Jeans or proper bike trou?

[Toaster]

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

So a diamond studded 5mm wetsuit should be my next purchase??!!

[CRM]

Yeah the Dri-rider Rallycross gear is great - I use mine for everything - road, adventure, even trail rides you take out the lining and they breathe well. The padding in the hips is a bit pathetic though but a whole lot better than jeans. Also you can't tuck the pants into your boots which doesn't look so cool with your MX mates. They last well too -I've had mine for nearly two years and no problems at all.

[Padmei]

Got some Strada pants & stylmartin boots the other day & tried them in the rain yesterday. The pants felt like they were getting wet around the crotch & above knees however when I took them off my shorts underneath were dry.

Waiting for the jacket next week to try out in the rain.

The armour seems a bit pathetic but as I can get access to it I may make something out of a milk bottle & bit of chewing gum.

[NordieBoy]

Got some Strada pants & stylmartin boots the other day & tried them in the rain yesterday. The pants felt like they were getting wet around the crotch & above knees however when I took them off my shorts underneath were dry.

Waiting for the jacket next week to try out in the rain.

The armour seems a bit pathetic but as I can get access to it I may make something out of a milk bottle & bit of chewing gum.

My StylMartin Stormy boots leak like a sieve.

Use bluetac, chewing gum would be overkill and also too brittle in the colder weather.

[GaZBur]

I haven't got a lot of adventure experience but if I intend to go fast I wear the leather, but ususlly I just wear heavy drill camo pants. They dont rip like jeans, don't sweat or over heat like codura or leather and dont protect you as much either. I fall - i graze and bleed but the pants dont rip. I would rather bleed a little every 10th or 15th trip than sweat myself damp and sticky on every trip. If you can afford to buy good stuff I think ventilation rather than waterproofing will be more important on adventure rides. You can always chuck on wagerproof overtrou.
My botton of the line dririder jacket is good though as its got armour - now I have given up on trying to keep it clean as dust gets into the weave and is hell to clean out. I would prefer more ventilation though as the holes I have worn in it let the water in but not air.

[clint640]

I've got a bit of a selection of gear now. In the warmer 1/2 of the year I reckon that my Axo MX pants + Fox strap on knee armour are by far the most comfortable & have heaps of protection, but take a bit longer to put on, make you look like an MX wannabe & you need to carry overtrou or rainsuit. The hip armour is a bit skinny but I'm going to replace that with the better stuff out of my old trashed RJays pants. Definitely the pick for adv touring though, & not expensive.
My Draggin jeans are good for going to work/cafe/round town in warmer weather but the kevlar can be a bit uncomfortable on all day runs & there's no impact protection. I can't fit the knee armour under mine, although Rosie can with her cargo draggins.
My waterproof armoured Mobig cordura pants, like the RJays ones before them, are good for the colder weather & for throwing on over normal clothing to go somewhere, as you get insulation + armour + waterproofness all in one go.

The Teknic Sprint Jacket I've got now is the shit for adv touring, good quality armour, super warm with the thermal liner in, quite good in the rain, & then the outer zips off to leave a mainly mesh jacket when it gets hot. Similar intent to the Rallycross stuff but having the waterproof part on the outside rather than the inside must make it a bit warmer & drier IMHO. It passed the 80 km/h tarmac crash test pretty well too.

Cheers
Clint