February 16, 2009 at 2:57 pm
#16528
Matt
Participant
Black textile overpants don’t look out of place on a bike (not around here anyways). I wear mine all the time, but I understand why some people don’t like them.
Armoured jeans with knee and hip protection (and made of ballistic material) are NOT as protective as a proper textile pant (which in turn is no where near as protective as leather pants). But they are infinitely better than street wear jeans, and don’t cost a ton.
I would seriously recommend investing in some lower body protection.
Protection is a personal choice, but you’ll feel like an idiot if you ever end up in an ER and the doctor tells you how much the skin grapht is going cost (not to mention hurt)…
Take care.