Draggin Jeans?

Knox make some good stand alone protection that can be worn with anything.

 

I bought some but not tried them on the bike yet. I find leathers restrictive and went out a lot last year in normal jeans too. Rode round the outside of a mate with his knee down on a 270 degree loop with my leg tucked in and afterward thought I should get a bit of extra protection - you never know when you need to go a little silly I'm sure the Draggin Jeans are fab and the quality seems good.

 

I also have a Moto Cross Armoured under shirt that I can wear under a long sleeve t shirt for hot days.

 

I'm 55 and also prefer jeans. I looked at Draggin' but they seem expensive for what they are and they needed tailoring, so I went for Hood jeans (hoodjeans.co.uk). They're british, have a good selection and more importantly you can get them whatever size you want. I am delighted with them, and about to order another pair. The protection is excellent as you'll see on their website. I highly recommend them. No denim jeans can ever be as protective as a quality pair of padded leather jeans, but for me I'm prepared to accept the compromise.

 

I got mine on here, new, for £50

 

I would suggest looking at different styles of leathers. Crashing on warfarin could mean increased blood loss, not that I'm suggesting you should test the theory. But many leathers have lycra panels that make them much more flexible than they used to be, more so even than armoured jeans in some cases, I'd wager. I had a Dainese suit a while ago that was far more flexible than you'd imagine leathers to be. And given the price of the likes of Draggin' and Hood, you wouldn't be out of pocket either.

 

I'll fly the flag for Hood Jeans too, quality stuff, additional armour isn't too intrusive either.

 

I have some Dragging Jeans, yes they are good, over priced, not as good as textiles, they can be very very good for all year around.

I also use Pro Armour leggings under Dragging Jeans, or any jeans.
I also you can change the way you get on your bike, I quite often put a foot on the Foot Peg, and climb over from that, so much easier.
I also put the bike on the centre stand, and climb on it, and then just roll it off centre stand it is so easy.

 

I did a head on 'knee first' into the corner of a Merc in Jeans (pretty sure they are Draggin) in November so fairly qualified to comment here!
I do actually really like riding in jeans but in my opinion textile of any kind is no where near as good as leather and I would definitely look at leather options if you have maximum protection in mind. The main problem is that the knee pads in any textile garment are prone to moving around so you take a bit of a gamble. I'm pretty sure the armour saved my knee cap as it took a direct hit and smashed the headlight and wing of the car, however I did get a nice big hole above my knee that needed sixteen stitches (I took a video and some good phots if you want some gore!). The hole in my leg was caused by the corner of the armour knee pad digging into my leg on impact. The impact with the metal put a hole through the kevlar material, presumably like a knife, so like I said the armour saved my knee.
I've been riding an offroad bike over the winter and I now wear seperate knee and shin pads under the textile trousers which is definitely the best protection when wearing textile, although many will find it unpractical wearing bulky plastic pads so it's always a balance of what you feel is needed. The force field soft armour is excellent so that may work for you, perhaps with the hip pretection pants as well, but that again is a lot of gear. I tend to play around a lot, especially on the two stroke dirtbike which likes to have the front in the air, so more likely to be needing the protection than many!

 

royalwithcream why I like the Pro Armour Leggings, think they are force field, complete padded compression leggings that are cool, and all over protection

 

I have some Draggin' jeans that are very good quality - both the denim and kevlar lining are very heavy weight so these are definitely not "fashion" jeans with a bit of kevlar sewn in! The only downside is that mine have no other armour or protection in them, and no pockets to fit any in to. I would at least liked to have had the option to fit my own into a pocket even if they didn't come with any fitted as standard. That means a load of hassle trying to find something that will fit and can be fixed in position in some way. Something to think about when looking.
The jeans won't replace my day-to-day commute leather trousers with proper protection, but they will replace the use of "fashion" jeans when I'm just popping down the shops or into town or maybe even riding abroad on tour when leathers are too hot.

 

I often ride in kevlar jeans, have a couple pairs of Draggin and some Alpinestars. I prefer them personally but offer little protection compared to leathers. My Draggin's came without armour so I bought some CE1 knee and hip pads. The Alpinestars came with both already.

Its a compromise isn't it.

 

I have a pair very comfy dainese d1 pred kevlar jeans with knee pads. They are more fitted than other jeans I've tried which are more akin to flares. The pads don't seem to wander when I'm on the bike but I suppose the true test will be when I need them most... The downside being they are difficult to get over my boots giving the impression I've arrived on a biplane rather than a bike.

 

hi, I bought a pair of draggin jeans 18 months ago to go to Tuscany very flexible ( fully lined ones) once you get to use the knee pads ( i took the hip pads out) there comfortable warm in cool conditions. but not rain proof ( they do dragg then) hope this helps

 

I have a pair of Berik armoured jeans and they are superb. They have removable armour in the knees and hips and are very comfortable, I had no problems riding my speed triple to the German Moto GP in them last year.
As for protection, my wife interfaced with the tarmac at 50ish after I cocked up a couple of years ago, she was wearing my jeans at the time and there wasn't a mark on her legs afterwards, in fact there wasn't a mark on the jeans either.

 

I also went for the Dainese D1 jeans. They feel (and look) just like wearing well fitted normal jeans but are woven with Kevlar and have soft armour in the knees (the Pred version have more robust knee armour). I've not tested them in anger, but I feel slightly better about riding with those on compared to normal jeans when I can't be bothered to tog up in leathers and/or need to jump straight off the bike and can't get changed.

 

@ JT, Commuted in a pair of D1's a fair bit last summer, knelt down on my knees to look at something on the bike in a lazy moment and the surface literally disintergrated. That is stationary careful kneeling down, not sure how much protection your anger testing will give. I think it is more psychological protection than actual protection. Just my opinion but something you may want to factor in.

 

For guys who ride in kevlar jeans, check out the new Knox range.

Unlike Hood and Draggin and the rest, they have a great fit and don't resemble "Mom" jeans from Walmart. Also, the knee armour goes into a zippered pocket on the exterior of the legs. The zip to access the pockets is hidden in the seam and very discreet. 130 bucks a pair with proper Knox knee and hip pads...

 

I have Draggin Jeans that came with KNOX armour that can be fitted. A bit of a faff to fit and a little fettling was required, but I now have armour that doesn't move about and all round Kevlar protection. Pricy but worth it in my opinion.