Riding Jeans

[Rich500]

I have worn them, briefly. They are pretty decent. Good fit, decent style, not too hot, well made. They are a good piece by all standards.  

[QWKDTSN]

This is what I recommend...  Get them while they're hot.  I just got mine and while I wish they had a 34 in stock, the 36 fits me OK.  They zip up like warm up pants over whatever you want to wear underneath and are perforated.  Yet to ride in them yet (need a bike for that) but I trust them.  Draggin jeans are $90 and evaporate as that guy said?  Nuts to that.  My regular jeans evaporated enough for my taste.  It's been 3 weeks and I still have a small scab on my knee (in the center of 3 1/2 square inches of pink scar tissue).





scroll down... $139 http://www.newenough.com/closeouts/oddsandends.htm

[mrslush50]

hmmm...

leather that doesn't look boy racer or hell's angel.

I like.

maybe i'll have to check those out.

[Jeff P]

I've got a pair each of both the Atomic Jeans and the Draggin Jeans.  Like others have said, the draggin jeans are really nice because they're just regular jeans, no funny styling or anything.  They're very comfortable and look good.  And despite that story that was linked to, I've read plent of good testimonials about their performance in crashes.  Yes you'll do better if you're wearing racing leathers, but for $90 the draggin jeans are a good, comfortable and nice looking alternative.

The Atomic jeans aren't bad either.  They definitely look like riding pants, but are normal enough to wear around.  My gripe about them is that the sizing is done "women's style", ie there's S-M-L-XL.  No accounting for waist & inseam.  I'm 6'3", 190 lbs.  Normally wear a 36 34 pant.  Got these in L which fits good in the hips and through the legs, but are too short.  They ride up about 2" over the tops of my boots.  The good news is the knee pads are still in the right spot.  I'm less confident about the abrasion resistance of these than the draggin jeans.  It's a heavy cotton outer layer, with a polyester mesh lining.  They're comfortable and cool, but I have a feeling they'd come apart quicker than the draggin jeans.  Hopefully I'll never find out.

jeff

[chimivee]

I wear DKNY and also AX (and armani, Kenneth Cole) .

Yeah, I'm a snob.
:nana:

pssst... Pablo buys his chonis at Mervyns.  So that A|X on his shirt is probably a la swap meet or Sharpie.