Hiya Folks
We tested a pair of these Weise Trousers recently - they reminded us of Cowboy Chaps or something pretty HD in terms of leathery protection. Anyone tried them on a GS?
We did wonder why would a manufacturer want to chose a name like Psycho for a biking outfit... The list of sensible features for the product suggests it can't be because it's aimed at the mentally unstable amongst us. Instead we think it may be a reference to the Mad-Max / Post Apocalypse styling, where tough leather is stitched, with almost Frankenstienien enthusiasm, onto equally tough cordura. The overall look is street-fighter hard. Here we take a look at the trouser part of the Psycho outfit - a suit that seems built to survive Armageddon.
Weise's Psycho Jeans, like the matching Jacket, are a leather / textile combo, aiming to utilise the benefits of both materials; the lightness of cordura for much of the body, but with the high abrasion resistance of leather for likely impact points (specifically knees and rear end). The visual effect is to produce a robust, almost armour- plated design that, our research tells us, has proved popular with people who do a lot of miles; dispatch riders, commuters and the like.
Some folks like the idea of combining materials in this way, but others have doubts about the wisdom of wearing leather in the rain. We put these tough-guy jeans through an equally tough test; over 1000 miles over some of the bumpiest, dustiest, wettest roads in Europe - the Cork and Kerry Mountains of South West Ireland.
A full review of these can be found on Bigbikemad on the 'Clothing Reviews' page. Check out web address in my signature. Happy to note comments if anyone has experience of these.
We tested a pair of these Weise Trousers recently - they reminded us of Cowboy Chaps or something pretty HD in terms of leathery protection. Anyone tried them on a GS?
We did wonder why would a manufacturer want to chose a name like Psycho for a biking outfit... The list of sensible features for the product suggests it can't be because it's aimed at the mentally unstable amongst us. Instead we think it may be a reference to the Mad-Max / Post Apocalypse styling, where tough leather is stitched, with almost Frankenstienien enthusiasm, onto equally tough cordura. The overall look is street-fighter hard. Here we take a look at the trouser part of the Psycho outfit - a suit that seems built to survive Armageddon.
Weise's Psycho Jeans, like the matching Jacket, are a leather / textile combo, aiming to utilise the benefits of both materials; the lightness of cordura for much of the body, but with the high abrasion resistance of leather for likely impact points (specifically knees and rear end). The visual effect is to produce a robust, almost armour- plated design that, our research tells us, has proved popular with people who do a lot of miles; dispatch riders, commuters and the like.
Some folks like the idea of combining materials in this way, but others have doubts about the wisdom of wearing leather in the rain. We put these tough-guy jeans through an equally tough test; over 1000 miles over some of the bumpiest, dustiest, wettest roads in Europe - the Cork and Kerry Mountains of South West Ireland.
A full review of these can be found on Bigbikemad on the 'Clothing Reviews' page. Check out web address in my signature. Happy to note comments if anyone has experience of these.
