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Hi folks,
Is it just me, or are the Streetguard III trousers designed for a non-human form?
I bought a pair to go along with my 2-year-old Streetguard III jacket. I was really looking forward to having the matching suit, with the ability to zip them together.

Unfortunately, after just one ride, I'm ready to return them for a refund.
The knee armour is uncomfortable both on and off the bike. Off the bike, they sit on my shins, and the top edge of the armour digs into the bottom of my knees. On the bike, they ride way up and the bottom part of the armour sits over the knee, which I feel is unsafe as well as uncomfortable. No amount of adjusting has resolved this.
The waist fit is perfect (52), but the legs are miles too long. I'm not a short guy. At almost 6ft 1in, I'd expect that the standard length should fit me, but these are so long that they are baggy below the knees, and wrap completely under my feet when walking without boots, making waddling to the changing room at work a real nuisance.

And most bizarre of all, riding in this morning in 5 degrees C, my bum got really, really cold, even with the winter lining installed.

I don't get it! On paper, these trousers should be perfect, but in practice they're just horrible, so I'm really disappointed.
It's not all BMW gear either. My jacket is great, my BMW SportDry boots are great, and my City 2 trousers are absolutely brilliant, so I was expecting a similar experience with these trousers. Sadly, that's not the case.

Has anyone else had a similar experience?

I'm thinking I'm going to go shopping for another pair of Daineses. My current ones have lasted almost 11 years, and were the perfect fit and all-day comfortable from the first second I put them on.

Debbie has Streetguard III women's pants and I have have Streetguard 4 pants.
Both of us are able to adjust the armor to the correct position.
I like the long shin portion of the guard, but I can see where it could be uncomfortable if you can't get them position where you want.
What surprised me was my regular length pants had a 34" inseam. Normally BMW regular comes with a 32" inseam in my size 52.
Debbie had to buy tall pants to get 34" inseam.

Debbie in Streetguard 3 pants and 4 jacket.

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Scorch, I had a similar problem with the first pair of Rev'it Gear2s that I ordered. I did it on the phone and talked to the folks about what size I should get as I had to convert from 'Merican to Euro sizing (honestly, a 48?). I can be culturally insensitive to both sides of the Atlantic as either the Yankees have huge nadgers or the Dutch have none. Waist size was correct but I got the cheap hotel version (no ballroom). Sent them back and further phone negotiation got it dialed in.

Dianese is great, but if you're looking for a mix of leather and mesh, the Rev'it Gear2 is really comfy.

I'm all set for trouser shopping tomorrow, as soon as I take back the Streetguards. Typo above, both jacket and trousers are Streetguard IVs, rather than IIIs, but that makes no difference to the outcome.

My local shop has some Rukka trousers massively discounted, so I might give those a go too.

So....whaddya get?

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So....whaddya get?

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