i know they will hold up better than jeans. i needs jeans for when i ride around town and go out. so leathers are out of the question.

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tetsuo

· #2 · May 31, 2006

leathers hold up better than jeans.

:thumbup

dmaxsnoopy

Discussion Starter · #3 · May 31, 2006

tetsuo said:
leathers hold up better than jeans.

:thumbup

Thanks. :banghead

jaxima

· #4 · May 31, 2006

dunno about jeans. I usually ride with icon super duty pants. check em out

ochlocracy

· #5 · Jun 1, 2006

I hear that leathers hold up a lot better than jeans....

:lol

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license2ill

· #6 · Jun 1, 2006

Get some leather overpants, jeans suck, especially riding jeans with kevlar or armor in the knees. You'll wnat ot take them off anyway, or they won't be any better than Levis. Take your pic. They're jsut not there yet in terms of providing enough protective value to bother, and not comfortable enough when you add proper pieces. The seams suck, the materials suck, they're hot, the armor can move around if you have it. Your hips are still vulnerable and worth minimally padding with CE-approved armor. Either that or don;t ride when you wanna go out or around town. Pretty simple in the end. There is no calculation in that risk until you know exactly how your injuries feel when they happen. Until then, you ain't managing anything, only denying or ignoring certain aspects.

dmaxsnoopy

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jun 1, 2006

ok once again I DONT CARE ABOUT LEATHER!!! i know how it is better and will hold up better. these are not for the twisties these are for riding maybe 20 miles in town and not at one time. these are just something else to wear that are better than regular jeans.

Ichiban

· #8 · Jun 1, 2006

If you end up not getting any riding/bike jeans, get an Icon Field Armor Short with a pair of leg/knee armor, and just wear any jeans you like.

kyles r6

· #9 · Jun 1, 2006

i wear regualr jeans with A* smx boots and $12 fox knee/shin guards and of course jacket, helmet and gloves.....btw the knee guards are fucking awesome!

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license2ill

· #10 · Jun 1, 2006

dmaxsnoopy said:
ok once again I DONT CARE ABOUT LEATHER!!! i know how it is better and will hold up better. these are not for the twisties these are for riding maybe 20 miles in town and not at one time. these are just something else to wear that are better than regular jeans.

Yeah, we know, and crash protection and crashes are no different wherever they happen. So wear your jeans, shorts, flip flops, or boxers, or STFU and listen.

randy

· #11 · Jun 1, 2006

I own Icon barrier jeans and icon standard jeans. The barriers are thicker and seem to have better reinforcements in the knees and butt area. The standards have only extra material in the knees and nothing on your butt.

So the standard icons are crap and are pretty much like regular jeans.

The barriers are a little better.

Also checkout draggin jeans and a* as they are alternatives.

Jeans dont hold up anywhere near mesh or leather but they are more convenient for me during commuting.

~randy

clumpymold

· #12 · Jun 1, 2006

How is the ventilation for those who own jeans? I would like some riding jeans as well but noticed that they all appear "baggy". As if the general market are either really huge people are hip hop wannabe thugsters.

Jk. But seriously, I'm a skinny guy and even "regular" fit would be baggy on me.

I wonder if they make slim fit jeans.

dmaxsnoopy

Discussion Starter · #13 · Jun 1, 2006

AznFlip said:
If you end up not getting any riding/bike jeans, get an Icon Field Armor Short with a pair of leg/knee armor, and just wear any jeans you like.

i saw those. are they any good?

Ichiban

· #14 · Jun 1, 2006 (Edited)

dmaxsnoopy said:
i saw those. are they any good?

This is what Paul (from NewEnough) said about the Icon Field Armor Short from,

The material used to make these shorts is very similar to the material commonly used in the crotch and inside-arm area of sport jackets and suits. It's a thick, durable, stretchy fabric and feels like it would do a good job with abrasion resistance. These shorts used as underwear would greatly help with abrasion resistance when wearing denim--certainly better than cotton boxers! The inside is lined with a soft nylon mesh fabric and the crotch area has a panel of vented material built in to help keep you comfortable.

The short is 80 bucks and I think it will do its job, but not sure about how comfortable the short is. To match, get the Icon leg armor, a lot of riders are using that, so it's good.

JohnC

· #15 · Jun 1, 2006

Buddy of mine uses the Draggin' Jeans, and he really likes them. Comfy, looks pretty much like a regular pair of jeans. He hasn't been down in them, but the guy who owns the bike shop where he got them has. He had those Draggin' Jeans on display in the shop for a while after a wreck where he hit a Rottweiler. Jeans didn't look as if they'd been beat or anything, and he walked off with no rash.

dmaxsnoopy

Discussion Starter · #16 · Jun 1, 2006

does anyone have a link to the draggin jeans? or a place to get the?

light 3

· #17 · Jun 1, 2006

leather pants are better than jeans in a crash.

license2ill

· #18 · Jun 1, 2006

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dmaxsnoopy said:
does anyone have a link to the draggin jeans? or a place to get the?

Yep.

Draggin jeans kevlar provides more stuff to put holes in and tear apart when you hit the pavement:

Here's what they look like after a 30-40mph lowside, basically slid on his belly:

Right knee wore through the kevlar in two spots. Hand behind for pic, not actual knee, which was damaged in crash.

Key Scrape, right pocket.

Inner thigh above right knee.

Front left thigh, kevlar seat seen in rear unaffected by belly slide:

100% Kevlar, whether knitted or woven doesn't appear to stand-up well to impact-abrasion events, it tears easlily apparently due to it's lack of elasticity, and despite it's inherent tensile strength. Personally, I think a jean llined with stretch Kevlar or Cordura would be more apporpriate, but then you're going to ask what the point is. They make overpants using both those materials and they appear to be more effective, but still not as effective as leather in the typical thicknesses. Not only is denim poor in abrasion and tear strength, but it's been shown time and time again that stitching and seam strength is the number one concern for any protective outer garment, and the cotton stitching in jeans simply doesn't cut it, regardless of what's sewn in or flapping around underneath.

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dmaxsnoopy

Discussion Starter · #19 · Jun 1, 2006

thanks license2ill for showing me those. it looks like the draggin jean held up very well. you can see wear the denim just wore off but the kevlar help up pretty good. that is exactlt what i need.

Were can i get a pair of those and who makes them?

license2ill

· #20 · Jun 2, 2006

dmaxsnoopy said:
thanks license2ill for showing me those. it looks like the draggin jean held up very well. you can see wear the denim just wore off but the kevlar help up pretty good. that is exactlt what i need.

Were can i get a pair of those and who makes them?

His knee was nice and fucked-up underneath the kevlar, which coulda been cardboard and done a better job. That's one incident with quite drastic results, that should not be interpreted as anything but poor perforamnce. Any failure should be looked at as inapporpriate. The forces experienced by any part of those jeans was minimal, and the next incident may not be so easy on them or what's underneath.

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