Draggin Jeans choose Knox for their unique CE-approved riding jeans

Australia's Draggin Jeans are the first producer of denim motorcycle jeans to receive full European CE-approval and British-made Knox protectors are part of their success story.
Only a handful of leather and textile motorcycle garments has reached this level of approval to date and it has never previously been granted to a street fashion jean. CE tests are applied by scientific laboratories and strictly impose minimum safety requirements, so gaining CE-approval means that a product has successfully satisfied all of those imposed standards. Draggin Jeans passed the European standards regulating the protective qualities of motorcycle clothing, EN 13595, which ensures the product offers real protection.

To gain CE-approval clothing must have CE-approved impact protection fitted at key impact areas – for trousers that means the knees and hips. Draggin Jeans have been long-term users of Knox body armour and chose the company's Air V2 protectors for its CE-approved jeans.

Grant Mackintosh, founder and CEO of Draggin Jeans, said: "This is a fantastic result. We have always maintained absolute faith in our product and its amazing safety features. We have always had the safest lining in the market, however, the requirements for CE approval are very strict, so we are elated."

The CE jean named C-Evo will immediately go into production and be available by the end of May. Knox protection is the choice of many leading clothing brands and their V2 protectors are also available for riders to retro-fit to existing clothing.
For more information on Knox protection call 01900 825 825 or visit www.knox-armour.co.uk. Draggin Jeans can be found at www.dragginjeans.net

Knox v d3o - Gizmag video trauma test

Knox has been at the forefront of impact protection for 30 years and during that time we've seen a lot of companies jump on the protection bandwagon, making all sorts of claims for their technology. You may have read about d3o, a new orange protector made from "specially engineered material made with intelligent molecules".

Gizmag tested one of these new protectors against a more traditional design from Knox and they made a video too. Journalist Loz Blain fitted d3o to one elbow of his leather jacket and Knox in the other. Then Gizmag editor Noel McKeegan took a frying pan and whacked him on the elbows, going from the Knox side to the d3o side until either Loz surrendered in pain, or he got bored. Belting your colleague with a frying pan may not be scientific, but it proves a simple point, as Gizmag discovered.

"The simple fact is that Noel could have kept on swingin' at the Knox side all afternoon and it wouldn't have fazed me in the slightest, whereas the d3o side was immediately more painful".

In spite of all the claims about "intelligent molecules" the d3o 'armour' was not as effective as CE-tested and approved Knox. The painful truth soon became apparent; "By about 15 minutes after the video was finished filming, my right elbow, on the d3o side, had swollen up quite noticeably and was feeling pretty sore, whereas the left side [protected by Knox] felt as if nothing had happened".

Incidentally, the Knox Flexiform protector in the test is 15mm thick (the d3o was 8mm) and weighs approx. 100 grams.

We'll let you watch the video and draw your own conclusions about the benefits of 'intelligent molecules".

http://www.gizmag.com/d3o-motorcycle-armour-trauma-test/14227/

Unlucky 13 for Craig Bounds in Dakar Rally

Knox-protected Craig Bounds was knocked out of this year's Dakar rally when his engine failed 26km into stage 13. Stranded in the dunes he was unable to get his bike to the end of the stage by himself or with the help of another competitor, effectively removing him from the race.

Craig has had a great run and it seems cruel that having covered 8323km of 8937km he should suffer a blown engine on a bike renowned for its reliability. Finishes of 18th on stage 2 and two other positions higher than 25th after the rest day show that his pace was never lacking and that it was increasing as the race went on.

Next year the Dakar returns home to Africa and Planet Knox wish Craig well for the future ....

The future is bright for Knox

British safety experts Knox have given their Warrior impact protection harness a bright future with the introduction of two exciting new colour options for 2010.

Premiered at the Dirt Bike Show, the updated Warrior is one of the few off-road impact protectors to be fully tested and approved to the relevant CE standards for motorcycle use.

Originally only available in black, now riders can choose from white or lime green too.

Developed with help from Relentless Suzuki MX star Jamie Law, the Warrior protects the upper body with CE- approved back, lumbar, chest and shoulder protectors and features a radical 3-part shoulder system that allows total freedom of movement.

At the core of Knox protection is a naturally strong hexagonal honeycomb that gives advanced impact protection yet is lightweight and breathable. It acts like a crumple zone, absorbing massive amounts of energy from an impact, keeping the wearer safe. Both the back and chest protector meet the European EN1621-2 standard and the elbow guards meet the requirements for EN1621-1.

Knox understand that safety wear needs to be comfortable, otherwise riders will soon discard it and ride unprotected, so they have fitted breathable spacer fabric on the back protector, which also has pinhole ventilation, to disperse body heat when working hard. There is adjustment on the arms, shoulders and waist, for a precise fit.

The Knox Warrior Harness is produced in sizes Small and Large (measurement details are available from the Knox website or at your local Knox Premier Centre) and options are available for use either with or without a neck brace, both retailing for £149.99 inc. VAT.

Call 01900 825825 or visit http://www.knox-armour.co.uk/