Jeans with armour

[Waipukbiker]

There is far less abrasive resistance on gravel than on a sealed surface, On seal, the surface is pure chip with sharp edges that are fixed to the road, The top course or running course on gravel is a mix of smooth stone and chip, the chip size is bigger than seal, (Normal for a top course its 20mm, Also the stone on gravel will move along with you to some extent which is why braking distance is a lot further on gravel than seal.

If the liner in a pair of Jeans is tested to hold together for certain time at 110 kmh on seal as claimed then it will be a lot longer on gravel, I think technology has moved along with some materials such as Dyneema being stronger than steel for a given diameter in a winch cable. A pair of lined Jeans with the same Hip and Knee Armour in pockets as textiles to me now has to be right up there for protection.

I was brought up old school but with my trade and in the industry I work in Ive had to accept modern technology, there is some pretty amazing stuff around now.

But as with everything, It boils down to personal choice.

[fridayflash]

.....that bag of walnuts down the crotch look never goes out of style dose it

yes...channeling robert plant eh

[clint640]

Yeah, still thinking about strap on external knee armour but will check out the fit with pocket armour, Ive heard in some cases where the knee armour dousnt always sit correctly over the knee when sitting so will check all that out.

My $35 Fox MX knee guards have saved my knees quite a few times & are quite comfortable. Hugely more protective than pocket armour IMHO. MX pants are obviously cut to allow for these & they are what I find best for most summer riding, cooler to ride in & not so much of a PITA if they get wet. The std hip armour in my MX pants was quite thin so Rosie made me some better pads for there. My draggin jeans usually only come out for cruisy rides to the cafe & suchlike.

I think good armour in the right place is way more critical than the finer points of the difference between abrasion resistant textiles.

I have a pair of Draggon jeans I wear in the summer. I had a fairly major off where I ended up sliding down the tarseal on my back for about 10 metres. Still had all my skin at the end of the slide and remarkably the jeans look undamaged
Only gripe I have with them is, when wearing them for touring in excess of three days it starts to feel like you are sitting on a hunk of sandpaper

Yep, the kevlar can get a bit scratchy, I find mine not too bad if I wear cycle shorts underneath.

Cheers
Clint

[dino3310]

in summer for trail and not much gravel 'like gravel on the way to the trail' i use cargo pants with knee and shin protection underneath, am hopeing to pick up a set of these at some stage to give more hip protection http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guid...#product-specs

[gwynfryn]

in summer for trail and not much gravel 'like gravel on the way to the trail' i use cargo pants with knee and shin protection underneath, am hopeing to pick up a set of these at some stage to give more hip protection http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guid...#product-specs

Very sexy!