Jeans on asphalt

[fz6nick]

I heard somewhere that a pair of Levis will last 4 seconds sliding on asphalt. Im not sure at what speeds, but 4 seconds of sliding on the road is a long time, count one one thousand, two one thousand etc in your head. Anyone hear something like that?

Nick

 

[bmccrary]

I heard somewhere that a pair of Levis will last 4 seconds sliding on asphalt. Im not sure at what speeds, but 4 seconds of sliding on the road is a long time, count one one thousand, two one thousand etc in your head. Anyone hear something like that?

Nick

Yea, if that. Jeans are better than shorts, however leathers are best. I personally ride in jeans but I am looking into some of those textile covers like Aplinestar makes. I do not want to bother with full leathers, however I would like something more than jeans.

-bryan

 

[lonesoldier84]

my cousin slid at 60 kph in jeans and only had a button size hole in em

 

[marke14]

I know people who have recently gone down at low speed in jeans and were majorly rashed and cut up.

I do occasionally ride in jeans only on my lower half, but rarely. I think even a decent pair of mesh pants are better because they are reinforced in the knees and butt, plus have knee padding.

I generally wear overpants over my jeans when I commute and just ride around. If I specifically go for a ride only, I wear my Chicane leather pants or mesh if I can't take the heat.

I think a large factor that goes into jeans protecting you is how burly (or thin) the denim is. Old school Levis will hold up a lot longer than a cheap pair of Old Navy or Guess jeans sliding on pavement or asphalt, or especially dirt or gravel.

 

[HavBlue]

I think a large factor that goes into jeans protecting you is how burly (or thin) the denim is. Old school Levis will hold up a lot longer than a cheap pair of Old Navy or Guess jeans sliding on pavement or asphalt, or especially dirt or gravel.

Very true, there is a big difference between work denim and the casual wear.

Four seconds at 60mph is 352 feet. I hope you never have to find out what 352 feet of sliding is like in a pair of jeans. File that idea under "this IS going to hurt."

 

[wrightme43]

I slid all the way across the road on my butt in Shift kevlar lined jeans. They did a good job. There is a pretty good sized hole in them though, but the kevlar saved my butt.


I have crashed bikes and skateboards in jeans. They almost always wore thru at just that slow speed.

I thought when I hopped up my butt was going to be rashed pretty good because it was so hot. It was just frictional heating. The denim is a very heavy denim. I went down just under 50 mph.
Friction slows you rapidly so you dont slide all that far. The bike slid further than I did and still had enough energy to mash it up pretty good.

 

[Avalon786]

What about Dikies pants? They seem pretty sturdy...

 

[HavBlue]

What about Dikies pants? They seem pretty sturdy...

Dickies work denim is pretty sturdy stuff and I have some myself. They still won't replace armor.

 

[BranNwebster]

Ladies and gentleman, welcome JEANS ON ASPHALT :rockon:

When I first looked at the thread title I thought it sounded like a good band name. It's early and I need coffee.

I wear jeans, wranglers. But I would like someday to have several pairs of the motorcycle jeans.

 

[Troubl]

I heard somewhere that a pair of Levis will last 4 seconds sliding on asphalt.

:rof: I'm sorry, I'll get serious now. As mentioned by others, perhaps a very sturdy, good pair of denim pants might manage that (also depending on your stature and how you slide/roll in the accident), but I sure wouldn't want to be wearing Levis in another accident.

If you want to wear jeans while riding, consider a pair meant for motorcycle riding, something with some sort of protection such as Draggin Jeans which has a Kevlar lining in it.

Draggin' Jeans

Both my wife and I own a pair of Draggin Jeans, and we love them.

 

[BranNwebster]

:rof: I'm sorry, I'll get serious now. As mentioned by others, perhaps a very sturdy, good pair of denim pants might manage that (also depending on your stature and how you slide/roll in the accident), but I sure wouldn't want to be wearing Levis in another accident.

If you want to wear jeans while riding, consider a pair meant for motorcycle riding, something with some sort of protection such as Draggin Jeans which has a Kevlar lining in it.

Draggin' Jeans

Both my wife and I own a pair of Draggin Jeans, and we love them.

Yep draggin jeans very cool. 100 bucks though. I would like to find a place to try them on. Maybe cycle gear.

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[Doorag]

:rof: I'm sorry, I'll get serious now. As mentioned by others, perhaps a very sturdy, good pair of denim pants might manage that (also depending on your stature and how you slide/roll in the accident), but I sure wouldn't want to be wearing Levis in another accident.

If you want to wear jeans while riding, consider a pair meant for motorcycle riding, something with some sort of protection such as Draggin Jeans which has a Kevlar lining in it.

Draggin' Jeans

Both my wife and I own a pair of Draggin Jeans, and we love them.

How much warmer are they than, say, normal Levis?

 

[Troubl]

Ya, many of the good motorcycle jeans are expensive. Also have a pair of Icon Recon jeans, which are vented, which makes them great for the hot, humid Florida summer. They also are not cheap, but love them too.
Ride Icon

 

[Troubl]

How much warmer are they than, say, normal Levis?

Because they are thinker, they are a bit warmer, but I don't think they a lot warmer. Summers here in Florida can be pretty hot and humid, but I'll wear them on trips and will spend a fair amount of time walking around outside. Again, they are warmer, but I don't think they're too bad.

 

[Doorag]

Because they are thinker, they are a bit warmer, but I don't think they a lot warmer. Summers here in Florida can be pretty hot and humid, but I'll wear them on trips and will spend a fair amount of time walking around outside. Again, they are warmer, but I don't think they're too bad.

Mrs. Doorag is getting me a pair for father's day. I was just wondering.

 

[fast blue one]

I had a look at redroute jeans in a shop on saturday. they just didnt convince me, so I am sticking with leather.

http://redroutelondon.com/

 

[Fred]

Even if the denim doesn't wear through, your jeans have nothing to protect you from impact damage. You really want hip and knee pads in your riding pants.

Fred

 

[sportrider]

I heard somewhere that a pair of Levis will last 4 seconds sliding on asphalt. Im not sure at what speeds, but 4 seconds of sliding on the road is a long time, count one one thousand, two one thousand etc in your head. Anyone hear something like that?

Nick

I've read that also, I think it was in either cycle world or motorcyclist. it went something like, in a 50MPH slide denum wore through in 5 feet, textile lasted for 30 ft and leather lasted 86 ft.

I'm just going off memory though so this is not 100% accurate, I remember the denum and leather but the textile is a little iffy. I wear jeans if I'm commuting or just putting around, but when I go "riding" I wear my text/leather 1 piece suit.

 

[Hellgate]

They are better than shorts but I've had Levi's rip and my ass is what stopped me. Not fun. I like my textile riding pants or my leathers. I'm looking into a pair of First Gear mesh pants for the summer time. Even my vented textiles are too hot here.

 

[Jake]

+1 Fred... jeans will not protect from impact. Most people are worried about road rash and forget about smashing your knee to pieces.

Jeans are my choice for putting around or work commute. I have either leather or mesh pants for spirited rides (weather dictates which I wear). Florida summers are not fun with leather pants.

Fieldsheer mesh pants were the only I could find that fit me well. However, the thinner mesh made me nervous about testing it's protection in a real scenario so I forked out the money for kevlar liners made by Draggin Jeans Draggin Liners The liners fit perfect under the pants and they are also mesh so airflow is great.

Yea kinda spendy for protective summer garb... mesh pants $110, kevlar mesh liners $150, total $260. How many people have you heard whining about not having money for good gear but they will spend $300 on bling or other crap that they really don't need.