Draggin jeans VS Rhinos?

[Gezza]

H all
I decided on the Rhinos for a few reasons.
1 I had the right to return them if i was not happy with the product.
2 I heard the jeans were a very good product and came with knee and thigh armour.
3 I thought the Draggins(the name most associate kevlar jeans with) were way over priced.

I have now inspected and tried them on and am pleased to say that i'm more than happy with them.They have kevlar from the front pockets right around the buttock area and half way down the backs of your legs.The knee area is protected buy the kevlar which starts well above the knee and goes down to about gumboot height.Zips also on the bottom of the legs so you can adjust when you have your boots on.Overall, A quality product from what i can see, and look rather smart. I could wear these to the pub.The weight of the jeans was also quite a suprise but i guess thats just the weight of the kevlar inserts.

[Gizzit]

H all
I decided on the Rhinos for a few reasons.

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Overall, A quality product from what i can see, and look rather smart. I could wear these to the pub.The weight of the jeans was also quite a suprise but i guess thats just the weight of the kevlar inserts.

They sound like the business !! Best of luck with them.

I hope you never have to report back to us how they hold up in a bin !! Let us know what you think of them quality wise, wear wise after you've had them for a few months or so.

[ynot slow]

I am thinking of grabbing kevlar jeans brand not an issue,but they will need to have provision for armour,and I would use them for short rides,have seen the ones from lifestyle imports at Manfeild,and looked ok,and if they're as good as his boots then they'll be fine.

[Quasievil]

I am thinking of grabbing kevlar jeans brand not an issue,but they will need to have provision for armour,and I would use them for short rides,have seen the ones from lifestyle imports at Manfeild,and looked ok,and if they're as good as his boots then they'll be fine.

Get armour that isnt in the jeans mate, armour that goes directly on the knee, if the armour is fitted into the jean best of luck when it comes to needing it to stay in the right spot, jeans are poor at keeping armour correctly positioned.

As an idea of what I mean check this out

[EnzoYug]

here's my 2cents as a member of the road-rash-ass club.

Firstly; leather + armor is the best you can do saftey wise. Everyone agreed? Great.

So the synthetic stuff aka: Cordua or what ever. I've crashed in that, Revit pants they were - anyway I slid down the motorway doing 90-100k's. The revit pants, burnt right through on the ass, the jeans underneath - burnt right through to the ass, my underwear... guess what.

Long story short - I have a nice patch of scar tissue on my ass thanks to that one.

I now have a pair of Draggin Jeans with 'stocking' knee armor - this is the armor that straps around the leg and is worn under the jeans. I haven't crashed in that but I'd say that you'd end up slight more bruised that with the padded synthetic stuff, but with more skin left on your bones.

It's really your call but I'd put my money on the kevlar stopping road burn than the synthetic stuff - however the normal denim will be gone in seconds in a fast slide - so maybe the kevlar will just slide up and/or bunch up offering no protection.

...Either way there's heaps of factors but square-inch for square-inch I'd say the kevlar will save your bacony-bits better. And as for the Rhino jeans - well, would you trust your soft bits to an unknown company to save $100?

[crazyhorse]

There was a stand at Wanganui selling Rhino gear.

I was very impressed with their pants

[ynot slow]

Get armour that isnt in the jeans mate, armour that goes directly on the knee, if the armour is fitted into the jean best of luck when it comes to needing it to stay in the right spot, jeans are poor at keeping armour correctly positioned.

As an idea of what I mean check this out

That was what I was meaning,or as long as armour is fixed in place.Or if it can be fixed (within opening in jeans) with minimal movement.

[mazz1972]

I've heard that the person behind Hornee jeans used to work for Draggin and left to set up Hornee, and I've also heard their jeans are better than Draggins. Their website has very good info, pictures of the kevlar, testing reports, blah blah.

I'm not overly keen on any jeans because of the lack of impact protection. I guess you have to decide for yourself what's more important for you, impact protection vs injuries from sliding. Putting armour into the jeans would be a solution but as Quasi has said, getting it to stay in the right place during an "incident" might be pot luck, especially on knees, especially considering that alot of the means jean styles were traditionally quiteloose fitting....but brands seem to be improving their styles in the past couple of years.

[Love my Bonnie]

I wear IXON evil jeans
costly ay $379 a pair, but heaps of kevlar
knee armour that is height adjustable
the waist is adjustble
even the leg length is adjustable
Great product, but then most IXON gear is

More like motorcycle pants, rather than jeans.

[firefighter]

Get armour that isnt in the jeans mate, armour that goes directly on the knee, if the armour is fitted into the jean best of luck when it comes to needing it to stay in the right spot, jeans are poor at keeping armour correctly positioned.

As an idea of what I mean check this out

Do these have any armour or are they just pads? Are they designed for road or off-road?

Do they provide impact or slide resistance/how much of either do they provide?

[-JT-]

My wife and I both use separate knee armour whether we're wearing our Draggin jeans or our cordura pants.

We have this one (Fly brand) : http://mxdirtrider.com/h-products/pr...guard-moto.htm
and something similar to this (Fox brand) : http://www.cyclelink.com.au/prod6661.htm