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The Disapproving Brit
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PostPosted: 09:32 - 16 Jun 2013    Post subject: Grinfactor jeans Reply with quote
Anyone have experience with them? They look pretty solid - fully lined kevlar, doubled up in parts - and same price as the Red Route ones I've got which have only got a small kevlar patch on the arse. Just want to make sure there's no horrendous stories before I get an order in.
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PostPosted: 11:48 - 16 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not had any experience with them particularly, but a little search to check reviews online, came up with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u_1yPMwQL8

Kevlar is kevlar is kevlar.
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PostPosted: 12:04 - 16 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I own a pair and they seem ok, I've not come off at high speed though.

When they're wrecked I intend to try and belt grinder and stanley knife on them.
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PostPosted: 20:41 - 16 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I own a pair of Grin Factor and Redroutes. Personally the Redrouters are much better fitting and I always where them, but the Grin Factor seem much more robust.
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PostPosted: 22:14 - 16 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Clanger wrote:
Not had any experience with them particularly, but a little search to check reviews online, came up with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u_1yPMwQL8

Kevlar is kevlar is kevlar.


That bloke is nuts!.... I'm in the market for some kevlars,I might have to pull the trigger on some grin factors!
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Jersum
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PostPosted: 23:28 - 16 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Henry Hoover wrote:
Clanger wrote:
Not had any experience with them particularly, but a little search to check reviews online, came up with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u_1yPMwQL8

Kevlar is kevlar is kevlar.


That bloke is nuts!.... I'm in the market for some kevlars,I might have to pull the trigger on some grin factors!


You can't really tell if he puts much pressure onto them though.
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PostPosted: 00:27 - 17 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jersum wrote:
You can't really tell if he puts much pressure of them though.


I agree with your scepticism.
First leather jacket it looks like he's putting all his weight onto a workbench, whereas on the jeans he's wearing it looks like a lot less pressure is applied.

I believe that the kevlar is very good, I just find this video a bit misleading, and consequently annoying. Watching it, it takes longer to go through the plain denim top layer than to go through the leather jacket. I'm struggling to buy that.
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Jersum
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PostPosted: 01:32 - 17 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
jnw010 wrote:
Jersum wrote:
You can't really tell if he puts much pressure of them though.


I agree with your scepticism.
First leather jacket it looks like he's putting all his weight onto a workbench, whereas on the jeans he's wearing it looks like a lot less pressure is applied.

I believe that the kevlar is very good, I just find this video a bit misleading, and consequently annoying. Watching it, it takes longer to go through the plain denim top layer than to go through the leather jacket. I'm struggling to buy that.


I want to do the stanley knife test, but I really don't want to ruin the trousers.
And you won't really get the same friction from the road as a belt grinder, I reckon the guy is 90% full of sh*te.
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