I just bought the Icon recon pants with aramid reinforced knees and cooling /flex panels. They run small, so I went up one full waist size from my regular jeans. These are 14 ounce denim with sewn-in aramid panels in the knees. They are cut for a riding position, but they are loose fit and still comfortable walking around. At least in the Parts unlimited catalog, they are only available with a 33 inch inseam. The extra length seems to be in the thigh area, so shorter people may need to have them hemmed above the knee panels to align the knees patches correctly.
My first impressions of these pants are very good. They are very heavy, until you put them on. They are very comfortable while riding, and seem to disappear when you move around for cornering, etc. I got the black color, so I'll let you know about fading and temperature on the hot days. The ventilated panels seem to do a good job of flowing air through them , though. Sorry, no intentional crash test to check pout the aramid panels.
