Draggin' Jeans

[DucDucGuzz]

Occasionally, I wear Deth Killer jeans - Made in USA with the Kevlar woven into the denim. Hot, heavy, bomb-proof & bad ass. Sadly, the company is no more.  But there so many more choices today from Dainese, Revit, and Ugly Bros - just to name a few. I personally only wear jeans on casual rides around town or to social get-togethers.  In the canyons or touring, I'm in full leathers or technical textile gear.

While we don't get the humidity like Florida & other states, California can get pretty hot in the summer.  But I'd rather sweat like a pig than skinned like one...

[segesta]

Ugly Bros, made in Korea, have a good Kevlar jean called the Echo-K--the Kevlar is actually woven into the denim, not just panels or whatnot. They are expensive but lightweight. And they look like normal jeans, not the Euroweenie style of Dainese's jeans.

For what that's worth!

[twowings]

Just got my Bohn lowers yesterday...huzzah! they work great with my favorite summer riding pants...good product!

[Lcarlson]

One option nobody has mentioned: Kevlar mesh "long johns". I have a set, purchased I believe from Fast Company (Draggin Jeans). Theoretically, you could wear outerwear made of tissue paper, and still get excellent abrasion resistance. Haven't crash tested them.

[Nic in Western NYS]

One option nobody has mentioned: Kevlar mesh "long johns". I have a set, purchased I believe from Fast Company (Draggin Jeans). Theoretically, you could wear outerwear made of tissue paper, and still get excellent abrasion resistance. Haven't crash tested them.

Here's to no test data anytime soon.

[drlapo]

I rode across death valley in a pair of cycle gear iron worker pants. Comfy and not too hot.
With Kevlar and armor
And less than $75

[M0T0Geezer]

In '09 I "wiped out" at 5 mph on my ST1300.  Hit an oil patch turning left and broke a leg (sooo-oo stoopid).

At the ER, it took three pairs of surgical shears to cut my Draggin Jeans offa me.  The Kevlar lining pranged the first two shears straightaway and the nurses abused the 3rd pair beyond any further use in an heroic attempt to prevail over them.

After all that, the best they could do was cut the legs a few inches up from the cuff - just enough to slide them over my new riding boots (which I wouldn't allow the girls to touch).

I never go out, even if it's 95 degrees, without my Draggin's on.   ATGATT and all that...

'Geezer