'Upgrading' Knox hip/knee armour in Hood Jeans

[MC Bodge]

The Knox 213 hip armour in my Hood jeans/chino trousers is quite bulky.


Is there a thinner, but effective alternative?

The Knox 216 looks as if it could be thinner


Likewise what about less bulky pads for the knees?

Edited by MC Bodge on Tuesday 1st March 22:52

[MC Bodge]

Hiprotec any good?

[MC Bodge]

[Harpo]

I pulled a page out from a bike mag a while ago ............ can't find it just now. Anyway, it's this new stuff that is like gel, until its tted and then it turns hard (with a goatee ) in an instant.
Will look for it this weekend and put the name up. May have been a web address as well. I have got some of the Hood Slick jeans, waterproof is the claim and I need knee protecton for them.

[toxgobbler]

YOu mean D30? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtj4CtNQAtE&fea...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqDe0C4OKbM

Edit to add: http://www.d3o.com/d3o_products/t5-pro-flo1-limb-p...

Edited by toxgobbler on Thursday 3rd March 09:43

[MC Bodge]

Is D30 readily available in the UK?

[G Man]

MC Bodge said:

Is D30 readily available in the UK?

They won't sell it unless its in a suit ...

I have the Rukka version

http://www.grandprixlegends.com/motorcycle-gear/mo...

[MC Bodge]

I ended up getting some Hiprotec for the knees and the hips and stitching velcro to them.



I've not 'tested' them, but they are less bulky and much more comfortable thatn the previous Knox armour.

[lostandfound]

To breathe new life into this thread. I was looking for a new pair of jeans and noticed hood now do the custard-filled D3O armour.
http://www.hoodjeans.co.uk/acatalog/d3o-armour-mot...

Ordered up a pair. I have this armour on my Kyrano and Furygan jacket and although (touch wood) I've not fallen on it, I can say it's bloody comfortable compared to any other armour I've tried...

[FunkyNige]

lostandfound said:

To breathe new life into this thread. I was looking for a new pair of jeans and noticed hood now do the custard-filled D3O armour.
http://www.hoodjeans.co.uk/acatalog/d3o-armour-mot...

Ordered up a pair. I have this armour on my Kyrano and Furygan jacket and although (touch wood) I've not fallen on it, I can say it's bloody comfortable compared to any other armour I've tried...

Can you let us know how comfy the armour is in the jeans? I have a pair of Hood jeans and my main complaint about them is the bulkiness of the hip armour!

[bogie]

graphene said:

lostandfound said:

To breathe new life into this thread. I was looking for a new pair of jeans and noticed hood now do the custard-filled D3O armour.
http://www.hoodjeans.co.uk/acatalog/d3o-armour-mot...

Ordered up a pair. I have this armour on my Kyrano and Furygan jacket and although (touch wood) I've not fallen on it, I can say it's bloody comfortable compared to any other armour I've tried...

Agree - I have Kryano (actually a Hood brand) and Furygan gear and the D30 stuff is brilliant.

Edited by graphene on Tuesday 15th April 14:16

same here...Kyrano jeans with D30 are my favourites....got D30 in my other jacket as well now

picked up a D30 back protector for the missus jacket off US ebay for $25 so it is out there...

[RizzoTheRat]

Do you know which 3DO armour they come with? I've been keeping an eye out for a while but still not seen the heavier duty stuff on sale.

If I was going to go for it I'd prefer the T5pro to the standard T5, or for kneepads with jeans the T6 makes more sense, but looses some of the flexibility of the T5.

Fantastic product test here
http://www.gizmag.com/d3o-motorcycle-armour-trauma...

Edited by RizzoTheRat on Tuesday 15th April 15:40

[bogie]

its the T5 armour

defo the best jeans Ive found , tried a few pairs before settling on Kyrano

http://kyrano-uk.com/