As a big guy with little short legs, so I have a very difficult time finding riding pants that fit well. Things just don't line up with my proportions the way they should. I tried an inexpensive pair that had very good reviews, but the knee pads fit like shin pads and the allegedly "short" inseam was anything but short. I thought about taking them to a tailor to have them adjusted to fit, but then I had another idea. If I'm going to have a tailor make something that fits me well, why not start with a well fitting pair of pants and have the Kevlar/Aramid and pads added to that. It should fit me perfectly since that's what tailors do, and would cost less than the mass produced ones that fit me badly, and would look like regular pants rather than goofy motorcycle pants. I know some people like the big bad biker look, but I'm not one of those guys.
Then I looked up Kevlar fabrics and quickly realized that I know nowhere near enough about it to figure out what to get. There's several different kinds of weaves and a few different weights, and I read somewhere that you need the right weave style or it does absolutely no good. Can anybody help me with that? Is there a go-to fabric for abrasion reinforcement that I just don't know about, or maybe even some general guidelines?
Then I looked up Kevlar fabrics and quickly realized that I know nowhere near enough about it to figure out what to get. There's several different kinds of weaves and a few different weights, and I read somewhere that you need the right weave style or it does absolutely no good. Can anybody help me with that? Is there a go-to fabric for abrasion reinforcement that I just don't know about, or maybe even some general guidelines?
