BULL-IT Jeans is a British-based motorcycle clothing manufacturer offering CE EN 13595-1 Level 2 approved jeans. The VoloCE range of jeans are fully lined with the company’s proprietary Covec +7 material to meet the CE test requirements.
Bull-it state that through using Satra material technology they are offering Covec +7 lined jeans CE tested to EN 13595-1 Level 2 for 7.97 seconds, compared to a claimed maximum of 2 seconds to those using only aramids (usually known as Kevlar) used by many other makers of lined motorcycle jeans. Covec +7 is also said to offer zero moisture regain, whereas aramids can degrade with wearing through flex fatigue or chemical moisture absorption. Sweat, detergents, bleach and sunlight are all harmful to aramids. Bull-it claim that the life of aramids can be demonstrated to see a 30 percent drop in protectiveness in six months or less.
Additional protection is offered by Bull-It jeans through the lining’s cut resistance, said to out-perform aramids three times over. Bull-it's Covec lining has been tested to 3.4 pounds per cut compared to aramids’ best of 1.1 pounds per cut.
In the VoloCE jeans the Covec +7 material is covered with a comfort mesh, which also has knee armour and hip armour as standard. Bull-it supplies its own Covec Impact protectors for the knees and hips. The jeans are available in Indy, Dirty Wash and Carbon styles for both men and women, with new designs being launched for 2014.
Bull-it also produces the Roadster, which is a Denim ‘hoodie’ style jacket featuring Covec Laser4 protection areas in the arms, shoulders and sides. The Roadster has been designed to offer protection on the bike, while also looking good off the bike. The Covec Laser 4 protection in the jacket is said to offer impact abrasion resistance in excess of six seconds when tested to CE EN 13595-1.
Covec is a unique protective material based on a Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer, which is claimed to offer higher abrasion, cut and impact resistance, making the Roadster jacket up to six times stronger than a normal textile motorcycle jacket.
Bull-it also includes CE armour in the shoulders and elbows along with a foam back pad. As with all Bull-it Covec lined products, the jacket provides a thermal barrier to keep the wearer warm in the winter, and cool in the summer. The inner mesh layer also ensures moisture, such as sweat, is drawn away from the skin.
The Roadster jacket features belt loops in the lower inside back, allowing it to be securely fastened to any pair of jeans.
BULL-IT
Cobham, Surrey, UK
Tel: +44 (0)7808 789766
info@bull-it.com
www.bull-it.com
