(Well, it won't be a "crash test".....perhaps my heirs can provide that some day.)
Took 3 tries to get a good fit through the mail. (no, my local shop doesn't stock these - probably because they are NOS most places these days)
But, happy with this pair. Good fit, D-3O armor pads sit well in their pockets at the hip and knee. A liner of "Covec" material covers a lot of the likely 'road rash' areas,
front, back and sides. Covec has high abrasion & cut resistance, high melting point and is non flammable. Unlike Aramids - Covec has a much lower flex fatigue and is much less affected by sweat, washing and "wearing'.
My 9yr old Slider jeans with Kevlar/Aramid seat panels were aging somewhat - even though, or perhaps because?, they'd never been washed.
The Covec layer is much thicker than the Aramid in my Sliders.
One bonus is the tiny bit of expand-o in the weave....welcomed now that I'm no long 19.
"Do they feel bulky?"
No, I feel softly encased.
I rode in the car & wore them for 2 days (without the D-3O) around town with no issues.
Stig
