I bought the Cortech Denim Jacket and matching Cortech padded denim pants early in 2010. The jacket is nice (xxl size runs a bit big) with good hard insert protection in the shoulders and elbows.

The padded pants removable hard knee pads slop around and do not fit very well.

Another issue I had was the color of the "matching pants" was noticeably darker then the jacket. To remedy the mismatched colors I took both to an artist I know and she hand whitewashed with bleach both the jacket and pants to match.

Net...I like the jacket but no so much the pants!

I agree with what you are saying about the padding in the pants pvan - too loose and I always get my foot stuck in the pad pockets when I put em on.