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From: Mark Olson on 9 May 2010 09:34 YTC#1 wrote: > You can feel as right as you want, but when it comes to wearing jeans I > am happier with the kevlar type, I wear them in warm weather and have > worn them to work, many times. > > It is each to his own. I do think you're finally getting it now. I don't feel wearing jeans, kevlar or otherwise is appropriate for me at the workplace. So, rather than choosing jeans, I wear a motorcycle oversuit while on the bike, and I don't have to change my trousers twice a day. Plus, the oversuit is far more practical FOR ME purely as riding gear than kevlar reinforced jeans. That's an objective assessment, not subjective, and your view notwithstanding, I don't have to actually have worn kevlar reinforced jeans to claim that.
From: wessie on 9 May 2010 11:32 ginge <the.gingeREMOVE(a)THISgmail.com> wrote in news:giadu59l2k7hr9338or0v22pgdcn9fcrjv(a)4ax.com: > On Sun, 09 May 2010 12:25:50 GMT, YTC#1 <bdp(a)ytc1-nospam.co.uk> wrote: > >>>>Lee, Levis, Wrangler, they all work fine when worn _under_ proper >>>>motorcycle trousers. Look for something with a Gore-Tex liner for >>>>comfort and water resistance. > > I really can't imagine wearing jeans under another pair of bike > trousers, surely you end up with something several sizes too big that > has all the armour in the wrong place?. No. In the coldest weather (that I am prepared to ride in so not that cold) I wear a pair of Swift cordura type trousers over normal trousers. They come with a winter liner which I remove as my normal trousers serve that function. The Swift trousers have long zips on the legs so I can get them on/off over boots, so I can Swiftly remove the over-trousrs and stash them in my top box before going about my business. In the evening, slipping the Swift trousers over my day clothes is a quick & simple process. -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: Owen on 9 May 2010 12:41 On Sun, 09 May 2010 12:54:35 GMT, YTC#1 <bdp(a)ytc1-nospam.co.uk> wrote: snip >Owen appears to have a specific need, and wants advice based on that. snip Leathers are bloody hot in hot weather, but I want protection. I could wear white leather trousers, but I wont. I figure dedicated armoured m/c jeans must give fairly good protection and be cooller in hot weather than my armored leather ones. Perhaps thats what I should have said in the first place... -- Owen
From: GungaDan on 9 May 2010 13:09 On May 9, 4:32 pm, wessie <putmynameh...(a)tesco.net> wrote: > ginge <the.gingeREM...(a)THISgmail.com> wrote innews:giadu59l2k7hr9338or0v22pgdcn9fcrjv(a)4ax.com: > > > On Sun, 09 May 2010 12:25:50 GMT, YTC#1 <b...(a)ytc1-nospam.co.uk> wrote: > > >>>>Lee, Levis, Wrangler, they all work fine when worn _under_ proper > >>>>motorcycle trousers. Look for something with a Gore-Tex liner for > >>>>comfort and water resistance. > > > I really can't imagine wearing jeans under another pair of bike > > trousers, surely you end up with something several sizes too big that > > has all the armour in the wrong place?. > > No. In the coldest weather (that I am prepared to ride in so not that cold) > I wear a pair of Swift cordura type trousers over normal trousers. They > come with a winter liner which I remove as my normal trousers serve that > function. The Swift trousers have long zips on the legs so I can get them > on/off over boots, so I can Swiftly remove the over-trousrs and stash them > in my top box before going about my business. In the evening, slipping the > Swift trousers over my day clothes is a quick & simple process. +1 I find this to be considerably quicker and more convenient than taking a change of clothes to work with me.
From: doetnietcomputeren on 9 May 2010 13:16
On 2010-05-09 18:41:58 +0200, Owen <pericles(a)ntlXXWorld.com> said: > Leathers are bloody hot in hot weather, but I want protection. I could > wear white leather trousers, but I wont. I figure dedicated armoured > m/c jeans must give fairly good protection and be cooller in hot > weather than my armored leather ones. The problem with armoured textile jeans is that unless they are of the ultra skinny fit style jeans, the armour won't stay in the right place when you have an off. That's why leather jeans are typically quite snug fitting. What 'motorcycle jeans' do, allegedly, offer over normal denims is a better resistance to tearing and being grated through by tarmac etc. Although again, that does rather depend on them no just hitching up your leg and leaving it all exposed. -- Dnc |