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The difference would become clear when you were skidding down the road in the workman trousersKungFooBob wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:34 pm I wonder how a £30 pair of workman trousers from Screwfix compare to £160 pair of motorcycle specific trous?
Obviously there the the difference in armour, but there's ways around that.
Not a problem, I just won't crash.Mascagman wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:43 pmThe difference would become clear when you were skidding down the road in the workman trousersKungFooBob wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:34 pm I wonder how a £30 pair of workman trousers from Screwfix compare to £160 pair of motorcycle specific trous?
Obviously there the the difference in armour, but there's ways around that.
Yeah,I've pondered that myself. Because motorcycling is perceived as a hobby/leisure pursuit,folk are mostly happy to pay inflated prices for almost everything.KungFooBob wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:34 pm I wonder how a £30 pair of workman trousers from Screwfix compare to £160 pair of motorcycle specific trous?
Obviously there the the difference in armour, but there's ways around that.
Surely its worth paying more for products that have gone through the right channels and have been safety checked specifically for motorcycle ?Skub wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:56 pmYeah,I've pondered that myself. Because motorcycling is perceived as a hobby/leisure pursuit,folk are mostly happy to pay inflated prices for almost everything.KungFooBob wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:34 pm I wonder how a £30 pair of workman trousers from Screwfix compare to £160 pair of motorcycle specific trous?
Obviously there the the difference in armour, but there's ways around that.
I assume bike specific trousers have to pass some kind of abrasion/impact testing to rate the triple A thingy on my RST jeans,but I couldn't tell you what that means in any great detail,or even if I'm terribly interested. They are comfy on and off the bike and since they have armour,my tiny little brain tells me I've done my bit and taken reasonable precautions.
Probably (hopefully) the bike specific jobbies will perform better at saving one's hide in the event of a crash,but I don't know if they would do that 5 times better than work kaks + armour,relative to cost.
I nominate KFB to properly test the two troos and report back.
When off the peg 'fashion' jeans can get an A rating an the coveted CE mark, nah not so muchMascagman wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:10 pm
Surely its worth paying more for products that have gone through the right channels and have been safety checked specifically for motorcycle ?
More? Yes. 5 times more?Mascagman wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:10 pm
Surely its worth paying more for products that have gone through the right channels and have been safety checked specifically for motorcycle ?
If they pass at A they pass, nothing can be done about it. Just backs up the point to pay more and go for AAAMrLongbeard wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:18 pm
When off the peg 'fashion' jeans can get an A rating an the coveted CE mark, nah not so much
Betty Swallocks.inewham wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:58 pm Draggin used to sell kevlar longjohns - wear a pair of them underneath and you could wear pyjamas let alone screwfix work trousers.
Nah, my Dickies have done me proud, so I'll stick with them.Mascagman wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:44 pmIf they pass at A they pass, nothing can be done about it. Just backs up the point to pay more and go for AAAMrLongbeard wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:18 pm
When off the peg 'fashion' jeans can get an A rating an the coveted CE mark, nah not so much
MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:07 pm Nah, my Dickies have done me proud, so I'll stick with them.
I really should offload the 2 pairs of Hood jeans I haven't got around to wearing.
