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Posted: 18:30 - 01 Apr 2017 Post subject: lightweight summer protective clothes |
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Thanks Bozzy for the links,the only experienced rider I know swears by
his Dainese kit. The price gives pause but you get what you pay for, I can see my RST stuff on Gumtree very soon. ____________________ Proctor |
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Posted: 20:14 - 01 Apr 2017 Post subject: Re: lightweight summer protective clothes |
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proctor wrote: |
Thanks Bozzy for the links,the only experienced rider I know swears by
his Dainese kit. The price gives pause but you get what you pay for, I can see my RST stuff on Gumtree very soon. |
Your RST stuff will still be useful so I wouldn't be in a hurry to sell it. You'll need it for cold and/or wet weather riding I guess? ____________________ 2004 SV650S >>> 2009 Street Triple R |
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Mesh jackets with armour offer protection against impacts but they'll just fall apart if you're sliding along tarmac.
I think you should get some well ventilated leathers.
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I've got a "Lewis"[*] leather and textile mix jacket. Lighter than a full leather affair or RST textiles which are pretty hefty.
There are a lot of seams so I wouldn't fancy my chances in a slide, but it has vents front and back and on the sleeves, and is tolerable even in the height of a Scotch "summer".
[*] Lewis "Originals", not high end Lewis Leathers! ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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The true answer is to build up a collection of things and then chop and change what you fancy wearing on the day. I spent all my spare monies during my time on the tiddler at J&S buying a range of jackets and gear and thus have plenty to choose from now.
I don't wear leather all that much and thus only have one jacket. I found, based on memory, IMO it wasn't entirely what I was after as I like to walk around a lot and don't really do much, or didn't then, riding for fun. Commuting at the time in non stop start stop traffic meant plenty of time to frazzle like ice cream. If anything I found my leather jacket heavy walking around. In terms of on the bike it was something fun and new but because most of my riding is commuting I had to plan ahead and hardly found days when the weather was nice enough from start to finish to render using it. Can't really put too much input into that side of things.
In terms of textile, talking RST here, I found the RST Trachtech Evo fun at first but the vents aren't that great or a deal many of them, it was lighter than my RST Blade and more sporty and my go to "waterproof/vented" jacket on sunny days but wasn't entirley there. I'd call it a good entry point. I wouldn't want to get caught out in a heavy storm in it though as out of all of em I always felt it wouldn't do as well, no proof mind.
My current go-to is the RST Pro Series Adventure 2 jacket and in truth hardly any of my other kit gets used because of this. Not just because I want to get my monies worth of wear and tear but because it, I believe, is a true 4 in 1 season jacket. Weight wise I feel it's lighter than any other jacket I own and the amount of vents it has is redonkulas, only real problem is the front sqaure vent is a giant faf in how its designed and time it takes to put together. It's expensive but I wouldn't be without it. I've no idea on the longevity of it.
In terms of bottoms I've a pair of basic kevlar jeans for the occasion around town or to town trip whereby speeds aren't all that high and I'll be walking around alot. In terms of commuting I've always used textile jeans. Pro Series Paragaon 5 jean has a vent in but I often commute with clothes underneath so probably aren't getting the full effect of it, I've never really much minded as I don't get hot on the legs often. Saying that I should probably remove the thermal layer I've been using until now, oops.
So yeah there's a mixture of inputs on some different kit there. HTH.
proctor wrote: | you get what you pay for |
RST's not that bad. While I've no experience of Dainese hands on I wouldn't get caught up in price tag war bashing between brands.
RST beats Wolf (made in the same factory IIRC) in a like for like jacket in design.
Depends what you want to splash the cash on.
You'll find RST have discounts on all lines being discontinued and replaced by new models so might be able to grab a bargain in your size also. ____________________ The do it all, T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶r̶o̶k̶e̶n̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶,̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶i̶g̶ ̶l̶u̶m̶p̶,̶ ̶C̶h̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶N̶o̶o̶d̶l̶e̶ |
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I got a nice set of 2 peice Alpinestars GP Pro leathers from J&S too. Don't feel too heavy, and also very well made. Wore them in winter with a jumper underneath and slowly wearing less underneath as summer approaches. Weren't cheap but I can use them all year round. Only thing I switch up is gloves.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 25 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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