Have been wearing jeans since I was a teen. Levis are no longer a quality product in my opinion. I found that Wrangler cowboy cut fit me well since I am on the skinny side. (5'11" and 150 lbs) 32 waist and 34 inseam. But, over the past few years of long distance touring and a case of hitting the pavement on my knees, I am switching to Aerostich Darien riding pants with knee pads for longer rides and jeans with Bohn armored underwear for local rides. The Dariens don't fit like jeans but are not baggy and have built in padding. They fit OK in the seat but will need about 3" added to the inseam. Seems like the thinking among clothing designers is smaller waist, shorter inseam, larger waist longer inseam. Don't really understand that but that's the way it is. The Darien pants are water proof. On longer rides the weather can change suddenly and you find your self on the side of the road pulling on rain gear over wet jeans. Not fun. The water proof pants should solve that issue. My jacket is already water proof. This riding season will be the first test of this solution. I'll let you know how it works out. BTW since I need the inseam lengthen I'll get the lower legs taken in a little. Hope this helps for what it's worth.
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