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Here Are 5 Reasons 50,000 Riders Trust What A MotoGP Engineer Built For Himself
John Barrett. 22 years in MotoGP. He retired. Got on his Harley. Could not find a single pair of riding pants worth wearing. So he built them.
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CE Level 2 Armor. Engineered By A MotoGP Race Engineer.
The highest safety rating you can get for motorcycle armor. I engineered it myself.
I did not put my name on some generic foam pad and call it protection. I built protection the way I built it for MotoGP riders. CE Level 2 certified. Less than 9 kilonewtons of transmitted force on impact. That is about half of what Level 1 allows through to the bone.
I know where riders get hurt. Hips. Knees. Those are the two fracture sites that end riding careers after 60. I built the armor around that.
Not a logo. Not a claim on a tag. An independently tested, internationally recognized crash standard. And the pad is thin and flexible. You do not feel it until the day you need it.
Every other riding pant I tested had the same problem. Fifteen minutes in and the knee armor slides down to your shin. So I built dedicated housings at the hips and knees. The armor sits exactly where your body needs it and it stays there. You put them on and you stop thinking about your legs.
The Fit Is Perfect. That Is Not Luck.
Order your regular waist size. They fit. That is the whole story.
Buying pants online is a gamble and every rider knows it. The waist is right but the thighs squeeze. The legs are right but the waist digs in. Or the armor lands somewhere it was never supposed to be. You send them back or worse. They sit in the closet and you ride in jeans again.
I sized these on real riders. Not on mannequins. The waist sits where your jeans sit. The legs leave room for a knee that does not bend like it used to. The armor lands where your body actually is.
If you are between sizes go up. And if I still got it wrong you get a free size swap. You will never be stuck with pants that almost fit.
Built In Vents That Beat 95 Degree Texas Heat.
I wore these on a 3 hour ride in Texas in July. 95 degrees.
I was not thinking about the heat and I was not thinking about my legs. I was just riding. That is what comfortable feels like.
These have horizontal ventilation zips built in. Open them up and the air flows through at riding speed. Not "breathable fabric" that does nothing at a red light. Actual mechanical airflow.
Close them when the rain comes. Open them when the furnace starts. The weather stops deciding what goes between your skin and the road.
One pair of EKON RoadArmor cargo pants. Free belt and free CE Level 2 knee and hip armor in the box. 60 day money back guarantee. 1 year warranty.
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Normal Pants. Nobody Knows The Difference.
They look like normal pants. You walk off the bike and no one knows the difference.
I spent my whole career around men who wore full race suits with sponsor logos from neck to ankle. That works on a track at 200 miles per hour. That does not work at a diner on a Saturday morning.
I built these to look like the cargo pants you already own. Six pockets. Over the boot ankle opening. No logos screaming "motorcycle gear" to everyone at the table.
The protection is inside. That is the whole point. Nobody sees it. Nobody needs to.
60 Days. Full Refund. I Stand Behind Every Pair.
I did not build these to start a company. I built them because I needed them. Because guys like me needed them and no one had made them yet.
So this is what I offer. Try them for 60 days. Ride in them. Test them in your heat. Take them through rain.
If they are not the most comfortable and protective riding pants you have ever owned, send them back. Full refund. No questions.
Every pair comes with a 1 year manufacturer warranty. The armor is certified. The vents are real. The guarantee is real.
I put my name on these because I ride in them every day.
Horizontal ventilation zips. CE Level 2 armor locked at knee and hip. Waterproof. Looks like ordinary cargo pants. Free belt and free armor included.
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Order them and ride them through the hottest month on your calendar. The Sunday loop, the highway day, the parking lot in full sun. If they are not the most comfortable and protective riding pants you have ever owned, send them back. Full refund. Free size swaps. No questions.
It is a small company. The people answering the email are the people who build the pants.
"As a former MSF instructor I was skeptical about cargo pants with built in protection. But the CE Level 2 armor is real. It stays in place. And I have worn these on every ride since. Still riding at 70."
"I have been riding 43 years and I was done buying gear. This is the first pair that I will actually wear in August. The vents work. The armor does not slide around. Worth every penny."
"My buddy from the chapter ordered these and I thought he was crazy paying for pants online. Tried his on for five minutes. Ordered a pair that night. The fit is dead on."
CE Level 2 armor at the hips and knees. Horizontal ventilation zips. Waterproof. Six pockets. Over the boot ankle opening. Free belt. Free armor. 60 day guarantee.
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