Jeans under leathers

[veeeffarr]

95% of the time, I ride wearing jeans under my leathers, I've not really noticed anyone else do it but it makes it easier to get changed at work, Does anyone else do this? And could it cause problems in an off?

[t121anf]

nope, at most i've warn shorts under my leathers, but normally out in my boxers.

however i don't commute and if i did i'd be in my textiles which i do wear jeans/trousers under (that said last time i wore them, twas a little too chilly for leathers, i wore a pair of pjs under them as the lining sticks to skin worse than tar)

[Whosthedaddy]

Wear my work trousers under my textiles but at all other times leave my trousers and shoes at work and commute in Draggin jeans instead
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[NSR Mick]

If it's chilly I wear a pair of trackie bottoms under mine. The only trouble is I need the missus to stick her hand up my leg and pull them down as they ride up when putting the leathers on.
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[m0l0t0v]

Commando FTW.

Not taht I have any leather trousers mind...
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[veeeffarr]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

I wouldn't be able to - leathers fit too well.

[T.C]

If I get a chance, and if I can be bothered I will try and remember to post up some pictures of injuries caused by wearing jeans under leathers, not a pretty sight!

Not only does it cause problems in the event of an off, it will stretch your leather thereby preventing them affording proper splint protection if a limb gets broken, and it can prevent restricting blood flow which is something that can also be important. And this is before you start talking about the burns caused by the jeans under leather created by the additional friction, the twisting of the limps as the baggy leather snags which then snags again as the jeans then catch, do I need to go on?

Leathers were designed and intended to be worn over nothing more than thin long johns at the most, not thick denim
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[rossidude46]

when I was 1st on L plates (c 1981) I had a set of leathers that I could wear over jeans / t-shirt & jumper and ride in the winter all nice & warm. I still have the leathers but now cannot get into them even going comando.

session in the gym called for I think

[Ichy]

[colin1]

i wear work trousers under textiles, and remove them each morning outside before work to stow in my top box.
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[-Savage-]

I wear long johns and a long sleeve/turtle neck cotton top under my gear, as it lets your skin breath more easily. Stops the leatherrs sticking to you when you try to take 'em off, and is more comfy than the lining. Lol. Never knew jeans under leathers were dangerous though...
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[colin1]

dangerous is pushing it a bit, they will still be safer than textiles, just not as good as leather next to skin

sometimes concessions in safety for convenience are allowed

after all thats why it takes me only 30 mins to get to work by scooter instead of the 1 hour or more it would take by car
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[Stelmer]

I wear an Aldi 2pc undersuit and/or a Fleece liner from a Drysuit under my leathers. It's about all I can get on under them.

A good tip is to put the trousers/feet part of the undersuit in the trousers of the leathers. It stops them riding up when you put the leathers on.

[T.C]

[Moonie]

Jeans under leathers???

Are you mad??

I would have sweated out half my body weight after 10 miles...
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[Graham88]

I used to wear jeans under leathers, only for short distances though as they tended to get a bit tight and uncomfortable with it rubbing so close.

[kal9001]

My leathers are WAY too tight to get anything other then boxers under them, And thats the way it sould be, If they are too baggy they dont slide, they tend to grip the road and make you roll which can usase dislocations and broken arms and ribs. You may think that cause its thicker overall it would be safer, Afraid not, they are specifically designed to be tight to skin and nothing more then underwear ad a T shirt under.

As for commuting, I'm getting myself a pair of those Kevlar jeans, They basically are a pair of thick jeans and sown on the inside on the hips bum and knees is kevlar type materal stuff...not sure how to phrase that, but ofc they dont offer any impact protection but they will slide, there also designed to be tight fitting on the legs and hip for the same reason as the leathers, to make you slide not roll in the event you fall off it.
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[colin1]

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Can I just ask, why are textiles soooooo bad in comparison to leathers? Serious. I know everyone says leathers are the best, but why? I havent had an off yet (shit, shouldnt have written that, but even the backspace key wont stop fate now!!) so am no god on this subject, but is there actual proof that textiles are a poor 2nd on this. I know its man made, but fuck me they glue wings onto jumbo jets so surely we men must do something right. And yes, I wear textiles, and jeans underneath as its practical for commuting. But I actually prefer textiles so would like to know.
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[colin1]

i also wear textiles for commuting

its possible for some leathers to be worse than textiles, but generally properly fitting leathers are better in a few ways

1. they offer better abrasion resistance against the road

2 if they are a tight fit, less movement between skin and the clothing, will mean less abrasion on skin

3 they will hold limbs in place so if anything breaks it wont get too out of line

so in my opinon, loose fitting leathers will lose 2 and 3, but they will still have 1,

a loose fit leather pair of jeans is going to behave a lot like a loose fit cordura pair of jeans

the abrasion resistance of cordura is fine for speeds of 40mph i suspect its pretty good up to about 60mph but above that id prefer leather

a good compromise is the comfort of loose textiles, with leather on the contact patches that will hit the road, like bum and knees

however T.C. is a fully qualified crash investigator or something who is qualified to give evidence in court, so if he could be arsed to explain why I am wrong rather than giving a we may all learn something new

he tends to prefer us to just take his word as gospel

even if he doesnt explain why he is right, he may be, but i dont think so
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