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motorcycle jeans?
My 2p. Incredibly compromised concept.
IME they have an incredibly niche use case:
Temps needs to be cold enough not to sweat off the bike but warm enough not to be cold on the bike.
Then you need a situation where you want to look good on the bike, but a gimp off.
If you put armour in, then they look odd, but if you don't they're not as safe.
hugo7-
Currently I’m sat in a RST branded pair I got cheap off ebay to suss out, and not sure if I wanna risk riding in them. They only have limited aramid lining, not a full liner. May relegate them to wearing as work jeans not riding jeans.
So far biggest issue has been the lower leg doesn’t fit comfortably inside the road boots (and looks weird as material bunches), and when over the top of the boot is incredibly jeans-n-schuh.
Was hoping for casual, abrasion resistant, external knee armour I can remove when meeting friends to hang out. Suffer incredibly compromising temperature control on short rides for the sake of comfort off the bike.
pdlouche
Wrote a long ass kit breakdown, but it was way too TL:DR.
Short version:
Anyone use aramid motorcycle jeans? Any alternative for ‘casual’ gear with maximum abrasion protection? For social journeys.
How much road protection do MX pants give? Need compromise for road riding to reach green lanes. For ‘riding’.
Will be wearing (bulky) external armour like pressure suits and knee guards, internal armour is just too easy to move out the way.