Jeans or proper bike trou?

[XF650]

Rode a track yesterday where gorse was encroaching in places.
Glad I was wearing my Spool (armoured) riding pants & not jeans.

[Coyote]

Either Draggins or cordura will protect you - once.

Phff, my unarmored Draggin chinos lasted several crashes before the arse became exposed, so too has my Cordura jacket which I still have. Currently riding in normal pants which survived a fall without getting scratched. My helmet lasted 5 hard knocks too before it was stolen, the current one has been dropped countless times.

People are so poncy over their safety, sheesh.

[CBobR]

but I think the impact protection armour is probably more important than keeping skin on. I will try to find some vented dririder trou I think.

I have to say that the armour in my DriRider Rallycross pants is a bit average (just flat pieces of foam). I got the optional upgraded armour for my Rallycross jacket which is much better than the standard stuff (not sure if they do an upgrade for the pants?)

If I had more money, I would like to look at getting full on endurance suit like the BMW Rallye or Rukka stuff. They pretty much have all the venting, insulation, armour, abrasion resistance you want for adventuring in one package... but it's a good idea to be sitting down when you read the prices

[boomer]

About to spend some hard earned money on some trou & wondering your thoughts on Draggin jeans vs dri rider type trou for adv riding? Or both - what's usually the appropriate attire for a sortee?

..JANDALS...

[Padmei]

I have to say that the armour in my DriRider Rallycross pants is a bit average (just flat pieces of foam). I got the optional upgraded armour for my Rallycross jacket which is much better than the standard stuff (not sure if they do an upgrade for the pants?)

If I had more money, I would like to look at getting full on endurance suit like the BMW Rallye or Rukka stuff. They pretty much have all the venting, insulation, armour, abrasion resistance you want for adventuring in one package... but it's a good idea to be sitting down when you read the prices

The only thing, to be honest, that puts me off the full on cordura 'ends of the earth, tops of the gnarliest mountains' type stuff is that being a newbie to adv riding, I may feel, well, a bit of a tosser when I put it on for a little jaunt over the hill for a coffee & back again.

Perhaps if I grow a bit of a beard & practise my windswept & interesting face people may be intimidated & not question where I've been & where I'm going...

Looking around there is a huge variation of prices for different gear so I think I'll look at something in the middle price range. Appreciate all the info guys please keep it coming if you haven't already posted.

[jrandom]

Its your body and your skin. What you cover it with is entirely up to you based only on how much you value yourself.....

[insensitive joke along the lines of 'yes, but we don't all consider wearing out our gear to be an essential part of performing a U turn' goes here]

[NhuanH]

..JANDALS...

wise word from the whitey!

[Quasievil]

If I had more money, I would like to look at getting full on endurance suit like the BMW Rallye or Rukka stuff. They pretty much have all the venting, insulation, armour, abrasion resistance you want for adventuring in one package... but it's a good idea to be sitting down when you read the prices

The world adventurers that stayed with us for about a month where disappointed in their BMW rallye suits, didnt like them at all which was surprising. they leaked badly for a start.

[toebug]

Beware of draggins. Yes they have the sliding protection but they have no impact protection - they don't have any armour in them. Everyone forgets this little fact - until they fall down.

Armour is a multi-million industry and it's found in all cordura and leather riding gear ... there's a reason for that.

You can buy armour for the draggins, but it generally only for the knees.

[Henk]

It depends on what you call adventure riding. I've been out in full road Cordura gear on some rides (Tarmac and Gravel roads with the odd stroll out to a beach) and full motoX gear (lots of farmland and bush, almost an Enduro organised rides) Decide which end of the spectrum you are looking at and buy accordingly. Adventure riding means different things to different people and a quick stroll up to Waiwera using the Inland route suits different gear than a weekends mission up the Wires track.

[Jantar]

Henk has hit on a very important point here: Just what do you mean by adventure riding? A lot of the descriptions given here are more aligned with trail riding rather than adventure riding, so the type of gear worn is also different.

Maybe this question is worth a thread on its own.

[Motu]

Dualsport riding is colourful,not black and white like sportsbike or cruiser riding.There are always endless discussions on tyres and gear - they are always a compromise,and what someone thinks is the bees knees,another will hate totally.

[Padmei]

I think at this stage I will be doing mostly seal to get to gravel roads then getting more confident tackling more challenging sections. Compromise does seem to be the bugbear of adv riding so I guess I'll start with something waterproof with armour & maybe get some more appropriate hard core enduro stuff if that is the path I choose to follow.

[mbazza]

Tar and gravel, trou are weather dependant. Draggin Chino's ok in summer, warm. Any sign of rain or cold I go for winter weight cordura. Various cordura jackets, coloured. Only use the leather bike jacket for a quiet ride to the beach. Happy adventures. Cheers.

[Padmei]

been checking out the gear forum & found out a lot more info as well as the bitch slappingbetween quasi & 1 tonne

keep it coming though