Josh1234 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 As Pauly said, "Jeans are not proper street gear." Thus, the encouragement to pick up a pair of riding pants!Nothing fancy, just a pair of Joe Rocket Ballistic 7.0 riding pants... Rain proof, removable liner, knee pads, hip pads, zip all the way up (or down) the leg for airflow/easy removable/stripteases for GF a la chip'n'dales.$150 at Iron Pony. Pretty basic, but should be warm enough to extend my riding season, and, more importantly, SAFER THAN JEANS.Pauly, thanks for the encouragement & suggestion. Ha, you ever reccomended IPM, which is where I got them.So, the salesman called these particular pants "Fudge pants" when I started with XL which where huge on me. I asked if they were Overpants, and he said they were a Fudge pant, meaning you can wear them either way. Anyone confirm/deny? I went down a size to Large so I can wear them on their own, since most of my riding is in the summer, and the LAST thing I want is another layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytriple Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Nice pick up. I have a similar pair of first gear pants. I use mine for spring, late fall rides. and for snow blowing the drive way they are that warm with the liner in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytriple Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Oh I would also say water resistant not proof? Hit them with a good spray of nik wix or kiwi water proofing spray and they will block out water for a lot longer. Mine with a few coats of spray held out all water on the freeway for 500 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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