{"id":12165,"date":"2015-04-06T09:35:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T23:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeme.tv\/?p=12165"},"modified":"2015-04-08T11:20:50","modified_gmt":"2015-04-08T01:20:50","slug":"rhok-jeans-let-rhok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/rhok-jeans-let-rhok\/","title":{"rendered":"RHOK JEANS \u2013 LET THERE BE RHOK"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I spent three days in Rhok jeans at the recent Gimme Shelter Run (including napping under a tree in them) and they rocked.<\/p><\/div>\n

I have, over the years, offered myself up as a model for various items of clothing. Think Jennifer Hawkins but with testicles, tattoos and shorter hair.<\/p>\n

I then write about my experiences with this clothing and the importer\/manufacturer then hires thugs to kill me, or buys me a beer the next time we catch up.<\/p>\n

This happens because I tend not to bullshit about things.<\/p>\n

And few thugs are sent to kill me these days, primarily because a) there\u2019s not a lot of crap on the market; and b) what crap there is, is easily identified be being placed in cheap-arse supermarkets and snapped up by L- and P-platers with no money.<\/p>\n

Good motorcycle gear is really easy to identify.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not cheap. You very much get what you pay for.<\/p>\n

And so we come to Kevlar jeans \u2013 of which there are many brands, and most of which I have worn at one time or another. I do, in fact, have an almost new pair right here, worn just once, with a Joe Rocket label on them, which I will give you for free. Let them tear away at your soft inner-thigh meat. They will never again gouge at mine.<\/p>\n

For me to like Kevlar jeans \u2013 and I do some big miles in them, on all sorts of bikes and therefore in all sorts of riding positions \u2013 they have to be comfortable. Beyond all else, they cannot shit me, and pinch me, and gnaw on me. I don\u2019t even wanna know I have them on.<\/p>\n

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Normal-looking jeans. Good stuff.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Never work with children or animals.<\/p><\/div>\n

Secondly, and importantly I guess, because we are all so safety-minded these days, they have to mitigate any injuries I might sustain if I fall off. I tend not to fall off, but it\u2019s nice to know that if I do, the pants I\u2019m wearing might lend a hand.<\/p>\n

Now understand that no article of passive safety equipment \u2013 for m the finest kangaroo leathers to the cheapest Kevlar jeans will be any good to you in terms of crush injuries. Broken bones and pulverised organs will happen no matter what you\u2019re wearing. What the gear we wear tries to do, is mitigate friction injuries and gravel rash.<\/p>\n

And Kevlar jeans are OK at this. They\u2019re not as good as leather, but they\u2019re about the same as the textile stuff in terms of abrasion resistance.<\/p>\n

Except when they ride up your leg as you\u2019re sliding down the road because they\u2019re all loose and flappy. Then they\u2019re not so good.<\/p>\n

Anyway, all that aside, I stand before you to sing the manifold praises of Rhok jeans.<\/p>\n

I have never worn better. These are, hands-down, the most comfortable pair of Kevlar jeans I\u2019ve ever poured myself into. It\u2019s as if the material has been chewed unto velvety softness by giggling virgins.<\/p>\n

I slept in the bloody things. They feel like a pair of soft flannel pyjamas, but without the stifling, sweaty-balls shit you get after a few hours.<\/p>\n

But you wanna hear about protection, right? The comfort of my balls is as nothing to you, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

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All the jeans come with CE-approved armour for your knees and hips.<\/p><\/div>\n

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These external zips on the knees allow you to fit and remove the armour without getting your pants off. Sorry, ladies.<\/p><\/div>\n

WHAT\u2019S SPECIAL ABOUT RHOK JEANS?<\/h3>\n

Firstly, Rhok uses the highest-quality spinning techniques on its Aramid and Ethylene fibers. The resultant material has the highest breaking point for a yarn and is unsurpassed in tensile strength. It also boasts very low moisture absorption, a very low friction co-efficient, is highly resistant to corrosive materials, and is unaffected in terms of strength and performance if you get it wet. Wash after wash, the material retains its integrity.<\/p>\n

And quite importantly, the Kevlar is one big piece, not a series of stitch-together off-cuts.<\/p>\n

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See? No shitty off-cuts.<\/p><\/div>\n

The manufacturer states that its materials are independently tested by third party labs.<\/p>\n

Now all of this occurs inside the jeans. Outside this goodness are the actual jeans, made from 13-ounce stretch denim. All the major impact points have been triple-stitched and all the jeans come with CE-approved knee and hip armour. What\u2019s really cool is that the armour can be inserted and removed externally. You do not have to take your pants off to do it.<\/p>\n

I also like the cut very much.<\/p>\n

Someone has put thought into this. Someone who is shaped like a man who rides motorcycles.<\/p>\n

The bottom of the pant-legs are snug around your boots, so they won\u2019t flap or ride up as you ride. Men do not have child-bearing hips, but they have external plumbing, so the jeans are cut accordingly. There\u2019s room for the largest tackle and they don\u2019t pinch even if you have to bend yourself into a racing crouch.<\/p>\n

Happily, they do NOT come in cheerful camouflage colours so beloved of some riders. You people not over those clown-pants yet? Seriously?<\/p>\n

Bottom line?<\/p>\n

Outstanding, high-quality piece of motorcycle kit that comes in slimming black or panty-wetting blue.<\/p>\n

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Triple-stitching, like it says in the brochure.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Quality, like my mother’s borscht.<\/p><\/div>\n

HOW MUCH?<\/h3>\n

The Gen Fours are $175, plus $15 for express postage.<\/p>\n

The Gen Threes which use regular 300gsm Dupont Kevlar are $135, plus $15 for express postage.<\/p>\n

You cannot get them in shops. They only exist on-line. Do not spin out about the fitting. If you\u2019re a 36 in normal jeans like Levis, then you\u2019ll be a 36 in Rhoks.<\/p>\n

CONTACT<\/h3>\n

Marinko \u2013 0403 538447<\/p>\n

Email: admin@rhok.com.au<\/p>\n

Tell him Borrie at Bike Me! sent you.<\/p>\n

buy them HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Or look HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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