Coming off...Protection below the waist?

[Douglas]

Hey folks...I searched the forum and did not come up with any threads I thought useful...I am getting ready to spring for pro below the waist and am finding that the possibilites are more varied than I anticipated. I guess choice is a good thing but am now bewildered by reviews and options...anybody care to share there wisdom...hard earned or not. Thanks in advance.

• Kevlar jeans?
• Leather pants?
• Expensive one piece suits?
• Bohn type under armour with jeans over them?

-Doug

 

[1olbull]

I use "Sliders" sometimes, leather pants once in awhile and water proof textile padded pants frequently.
Plain Dickeys with added knee protection works well also. Tis ALL good.

 

[cardinal93]

Textiles usually. Interested in kevlar jeans just wonder if they're too hot? Have heard the under armor isn't so good? Going to try rip-stops with knee pads. I'd say anything is better than nothing protective.

 

[ScottishR3T]

I get lambasted by fellow bikers and colleagues for this but ...........

Plain old jeans most of the time. If I was that concerned about self preservation I wouldn't have a bike in the first place!

Anything further I wear below the waist is purely weather based.

 

[TriumPhil]

CE approved armored synthetics for me, both mesh and non-mesh. I wear Olympia Moto Sports gear almost exclusively for I believe that their gear more often than not offers the best bang for the buck.

http://olympiamotosports.com/

Leather is hot, restrictive and/or quite expensive for quality. Bohn is a partial Band-aid solution that does not provide comprehensive protection without additional layers and kevlar "Draggin" - style jeans fall woefully short in protection against either bad or high-impact falls or crashes, IMO. Their really only helpful in light to very moderate slides, again, IMO.

 

[TOMCAT]

Draggin jeans .. check their website if you want to see if they work. Aussie company

 

[Douglas]

Thanks everyone...Tom and Phil I went to those websites you recommeded...some really interesting products for protection...expected to see draggin jeans from Austraila...they said they were "Proudly made in the USA"

 

[Wrecka]

My below the waist protection.

 

[ozrider]

Draggin jeans .. check their website if you want to see if they work. Aussie company

+1

 

[webmaster]

I'm a fan of leather everywhere, but do what you feel most comfortable in.