Cool pants

[Gizzit]

Yeah I was going to comment on my cordura pants, the knee protection in them seems pretty useless to me (and I tried on a few) - doesn't stay right in front of the knee!

Anyone want to make some jeans with leather bits underneath where the kevlar is?:-D

Yeah the leather inside the jeans, ..... has already been suggested in another thread on riding gear .... it may work well if it's fixed to the jeans really well ??!!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=93736

Yeah for knee armour .... the only thing that will probably do any good .... and help with impact, would be strap on knee armour. It's pretty reasonable .... $30 - $40 on up for basic gear that should help, ... although you can spend a lot more, for some pretty sophisticated stuff!
Hopefully ..... that looks after your knees, and the kevlar jeans help with the road rash, but that still leaves you vulnerable to getting munted in your hip/thigh area, and there doesn't seem to be many options for padding/armour, that you can wear under jeans, ..... well that I've found yet anyway!

Good luck.

[wetdog]

Would these work for hip protection under some Kevlar jeans with MX knee guards?

Clicky

I'm currently looking for all new gear for an all new start in biking. I will probably go all leather, but would like to be versatile a bit with some goood jeans with the MX style armour.

[Icemaestro]

I see you were going to try it...have you done it yet? how'd you affix the leather?

Can you walk normally in strap on knee armour?
As for hip - I used to be an ice skater - used to have a set of under clothes that had pockets with some pad type stuff in it that I think contained kevlar (not certain though) - I've fallen straight onto hips from about .75m up onto ice) and been okay (though little red from impact) is that the kind of thing you're thinking of?

[Gizzit]

Would these work for hip protection under some Kevlar jeans with MX knee guards?

Clicky

I'm currently looking for all new gear for an all new start in biking. I will probably go all leather, but would like to be versatile a bit with some good jeans with the MX style armour.

They look like the goods !! I'm sure they would certainly help ... if they fit secure enough in place. Good find !!

And yeah ... leather is the top choice for safety, obviously, but it is handy to have some choices when you don't want to wear the full monty, ...... for whatever reason.

Thanks.

[Gizzit]

I see you were going to try it...have you done it yet? how'd you affix the leather?

No I haven't yet, as I still am undecided how to fix it, given that I'm pretty sure it will shrink when washed, so could be an issue that way. I'll let you know if I figure it out ..... or someone here may already have that issue sorted ??

Can you walk normally in strap on knee armour?

No idea ..... if you can actually LOOK normal wearing it .... let alone walk ok .. !!?? LOL I assume you can. I guess it depends on the gear. Something you would need to try before buying it. It should be ok to walk in if you aren't walking too far ..... I'm sure others here can tell you.

As for hip - I used to be an ice skater - used to have a set of under clothes that had pockets with some pad type stuff in it that I think contained kevlar (not certain though) - I've fallen straight onto hips from about .75m up onto ice) and been okay (though little red from impact) is that the kind of thing you're thinking of?

See the previous post by Wetdog. I think he's found a good solution to that problem ...... for those of us who have never been ice skaters !!! lol

[Icemaestro]

Found these http://www.kneedraggers.com/details/...s--622523.html ...that sounds like the leather in denim thing...Plus have ce protectors in the knees!

[98tls]

Ive a set of perforated leathers (bazillons of little holes) and there bloody awsome as in not to hot.

[Icemaestro]

Ive a set of perforated leathers (bazillons of little holes) and there bloody awsome as in not to hot.

Interesting...
How do they look when walking around? do they have padding in knees/hips? and what are they called/how much do they cost :-)

[98tls]

Interesting...
How do they look when walking around? do they have padding in knees/hips? and what are they called/how much do they cost :-)

They look like most other leathers,plenty of armour etc,got mine in the states,must be importers of Joe Rocket gear here.(yea wank name but who cares)Good quality stuff.Quasi may well have some similar,dunno pm him.

[RocKai]

Ok, here's a real experience from one of my teacher (lady) who rode in her Draggins Jeans. She had a crash at about 50 kmh because a damn F*&%ing Porsche woman cross her path without signalling and push her to the gravel. It ripped her draggins real bad and totalled her knee cap as well. Only at 45-50kmh!!! From her experience she said it is no protection at all, unless you ride like a nana, in a 50kmh zone! . I'd go for what 98tls has pointed out. Who cares what you look like when you wear the full monty, least you're knee are intact after all. Or just buy one size up and wear jeans underneath.

[Quasievil]

They look like most other leathers,plenty of armour etc,got mine in the states,must be importers of Joe Rocket gear here.(yea wank name but who cares)Good quality stuff.Quasi may well have some similar,dunno pm him.

Got some perforations in our estremos, but not that much, in saying that we have made some fully perforated ones for an adventure biker world travelling kind, he loves them