Great price and protection:
http://www.newenough.com/closeouts/text ... jeans.html
Kevlar jeans-protect knees and behind better
Moderator: Modern Buddy Staff
- irishtim
- Member
- Posts: 595
- Joined: Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:11 am
- Location: NE Ohio--RBC #12, EPSP #13, VCOA #2340
Kevlar jeans-protect knees and behind better
OH,PA,IN,WV,KY,TN,WI,MI,SC,ON,BDA
- schlagle
- Member
- Posts: 202
- Joined: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:44 pm
- Location: Newark, CA
- Contact:
- MikieTaps
- Member
- Posts: 2462
- Joined: Wed May 14, 2008 3:38 am
- Location: Bellevue WA "the dirty eastside"
- Contact:
- beelzebubbles
- Member
- Posts: 149
- Joined: Mon May 14, 2007 8:27 pm
- Location: SF, CA
You don't ever need full protection - until you fall, of courseschlagle wrote:These protect ONLY from abrasion or road rash. If you're serious about protection consider something with armor for the knees and hips in addition to abrasion resistance.
That being said, I've been eyeing the draggin' jeans myself. I just don't need full protection for short low speed trips.
My personal experience is that, when I fall (which is always from low speed), I appreciate the impact protection most. I don't get dragged on the pavement that much. I'd assume if I crashed at higher speeds I would, though, from the momentum. When I've fallen, the key areas have been hand/elbow and knee/foot, and I guess the helmet too.
- schlagle
- Member
- Posts: 202
- Joined: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:44 pm
- Location: Newark, CA
- Contact:
- gt1000
- Member
- Posts: 1047
- Joined: Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:12 pm
- Location: Denver
Draggin Jeans are very nice, probably my favorite all around riding pants. Good quality, fairly light (considering the amount of kevlar) and decent quality removable armor. The removable armor is actually my only gripe with these pants. It's difficult to place accurately and I have my doubts as to how well it will stay in place in a crash.
Andy
2006 Buddy 125 (orange), going to a good MB home
2009 Vespa 250 GTS (black)
2012 Triumph Tiger 800 (black)
2008 Ducati Hypermotard S, traded for Tiger 800
2006 Buddy 125 (orange), going to a good MB home
2009 Vespa 250 GTS (black)
2012 Triumph Tiger 800 (black)
2008 Ducati Hypermotard S, traded for Tiger 800
- beelzebubbles
- Member
- Posts: 149
- Joined: Mon May 14, 2007 8:27 pm
- Location: SF, CA
- NathanielSalzman
- Member
- Posts: 429
- Joined: Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:07 pm
- Location: Chicago
- Contact:
Hmmm..... I've got some gnarly knee pads from my mountainboarding days, that's not a bad idea.beelzebubbles wrote:The other day I saw a girl on a sportbike wearing jeans but with knee protection strapped over it. Kind of had a "Mad Max" fashion sense about it - actually kinda cool.
Nathaniel Salzman | Founding Editor at ScooterFile.com