Riding Pants?

[IdZer0]

A local motorcycle magazine did an abrasion test between different kevlar jeans and the A* came out better than the Dainese. It's a pity though they didn't test the Armalith jeans; would have been interesting to see the difference.

[The ModFather]

I have Dainese Firefly Leather Pants and Shift Torque Kevlar Jeans that I wear with Dainese Hard Shorts and Knee Pads for impact. The Hard Shorts suck to sit on though so I somtimes forgo them if I know I'm going to be in them off the bike for a while. Does anyone wear Leather pants? It doesnt sound like it. I think they look cool with the Dainese Torque Boots. Only bikers and rockstars can get away with leather pants and they do provide the best abrasion protection so I say rock'em if you got'em.

[bikepilot]

I wear leather pants - not daily to the office (too hard to get on/off), but for weekend sporting jaunts.  Wore them to the classic bike show when I went with some other DMF'ers.  Leather is nice as usually they are tailored for a snug fit and the material doesn't flap around.  Great protection and if they are well perforated quite cool.

[sugarcrook]

For commuting, I wear a pair of Motoport Air Mesh Kevlar.  Probably the best overpants I've seen, but you definitely pay for them. 

[gr1976]

I ordered the sartso dark grey's but had to exchange them for the brown wave's. The dark grey's had a little too much leg taper for me. I'm 5'-10" 180# avg type build and my knox knee armor hardly fit underneath. (My legs are a little large) The brown wave's are more of a straight leg design and fit much better. I wish they were the same color as the dark grey's, but overall they appear to be a quality product.

Keep in mind they do run a little small. I have a 32 -33" waist in Levis but  34"  in the Sartso's. Actually, they are true to size. American clothing is getting bigger under the same sizes so we don't realize how much fatter we're getting. I bought a pair of $9 33" jeans at Meijer for garage duty and they fall off w/o a belt. They fit like 36" Levi's.

[bikepilot]

So true about size deflation.  By pant sizing I've gotten skinnier over the past few years.  The scale and mirror don't agree 

[meanmonster]

Just added Dainese Pro leather pants to my inventory. Perf of course. Haven't used them yet but from around the house they are just as cool as my heavy kavalr jeans + knee armor + undershorts but with much better abrasion protection. I'll use them for a trip to work this week, see how it goes.


Work great. Great airflow.  Confortable. Changed at work (work clothes in backpack).

[markz2004]

Been using these for spring / summer commuting to work.  Good for an over-pant application and fit.

Haven't tested them yet, but would welcome anyone's perspective on how they would hold up in a crash ~understanding that they aren't leather.

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