Leathers

[Biker-Kev]

Hi, I just bought new 2 peice leather outfit today but the jacket feels very tight, it seems ok on length but quite tight when im on the bike, is this right?

Cheers.
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[cagiva gezzer]

They don't stretch as much as you think they will. I'd rather have slightly baggy stuff and whack a layer under it.

My one is so tight i have to wear a jock strap and nothing else.
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[cagiva gezzer]

Maybe its what make you get. Was expecting mine to be like walking boots. A bit stiff and tight for a month or so, then super snug. Maybe i've grown as they've stretched.
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[Biker-Kev]

Ok cheers for that fella's
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[LustyLew]

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you tell us ER-5 .
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[LustyLew]

Only at weekends...
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[Interspatial_Meltdown]

I've been scowering the shops for a set for myself, and in one of the stores I was obviously quite uncomfortable with how tight the trousers and was informed by the assistant that it's much better for them to be tight, than loose' as if you crash in a loose set the leather can ruck up and catch the skin.

She also told me of an incident where she had to remove someone's skin from a pair of leather trouser's after a crash; which to me, doesn't sound particularly pleasant.

[Reevo8]

I was cut out of my leathers after a crash, while on the roadside! Cagiva gezzer would be laughed at just a little bit! lol.

Mine are quite tight and seem to make knee down knee stretching a pain in the ass!
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[Jack_Cheese]

Baggy leathers can't be that bad. My textile jacket is huge, very baggy and that didn't ride up my back at all when i crashed. Seems like daft hype to me.

Jack
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

Half the point of leathers (apart from looking cooler than textiles' Ted) is they protect you more in a crash than textiles because of their tight fit and resultant abrasion resistance.

[martin young]

How does a tight fit result in abrasion resistance?

[EuropeanNC30R...]

If they're loose they can rub up and down on your skin.

[martin young]

Makes no difference to the abrasion resistance of the leathers though does it?

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Think about it, what would something rubbing on your skin rapidly at speed do to it.

[BorderHooner]

i'm a 42" chest. I should therefore wear a euro 52 size jacket.

however..... The one piece leather I tried on was 52, and I needed a 50 for it to be snug.

the two piece 50 I tried on wasnt snug enough - so i bought a 48.

It's a tight fit, especialy with my richochet back protector. but it will stretch over the next few weeks, although not loads, enough to feel just right.

I founf this afternoon, when sitting upright, the jacket was a little tight under the left arm pit, all i did was relax my elbows a little and it loosened up.

Find the optimum riding position and you'll fit your leathers.

Baggy leathers are not good in a off. I dont want flappy folded leather against my skin.

the armour in the 48 sit right on all the proper places and arent sagging past the joints.

see track hero's. they wear tight gear, not flappy baggy ill fitting gear.
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[trevoriv]

When i first got my leathers they were so tight i cracked a rib when i stood up after 2 hours hunched behind my screen (was a previous injury to be fair).

Fit perfectly now aside from a bit of bum saggyness and a bit shortish on the leg but i am a giant but when i first got them it was a struggle getting them on especially when it was warm and used to feel odd when walking around but fine on the bike.

Best advice i was ever given is when you're trying them on in the shop, hunch down with your elbows by your knees as if you were riding and if they feel right and nice and tight without restricting you then they will be fine.

[mistergixer]

[BorderHooner]

please stop posting gay pics.



unless they are good ones

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[martin young]

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[Reevo8]

[martin young]

And KSTFU to you too.

Abrasion resistance- the ability of a material or object to resist abrasion. Not the ability of a material or object to protect what's inside it.

Yes, fit is critical. It will help the leathers protect the rider, but it does not affect their abrasion resistance, because that is dependent on the materials used.