John Doe Clothing

I haven't had a chance to test it out yet, but the material is sturdy and well put together. pockets for armour have Velcro closures. Doesn't even look like you have armour when wearing. FYI, the horizontal stripes are barely noticeable in person.

Very pleased with this purchase. The Field of View is brilliant (a real noticeable step up) and it is quiet, comfy and light. Worth far more than it costs.

Excellent quality as you would expect. Very quick to change over (literally 2 screws) and comes with the face plates/fixing equipment so now I have a spare.

I like these trousers. They look great, and they’re quite comfortable. But for longer days the comfort reduces significantly.
Firstly the sizes are way off. Motorcycle clothing in general seems to be aimed towards boosting the moral of the older gentleman. But these go a step further. Be prepared to sizes at least two sizes lower than usual around the waist.
Secondly the area around the crotch is also fairly limited. After a while things get quite cramped around there, particularly is you slide forwards on your seat at all. “Be prepared to pick a leg” is all I’m going to say; that and get used to frequent adjustments.
Finally, I’ve had two pairs of these now. (The first were too big around the waist but kept because I couldn’t be bothered to return them.) Both pairs have had creases around the knees where the stitching has bunched the fabric up. It’s not all that noticeable on the bike, but it brings into question the quality control. As well as that they’ve both had a ‘wandering zip.’ As in the zip wanders from the top to the bottom throughout the day.

Overall I like these trousers, but they do come with issues

John Doe make very good neck tubes. Very comfortable and some great designs. This one however is not at all like the picture. Rather than a flash of red, it’s more a muddy brown/burgundy. A little disappointing.

Obviously it's AAA rated, and has armour in the shoulders and elbows, but It just feels like a heavy duty over-shirt. I can wear it off the bike just as well as I can on the bike. I can wear it to the pub, I can wear it to work, I wear it all the time. I love it. Only gripe is that the sleeves are weirdly long. I have to roll the cuffs back and button them backwards to make the sleeves a normal length. Doesn't look too weird just something to note