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21-07-2018, 02:17 PM
This is really about the dealer as much as it is about the kit I bought a short while ago.
Firstly, I love riding in jeans when the weather's this hot but as I get older and with a young family I do sometimes think 'what if?'
It's usually not for long otherwise none of us would even get on two wheels but all the same I can't help thinking how much nicer it is riding in jeans rather than leather when the weather is this good- when I was in my twenties I ONLY ever rode in ordinary jeans.
So anyway, for a while now I have thought about getting a pair of the new wave of single layer aramid fibre mix jeans and so a trip up to Guildford to the Motolegends store was planned to take a look at some as they claim to have the largest stock of the various (and somewhat confusing initially) types available.
No longer are they the kind where there is a kind of 'long john' layer tacked into a normal pair of denims but a proper mix of fibres giving anything between two and seven seconds of slide time (leather is around four apparently and remember it isn't often you would slide on just one point of contact).
So I settled on a pair from Spidi, they look like regular jeans so are great when you park up, they come with CE approved armour already fitted with nice discreet little zips allowing their removal when it's time to wash them and the best thing is the lovely people at Motolegends not only have a motorcycle in store to allow you to get the feel and fit right they also offer a free alteration service and post them out to you when they're done- in my case they arrived at my door two days later!!
Go check them out and if you're in the market for something similar, if you can go visit them- you even get great coffee and motorcycle shaped shortbread while you browse the shop.
https://www.motolegends.com/
Firstly, I love riding in jeans when the weather's this hot but as I get older and with a young family I do sometimes think 'what if?'
It's usually not for long otherwise none of us would even get on two wheels but all the same I can't help thinking how much nicer it is riding in jeans rather than leather when the weather is this good- when I was in my twenties I ONLY ever rode in ordinary jeans.
So anyway, for a while now I have thought about getting a pair of the new wave of single layer aramid fibre mix jeans and so a trip up to Guildford to the Motolegends store was planned to take a look at some as they claim to have the largest stock of the various (and somewhat confusing initially) types available.
No longer are they the kind where there is a kind of 'long john' layer tacked into a normal pair of denims but a proper mix of fibres giving anything between two and seven seconds of slide time (leather is around four apparently and remember it isn't often you would slide on just one point of contact).
So I settled on a pair from Spidi, they look like regular jeans so are great when you park up, they come with CE approved armour already fitted with nice discreet little zips allowing their removal when it's time to wash them and the best thing is the lovely people at Motolegends not only have a motorcycle in store to allow you to get the feel and fit right they also offer a free alteration service and post them out to you when they're done- in my case they arrived at my door two days later!!
Go check them out and if you're in the market for something similar, if you can go visit them- you even get great coffee and motorcycle shaped shortbread while you browse the shop.
https://www.motolegends.com/