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If you can get your way to sportsbikeshop then try and order some bull-it to try on, cheapish for motorbike jeans and the fit my short stubby legs quite well. I have covec tactical slim and stealth 17. The covec are tougher and I wear them on the commute and most of the day at work unless I have meetings. The stealth are much lighter but probably closer to what your brief is. They come with a stealth armour which i find a bit flimsy out of he box so have stuck some stiffer material to the back of to make it less flexible.
Ramsaye
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Any recommendations for casual looking jeans with some sort of abrasive resistance / subtle armour?
For those "popping to the shops" rides.
(I know, nothing beats leathers, but if I am popping to town, I'm not doing more than 30 on the way there, which is not dissimilar to speeds on the road bike and I'll have shorts on then)
I wear an athletic cut (decades of cycling gave me thighs, middle age gave me a larger waist)