Which make of riding jeans have kevlar fibers and the option to insert knee armor?? I've looked at JR's steel jeans but I don't think "steel" fibers will hold up as well as kevlar/aramid fibers so I've crossed them off my list. That leaves Draggin and Icon Recons. I remember seeing some jeans that fit the bill but for the life of me, I can't remember who makes them and where I saw them!! (It really pisses me off when that happens!! ) Thanks and Ride ON!!!
Kevlar Jeans with Knee Armor
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I bought a pair from http://www.brosh.com/store.asp
probably 3 years ago and i still wear them quite often.
Lots of Kevlar and i also got the optional knee pads
Great for those short trips where you are now cornering hard
but are still smart enough to wear protection but not full gear.
I found the hard armour knee pads to be better than
the ones in my JR blaster pants so i switched them.
probably 3 years ago and i still wear them quite often.
Lots of Kevlar and i also got the optional knee pads
Great for those short trips where you are now cornering hard
but are still smart enough to wear protection but not full gear.
I found the hard armour knee pads to be better than
the ones in my JR blaster pants so i switched them.
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I have tried on a few different pairs of riding jeans. I tried the Joe Rocket steel jeans, the Icon recon jeans, the Draggin jeans, and the Shift motorcycle jeans.
Out of all of them I tried on I bought the draggin jeans and the Shift jeans. The draggin jeans seem the most durable and will offer the most protection in a crash. They are a heavy duty denim with tripple stitching and lots of kevlar lining.
The shift jeans are quite nice as well. They seem more durable and offer more protection the the Icon & Joe rocket jeans. They are no where as near as nice and durable as the draggin jeans.
I also purchased the Icon leg armor. They just strap onto my legs and I wear them under the jeans. When I have them on, you can't even tell. I'm happy with them.
Out of all of them I tried on I bought the draggin jeans and the Shift jeans. The draggin jeans seem the most durable and will offer the most protection in a crash. They are a heavy duty denim with tripple stitching and lots of kevlar lining.
The shift jeans are quite nice as well. They seem more durable and offer more protection the the Icon & Joe rocket jeans. They are no where as near as nice and durable as the draggin jeans.
I also purchased the Icon leg armor. They just strap onto my legs and I wear them under the jeans. When I have them on, you can't even tell. I'm happy with them.
One of my best friends went down a couple of weeks ago at 65mph in a pair of Icon jeans. The jeans are virtually undamaged.bumblebee said:
As for armor, I'd prefer something like the Icon field armor, or just plain old CE dirtbike armor underneath. Armor pockets in a jean likely won't keep the armor in place.
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