A cool camou print, strategically placed Kevlar and plenty of cargo pockets make the AGV Assault Kevlar Cargo Pants a great set of fair weather riding pants for less than $100.
Riding pants need to be rugged and durable. Plenty of pockets are always appreciated. Styling that looks good whether you’re on or off the bike is a bonus, too. These were criteria we considered when a pair of
AGV Sport Assault Kevlar Cargo Pants arrived in our office. After enduring a rally season’s worth of use, we rode away with these impressions.
The Assault Kevlar Cargo Pants are made of a tightly woven cotton twill fabric with Kevlar reinforcement sewn into the seat, hips and knees. The cotton makes them ultra comfy to wear and they feel like a regular pair of jeans. The inseam is a tad longer than the standard pant size but the waist size is perfect. The pant leg openings are wide enough to slip over boots but have a straight-legged cut so they don’t flare. Any pair of boots with a small heel will compensate for the extra length. They button at the waist, but a belt is required to keep riders from showing plumber’s crack to cars behind them.
The weave of the pants is tight enough to block out the wind and cold down to about 45 degrees, but they’re definitely not cold weather riding pants. The AGV Sport Kevlar Cargo Pants aren’t waterproof either, a fact revealed to me during a rainstorm in Laconia.
The AGV Assault Kevlar Cargo Pants fit like a standard set of jeans, the cotton twill requires no break-in and they're washer and dryer friendly.
The two cargo pockets on the sides of both legs are leather biker-wallet-deep and close up courtesy of two plastic buttons. The waist pockets are a little more than hand-deep but aren’t capable of being closed. The rear pockets are a little shallower than the front and do button shut. Cargo-style pants never seem to go out of fashion, even if they sport a camou pattern like the set we tested. If camou’s not your thing, AGV offers standard black and tan options as well.
Cleaning is simple. Simply throw them in the washer and dryer. They’ve only softened up and gotten more comfortable with time and the pattern hasn’t faded much even after numerous washings. But you can wear them numerous times in between washings because not much shows up on the camou.
Despite being fairly thin in terms of riding pants, the cotton and Kevlar combo didn’t rip when I took a tumble off my son’s Honda 80 when trying to flat track it in a field. After a summer’s worth of abuse, the Assaults have passed the tests – rugged, durable, stylish, with plenty of pocket space. And they passed the crash test – all for only 99 bucks.
AGV Sport Assault Kevlar Cargo Pants MSRP - $99
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