How to buy a pair of protective motorcycle jeans 

That showed the Rokker single layer had less than half the mean abrasion resistance time compared to the Hood double layer on the EN13595 Cambridge 60-grit belt... pretty conclusive.

Indeed. And Bennetts is commercially impartial, too. The Bennetts Social review is well worth watching 👍

I can’t believe this comment is still here. This leaky blinders guy is deleting comments exposing the fact that he thinks his opinion is better than science.

I agree, Benetts, Motocap and other testing labs all say the same thing. Lined jeans are twice as protective as the best single layer jeans. This guy just won't have it and puts out stories on the Motolegends website rubbishing proper manufacturers like Hood. Disgusting. I have stopped buying from these people.

Thank you so much for this words!

Reading your post makes me realise how lucky I am to be only 2 miles from them.

@@MOMGEN1 🤣

I am over 5000 miles away. Wish i could visit your shop!

@@getabiggerhammer342 🤣👍🏼

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Yes, the PMJs can be a bit ‘boy band’. CP

@@Motolegends yes!! And I am metal 🤘🤘🤘

Bennetts did a motorcycle jeans test, well worth watching.

I too recommend you watch the Bennetts Social video about motorcycle jeans

You will wait some time if your Hood jeans are as durable as mine. Six years so far

Aye, too much side.

@@hedgehog3900 it’s also the way they switch to the side camera sometimes and he’s silent, then he turns to look at it and start talking like mr Rodgers saying “oh I didn’t notice you there”. I love Chris regardless obviously

@@Fee.1 You love the man? Just call him and tell him then to sort out the side thing. Easy.

@@hedgehog3900 he stopped taking my calls because I kept showing up in the middle of the night without permission

@@Fee.1 The plot thickens. When Chris looks to the side is it possible he is looking to see if Fee is in the shadows?

I agee, and the only answer has got to be armour that is longer and covers more of the leg (e.g. SAS-Tec SC-1/EVO3 or Rukka XTR knee armour). And while I know Chris prefers light armour, longer knee protectors are comfier for taller people :)

Yep, that’s a valid point but, for most people, a jean is a summer pant. In the winter, something with a membrane is normally more appropriate because, let’s face it, it could rain at any moment. A membrane will also be more effective at combatting the cold than a layer of Kevlar. CC.

@@Motolegends For Britain probably, here in Russia (or at least most part of Russia), we don't ride in winter, so jeans can be a good option for the whole season (spring - autumn) :)

@@vsevolodgoloviznin4483Many riders in the UK ride year round, for many their motorcycle is their only form of transport much like myself.

No. Not really. Just buy a helmet where there are more than two shell sizes and you will alleviate much of the problem. Also, you’re probably imaging the issue anyway!

The Revolution jean from Rokker is amazingly waterproof, but they are not the most comfortable jean to wear because of the laminated membrane. We like them a lot, but when it’s really hot they can become sticky. CC

Not sure you can always know what you are buying on eBay and clearly you would have no warranty.

This is 3 months later but maybe will still help you or someone else. Just bought these- they’re amazing jeans. Definitely thick fabric, noticeably thicker than Levi 501, but comfortable to wear. They feel solid. The outside zipper is very easy to use and it’s nice to be able to throw your armor in a bag on your bike while walking around. I’ve done a ton of research and the Knox seem to be the safest jeans you can get. The dyneema jeans seem good, but after research on the heat transfer of dyneema i would be scared of burns you would get from sliding a few seconds in those jeans. Hope this helps

I guess because they don’t think everyone wears hip armour so not everyone wants a pocket for the armour. But I’m not sure we sell any jeans without a hip armour pocket. It’s a tidier way of keeping it in place.

Yep, best for stopping cold/stiff knees really.

If you hit the side of a car it's the riding position of the armour that matters. If you fall off the armour hasn't had time to drop down the leg to the walking position. Of course, in my last big accident I had a monster scrape on my shin between the top of my boot and the knee armour..... (plus concussion etc)

You mean bull-it they are banging beats kevlar in several areas 👍

Yes we do.

Hood slim fit jeans

It’s always funny to me when people say that putting things in a freezer kills bacteria. Did they never do basic highschool biology? Freezing bacteria only stops them multiplying for however long they remain frozen. Also, Kevlar degrading when you wash it is a complete myth.

What? where is the source on that?

It looks a little like a Merlin, but I am not sure.

Reviews and info needs music like a sow needs a silk hat

When companies claim their material is stronger than steel, what they are actually saying is that their material has a higher tensile strength than steel (usually per unit weight). I.e. if you get a wire of steel, and you get a strand of spun kevlar of the same weight, then the kevlar will be far stronger in tension. This means the steel wire will plastically deform and break much sooner than the aramid fibre. I've done a quick search and Kevlar's tensile strength is 3620MPa while a mild steel has a tensile strength of around 841MPa. Note, a material being malleable has nothing to do with its tensile strength (i.e. its resistance to tension), rope for example is very strong in tension, while being very flexible. Malleability or flexibility in the sense that you use it is determined by the material's stiffness. Nothing to do with strength.

Also note, spider silk is often regarded as one of the strongest matierials out there. In fact, some spider silks are themselves 10x stronger than kevlar. However, of course they are extremely thin, much thinner than a human hair (around 20x thinner).

@@Omar-kw5ui it’s not even that they’re thin so much as they aren’t scalable that’s the main issue as far as utilizing that strength, correct? And yea thanks for clarifying. That’s all my understanding too and what I was getting at as far as the general worthlessness of that claim

@@Fee.1 no, they are in fact scalable and the claim is in fact very valid. The fact is, per unit weight, these material are stronger in tension than steel. That means you can create a part that is much lighter and achieves the same strength as a part that would be much heavier made using steel. These fibres can be woven together to get scaled up. They are used to make fabrics that people do in fact wear. Fabrics that are lightweight, pliable, while at the same time extremely strong. The claim is definitely not worthless at all. Take carbon fibre for example, there is a reason why the aeronautics industry use carbon fibre now to construct most of aircraft airframes and wings rather than using steel or aluminium. Similarly, F1 cars are made up of CF and other fibres rather than steel or lightweight metals.

@@Omar-kw5ui would you acknowledge that the claim as phrased leads to a skewed perception by most consumers as to what the strength actually is, and that that’s precisely the intention ?

Knox shield 'spectra' for one.

@@domster200 thanks for the Update.... they're combined with nylon... interesting...

@@dokmartin3072 Nylon. Interesting. Better hope you crash in the winter.

Facts are wrong, I’m afraid. There are a lot of AAA rated single-layer jeans made from a UHMWPE. I’ve got a pair on right now! CP.

Where did you get this from. It’s nonsense! Kevlar degrades; A UHMWPE won’t.

@@Motolegends Never said UHMWPE will. All material degrades, jeans will before kevlar or UHMWPE, I own enough designer jeans, cheap and expensive, and motorcycle jeans to know it will wear out in places you didn't expect. Single layer jeans have their place, just not for me. Plus it score poorly in Motocap AU testing. Edit I should add, when I said 'jeans' I mean the fabric added to the abrasion material

Yes, you’re right; totally unimportant unless, of course, you fall off or have an accident!