advice on protective clothing

[evil-tetian]

Hiya planning to buy some draggin jeans as an Xmas present and have come across 2 good designs.
traffic :
https://www.dragginjeans.com.au/products/jeans/trafficJeans.htm
and silverback:
https://www.dragginjeans.com.au/products/jeans/silverback.htm
any advice how ever random it may be
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[mooserx]

personally, i prefer leathers to the jeans, i believe the jeans are good but even though they have kevlar etc in them, i still wouldn't trust them like i trust my leathers to protect me, obviously leathers are a bit more costly, but what price can you put on your own safety.
if i were to get a pair of the jeans, then i would definately get a pair which can accomodate approved armour.
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[deanoet]

i use the standard Draggin Jeans for work and for town riding
They are practical, save me getting changed at work and offer some protection if i do come off

i do feel a bit exposed when on motorways or other fast roads, plus they arent waterproof in the slightest. When stones get flicked up by vehicles in front and hit your legs you feel how little impact protection they have in them. Sliding down the road they will be fine, hit something and they are ultimately just jeans

For distance or wet weather I have Textile trousers, or a leather suit


Have a look at Hood Jeans as well, they have full lining where as Draggin only have protection on the impact areas
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[Kal]

[Rowey]

I got a pair of hood jeans, and they are very comfortable, and have been tested in an accident and faired damn well. Buy the armour with them, and add them in if you're going high speed. Only downsides are they aren't the warmest in winter and have no water proofing.

Also to enforce what deanoet said, the other week I had a stone the size of a golf ball get flung up at my leg, hurt like hell, and left a nice bruise.
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[Pickle]

Watch the fit on these too if you're buying these as a present. I find them very wide at the waist and they generally come up quite big.

[evil-tetian]

[apple tango]

I bought a pair of the silver back draggin' jeans around 10 months ago and use them pretty much everyday. I haven't experienced sliding down the road on my arse wearing them, but i like them.

They look a bit like skater style jeans, they're warm and practical. The weird thing is that mine don't have the pockets inside them for armor, so I'd watch out for that if you buy some. To compensate for it i bought a pair of Forcefield Body Armor shin protectors which i slip on under the jeans https://www.penroseoutdoors.co.uk/acatalog/Forcefield_Limb_Tube_Leg.html

Regarding the sizes, I'd probably buy one size up than your normal jean size. I'm a 31" with normal jeans, so i bought a pair of draggin's of the same size, but they were way too tight. I swapped them for a 32" and they are fine.
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[Pickle]

[skiberd123]

does anyone know if the draggin kevlar under trouser things are any good? thinking extra warmth if i you can wear whatever over the top

[deanoet]

they are warmer than other jeans, but i sit in a warm office all day and they are no worse than wearing a heavy pair of jeans

the kevlar is stitched into the jeans, it isnt removable. you can buy armour that is removable at the knees and hips
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[skiberd123]

i mean these things
https://www.dragginjeans.com.au/products/kevlar_legs/index.htm
also have the potential to go out with nothing over the top for the lulz

[Kal]

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[pyx_e]

Just bought a pair of these :

https://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/cPath/1_2_99/products_id/3100

I wear Draggin Jeans in the summer (as I am mostly riding round Bristol, maybe dual carriage way, hardly any long high speed stuff) but needed something more wind and waterproof for winter. The plus side is that for most situations with D/Jeans and these is you can get off the bike and straight into work without having to faff about.

When I go on the motorway I wear armoured textiles.
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[Kal]