Wondering who here rides wearing kevlar jeans? what brand? Who makes the best ones for the money?
Anyone laid their bike down wearing them and how did they hold up/project you?
thanks
i've got a pair that i'll throw on if im not really going anywhere far.....like i just had them on about 5 min ago to go pick up a pizza about a mile and a half from my base....otherwords i wear my a-star pants which offer a lot more protection than jeans with some heavy duty kevlar stitched into them......
i honestly cant even remember what brand mine are....i got them on ebay a year or two ago....
I have a pair of Shift Kevlar Jeans, went down last year and they did their job, saved me from some major rash, and only had a dime size whole in the knee.
They're good for abrasion resistance, but not good for impact resistance. This means that they'll likely hold up fine on a slide, but the impact of your body hitting the pavement before that slide will not be absorbed in any way.
I, too, have considered purchasing a pair.
cortec with knee/shin armor and padded underwear
Recently bought a pair of Drayko Drifter from Revzilla. They are pretty well setup with kevlar down past the knees. Also got some Astars padded underwear and knee armor. I got the jeans in my size and they are a bit bigger, so hopefully the armor stuff will fit ok and not look weird.
I have the shift jeans. Couple reason had the best fit. And Kevlar but and knees
I would like another pair with knee armor for more spirted rides but normally put on my textile over pants
i got strongarm 2 enforcer pants from icon, but never went down with it... but this guy did (not the same pants but it's the same brand): http://rideicon.com/testimonials.jsp?testimonial=19
Sartso. Check out their website. Good stuff.
I went down after hitting a deer i na pair of ICON Barrier pants at about 40 MPH. The denim split at the knee (impact point) but the kevlar held up though I received friction burns but no road rash. I would buy them again.
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