There's a forum called canyon chasers. A lot of those guys a wearing Carhartt double front pants, saying there's a pocket for knee armor but I don't think there's a place for hip armor. Like $50 - $60 pair.
We had a guy on a ride last year wearing some "heavy duty" Carhartt pants. He went down and those carhartt pants wore right through and he and some nasty road rash. He wasn't going very fast when he went down. Since then he has bought some Kevlar reinforced jeans.
I hit the pavement at 60mph.I think you are gonna pay for what ever level of armor you use. $$ for the good stuff , skin for the lesser.
I guess it depends on what a person is comfortable with. I ride with helmet, gloves, boots, and armored jacket. Almost always wear jeans.
When I was young I rode 10's of 1000's of miles in shorts and tennis shoes. Now I see someone without helmet, I think , "They are crazy".Ya'll see me in jeans and think ,"He's crazy"
I think you own the motorcycle ; ride it , modify it, do what ever you want, it's yours.
That being said, I have a pair of Joe Rocket armored mesh pants in the coming in the mail. I plan on wearing them all the time.
I was wearing a Joe Rocket mesh jacket and pants years ago when I hit Bambi at around 65. I went sliding and tumbling to a stop on the pavement. That mesh gear worked pretty well. I had some road rash on one elbow because my jacket fit too loose and the sleeve rode up. The jacket didn't have a scratch on it. The pants got tore up but they did their job and protected my legs.I That being said, I have a pair of Joe Rocket armored mesh pants in the coming in the mail. I plan on wearing them all the time.
Either ya'll rubbed off on me , or I'm getting scared in my old age.![]()
Yea, I'm looking at a set of Scorpion Coverts or something. Don't come with armor, but they have all the pouches for them. My current overpants are wasted so I'll harvest the armor from those to slip into the Scorpions.
You might want to look at the Diamond Gusset Defender jeans. They come in any reasonable waist and inseam combination. They don't have armor but are better normal jeans: https://www.gusset.com/defender/I never got to test them ( thankfully) but I wore the KLIM outriders since I'm long legged and thinner, they're the only ones I found so far that don't look like capris on me. However, the 34w fit way too loose, sold those and bought the 32w and they're a way slimmer cut. Too tight on the legs and won't fit over my formas. So they're going up for sale. I'm just not the norm, so nothing really fits right. Guess I'm doomed to ride in jeans for the day to day riding. I'll use my KLIM traverse pants for trips and multi day rides.
May have to give a pair of those a shot, plus American made still means something to me.You might want to look at the Diamond Gusset Defender jeans. They come in any reasonable waist and inseam combination. They don't have armor but are better normal jeans: https://www.gusset.com/defender/
ya, the 51s or whatever. they're like $400.I have a pair of Klim K (whatever they are called) jeans and love them. They are Kevlar lined and include D30 hip, knee and tailbone armor. They feel like a heavy duty carpenter style jean and can be worn all day. As with anything Klim, they are expensive, which is why I only have one pair.