Denim [email protected]!

Ditto that!

Would love to be able to strip off denim chaps and walk around in shorts.
(Though it's hard to think about heat when it's so fricken cold right now!)

Hmmm....guess I've never seen denim chaps!

hmmmm, I guess I don't get it. Leather chaps can be great for weather protection being an excellent wind blocker, they keep little pebbles and debre from stinging when hitting your legs, they privide good road rash protection for those times that hopefully will never happen, are easy to maintain, last for years, and fold up fairly small for storage. I saw a test report on sliding against a road surface with various materials. I wish I could remember where I saw it, but what I do remember is that denim had a slide time so slight at 50 MPH before wearing through that is was considered useless.. Leather had a substantial amount of time/feet for protection in comparison. Other woven fabrics including ballistic cloth did not fair near as well as one might think either. I guess the only advantage for demin instead of nothing would be a little extra time against a hot pipe or cushion from hitting a large insect, or sun burn. Is there any other advantages I'm missing here?

There is a company who makes them lined with kevlar- those are the ones I'm interested in- just wondering if anyone on this board had tried them.

I'm actually going to invest in a couple of pairs of draggin jeans myself, will wear when it's below 90 outside. Same kind of thing though, woven with kevlar.

Makes sense with Kevlar. I wouldn't bother otherwise. I think the study had about a 3 ft. sliding distance for denim.

2 websites for what you are looking for.

www.zone-tailed.com, denim chaps

www.dragginjeans.com, jeans with aramid fiber in the seat and knees

I've been wearing the Draggin Jeans for a few years now. Actually had a chance to crash test them last spring. I took a low-side fall and did about 25ft on the asphault. The denin wore through to the kevlar on the right knee and hip, but not a scratch on my legs. They look just like regular jeans and fit like Levis 501's. I'm gonna get me a new pair once this weather thaws out.
Ken

Ohh I might have to look into those chaps.

Cheri

UltraKC said:

I've been wearing the Draggin Jeans for a few years now. Actually had a chance to crash test them last spring. I took a low-side fall and did about 25ft on the asphault. The denin wore through to the kevlar on the right knee and hip, but not a scratch on my legs. They look just like regular jeans and fit like Levis 501's. I'm gonna get me a new pair once this weather thaws out.
Ken

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Sorry about your fall but I always wonder what would happen if you went down wearing them. Now I'm definitely investing in several pairs.

FifthGear said:

hmmmm, I guess I don't get it.... Is there any other advantages I'm missing here?

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Fifth, HarleyHottie said she want's be able to take them off so she can wear her shorts. Are you paying attention son, or what?

Just got back from the cycle show. Was looking for these jeans. Didn't see any. Maybe it's because leather makes more sense up here at the north pole...LOL I got a new leather jacket though!

cool, on the leather jacket... congrat's

i think i can honestly say that i have never seen/heard of denium chaps before. i suppose now, what i will have to do, is during the rally this summer, check out the venders and see who sells them and see what they look like