A special mix of cotton, Dyneema, nylon, polyester, and elastane patented by Bikers Crown Ltd., the sole owner and designer of Trilobite Motorcycle Jeans®. With recent breakthroughs in synthetic fibres, motorcycle riding jeans can be made lighter than ever. For years, Kevlar was the most popular material used for jeans, but new generation fibres, such as Dyneema, are the future of riding.

It´s a synthetic fabric that's unique for its amazing strength while still being light in weight. Dyneema is tough enough to keep you protected in a crash, but unlike other materials, it doesn't compromise on comfort. It's also been used in surgery, the shipping industry, helicopters, and space shuttles. Innovations like this have seen Kevlar jeans slowly fall out of favor, with impressive new fibres offering much more comfort. Just like full leathers fell out of style, Kevlar jeans are making way for the next big thing. Monolayer is the future.

A completely new composition in a mix of DYNEEMA®, Elastane, Polyester, Nylon and Cotton. Despite its great lightness, breathability, and flexibility, this newly mixed denim has a high level of abrasion resistance and strength.

Dyneema® Denim, in majority, is a mix of Polyethylene fiber with Cotton. Dyneema® yarn is based on a Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) which is manufactured using a special spinning process resulting in a fiber that has an extreme high crystallinity with following properties:

  • Extreme high tensile strength - Depending on the Dyneema® content in the denim, it is extremely difficult to tear or break the fabric. It is claimed to be 15 times as strong as steel.
  • High cut resistance - Denim that contains more than 5 - 10% Dyneema® will have noticeably higher cut resistance compared to regular fabrics.
  • Abrasion resistance - Using half the amount of Dyneema® improves the abrasion resistance of a single-layer motorcycle denim with aramid by 70%. The like-for-like improvement is 300%.
  • Chemically inert - Even though Dyneema® itself is chemically inert and therefore resists almost all types of chemicals, it is not recommended to bleach, nor dry-clean denim with Dyneema® to prevent quality issues related to the Cotton fiber in the denim.
  • Heat sensitive - Dyneema® has a melting temperature of 140 - 144°C and therefore any exposure to temperatures higher than 130°C, even for short periods (seconds) should be avoided. Hence the recommendation to iron at max 110°C / 230°F and tumble dry at low temperatures.

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