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*Appearances can be deceiving. Meet the riding jeans that don’t look
like riding jeans. The Uparmor COVEC Jeans look like regular fashion
jeans at a glance, but the COVEC® T400 stretch denim is strong and
flexible—perfect for sport riding in comfort and confidence. Inside,
CE-certified D3O® Ghost knee impact protectors add an extra layer of
assurance without looking bulky.*
* ICON® Sport Fit
* COVEC® T400 stretch denim chassis
* Pant Tested and Certified According to EN 17092-4:2020 class A
D3O® Ghost CE Certified knee impact protectors -
* EN 1621-1:2012, Level 1
* Comfortable fit ideal for sport riding
* 12.5oz stretch denim with internal reinforcement
* D3O® Ghost knee impact protection
* Classic 5 pocket style
Below you will see the sizing chart that Icon publishes for their pants. I measured a selection of these pants and found the waist to run about 2” larger than the stated size and the inseam to run about 1/2” larger than the chart says. The waist variance is not a big deal because most jeans are “vanity” sized to some degree and cotton will shrink a bit.
Icon’s published chart:
| Size | Waist (inches) | Inseam (inches) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 28 | 32 |
| 30 | 30 | 32 |
| 32 | 32 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 | 33 |
| 36 | 36 | 33 |
| 38 | 38 | 34 |
| 40 | 40 | 34 |
| 42 | 42 | 34 |
| 44 | 44 | 34 |
The Uparmor Cover Jeans from Icon are a pair of riding jeans that are designed to look like normal jeans off the bike. Overall jean construction is a combination of COVEC® T400 stretch denim which is strong and flexible with strategically placed internal reinforcements, to allow the jeans to earn a CE Level A rating. Overall these jeans really to me feel like normal jeans and that does make as they are not AA or AAA jeans, but still they do offer protection above a regular pair of jeans with being CE rated. Impact protection is also provided with removable, CE Level 1, D30® Ghost Knee and Hip Impact Protectors which obviously provide protection, but I will say the overall size of both the knee and hip protectors are a bit small for my taste (to be fair I am extremely safety focused so it might not bother others).
Overall not much I can say bad here, the Uparmor Covec jeans from Icon are comfortable, look and feel like regular jeans, comes with both hip and knee armor included and provide you with a CE Level A rating all for $195. Its good value for the money, and if the highest safety spect isnt the priority to you over comfort, then I would definitely recommend checking these jeans out (if you are primarily safety focused there are plenty of much more protective jeans in the plus $50-75 range). Sizing wise these jeans are vanity sized (Plus 2) the size 36 pants that I tried on did fit me as I expected and did measure at 38 inches. The inseam, is a bit longer than some, at 33 inches. A solid, good looking, classic pair of jeans for the money, worth taking a look at. :: Damir 8/2/24
