Kevlar bike pants to not look out of place with a suit?

[zeocen]

Hey all,

I have been wondering for a while now if there was a place that does formal looking kevlar pants that wouldn't look stupid as part of a suit. At the moment I wear black Draggin jeans to work and they're thick and bulky. With a formal jacket and shirt/tie it looks pretty stupid. Are there places out there that could either offer what I'm looking for or do something custom?

Cheers!

[baffa]

Do you really want to wear padded pants at work?

I wear full gear with bike pants and jacket to work with dress pants and shirt underneath, and do a little strip when I get to work. Much easier and warmer than trying to find pants that you can wear at work.

[Dodgy_Matt]

I wear my bike pants at work with a dress shirt, but have a pair of dress pants in my draw if I have any meetings that I need to go to, just change before I go.. :wings:

[Scuba_Steve]

This is the closest I've seen (http://www.dragginjeans.net/product/chinos%20for%20men)

[zeocen]

Do you really want to wear padded pants at work?.

Kevlar pants aren't generally padded unless you have additional padding put into them.

[zeocen]

Those Draggins ones are at the top of the list currently. Not sure if anyone in Auckland carry that particular model though?

[skippa1]

wear leather over the good gear and just take it off at work.

[zeocen]

That's one option but it might get clammy come summer :(

[skippa1]

That's one option but it might get clammy come summer :(

you cant carry your suit pants in a tail bag of backpack? It takes a couple of minutes to change.......?

[gijoe1313]

I go to school wearing my dress pants under my draggin'jeans. Takes no time to change! I even carry my dress shoes in a backpack.

'sides Zeo, you got a GIVI ... so no problems! :scratch:

[zeocen]

I have Ventura now! Givi sucks! :D

Don't your dress pants get all wrinkly and stuff? I suppose I could do that, it just seems like it'd be hot and clammy with two pairs in summer. You're fine because your work is local but I've got about 20 minutes of slow speed filtering to get through!

[gijoe1313]

I have Ventura now! Givi sucks! :D

Don't your dress pants get all wrinkly and stuff? I suppose I could do that, it just seems like it'd be hot and clammy with two pairs in summer. You're fine because your work is local but I've got about 20 minutes of slow speed filtering to get through!

I've worn it all the way to town and back, no problems ...go try it ... and it isn't that bad - just go and try it out!

[blonky]

Or get some kevlar leggings + knee pads and wear them under your pants...

http://www.dragginjeans.net/product/k-legs

[Maha]

Do you really want to wear padded pants at work?


Depends on how fast you exit the lift...

[swamy]

Option 1
You could buy kevlar fabric (There are few distributors in NZ, just google it) and get your formal trousers lined with them. The downside to this is that you have no impact protection and your formal trousers will shred pretty quickly if you hit the tarmac.

Option 2
Buy under armour protection pants like the one in the photo. Although your formal trousers would still shred if you hit the tarmac, you still have impact protection.

Recommendation
ATGATT - Take a change of formal wear with you to work and change there.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Hey all,

I have been wondering for a while now if there was a place that does formal looking kevlar pants that wouldn't look stupid as part of a suit. At the moment I wear black Draggin jeans to work and they're thick and bulky. With a formal jacket and shirt/tie it looks pretty stupid. Are there places out there that could either offer what I'm looking for or do something custom?

Cheers!

buy a couple pairs of pants and leave them at work. when you get in, grab a coffee, the newspaper, and some pants, head off for that important morning briefing, emerge refreshed half an hour or so later, sorted.

I pushbiked to work for 15 years and at the end of it I had a wardrobe at work with suits and ties and pants jackets and whatnot, and shoes, get in, get changed, lovely. Once a week drop in a weeks worth of shirts. easy.

[MarkH]

Those Draggins ones are at the top of the list currently. Not sure if anyone in Auckland carry that particular model though?

Talk to Motomail, they are good guys and can order anything that is available if they don't have it in stock.

[Mom]

That's one option but it might get clammy come summer :(

Try being a chick. I take my shoes, skirt, jacket with me and change at work. Bit of a faff at the end of the day stripping off and getting changed when all you want to do is leave, but hey...

[MarkH]

Try being a chick.

No thanks, girls are icky and I hear that they have cooties.

[GrayWolf]

Hey all,

I have been wondering for a while now if there was a place that does formal looking kevlar pants that wouldn't look stupid as part of a suit. At the moment I wear black Draggin jeans to work and they're thick and bulky. With a formal jacket and shirt/tie it looks pretty stupid. Are there places out there that could either offer what I'm looking for or do something custom?

Cheers!

Another good option, and I wear them a lot, is the Rhino jeans,,,, they are a kiwi 'manufacturer/importer' they do a chino style trousers and are considerably less than draggin jeans and use THE SAME Dupont kevlar lining.

[zeocen]

Try being a chick. I take my shoes, skirt, jacket with me and change at work. Bit of a faff at the end of the day stripping off and getting changed when all you want to do is leave, but hey...

I would totally go through that trouble if I got to wear a skirt all day. Soooo breezy!



Another good option, and I wear them a lot, is the Rhino jeans,,,, they are a kiwi 'manufacturer/importer' they do a chino style trousers and are considerably less than draggin jeans and use THE SAME Dupont kevlar lining.

Cheers man I checked out their website, but I don't see any chino style formal pants there?

[Mom]

No thanks, girls are icky and I hear that they have cooties.


And we have girl germs :yes:


I would totally go through that trouble if I got to wear a skirt all day. Soooo breezy!

Do it! :blip:

[GrayWolf]

Cheers man I checked out their website, but I don't see any chino style formal pants there?

Thats odd, I purchased two pairs of black 'chino' from TSS in Lower hutt, only a few months ago..... and they are Def' Rhino brand...