In my relentless pursuit of motorcycle gear that’s both stylish and comfortable, I’ve put miles into two offerings from Portland’s Icon Motosports; the Icon Superduty 3 pants and the Icon Carga CE riding sneakers. But be warned?these only come in black.

Icon Superduty 3 pants It’s ironic that almost all of my riding pants are denim, because I seldom wear jeans when I’m off the bike. My day-to-day style is best described as athleisure; I like stuff that looks good, functions well, and feels hella comfortable to wear. Cue the Icon Superduty 3 motorcycle riding pants.
To be fair, modern single-layer riding jeans trump the heavy, rigid numbers that were available back in the day. But the Icon Superduty 3 pants take it a step further.
The Superduty 3 chassis uses a tough stretch canvas fabric that offers sweatpants-like flexibility, with heavier-duty nylon panels woven into high-impact areas like the knees. You’ll notice that the knee areas are articulated?but other than that detail, these pants achieve comfort simply through the compliance of their fabric.
That level of comfort brings with it a measure of compromise though. Short of actually hitting the deck while wearing the Superduty 3s, I can only speculate how much abrasion resistance a lightweight fabric like this can truly offer, because Icon doesn’t publish any CE ratings or tested slide times for it. The reinforcements at the knees are also noticeably missing from areas li...