Commuting: What gear do you wear and do you smell?

[0ni]

There have been a couple "what do you wear when commuting" threads over the last year or so.

This one is a little different because I would like to concentrate on gear you can wear every day, in most weathers and come out at the end of both commutes a day relatively fresh with minimal change time.

I currently wear an EDZ undersuit with leather bottoms and a textile jacket. This obviousley requires getting change at either end and a bit of freshening up cause im a bit of a sweaty bugger!

Anyone out there manage to get to work with shirt n trousers with gear on over the top? Do you smell for the rest of the day ?
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[G]

I've just got one of these on a two week trial:
https://www.giali.com/mod/product/id_prd/96/id_ppg/2

Seems ok so far, but not as quick to get on as I hoped. Will see how it goes over the next couple of weeks.

[craigs23]

An old leather jacket, sometimes over-trousers, old Dainese gloves (with undergloves sometimes), balaclava, old Shark lid, Sidi Black Rain Evos.

Takes 2 mintues to get geared up/down, which doesn't add that much to my 20 mile each-way ride.

Even though I probably look a bit of a bum this time of year (what with riding a 30 year old 250 scrambler which is probably worth about £20) I surprisingly don't smell too bad.

[Dazbo666]

I wear Akito Python textiles with my work clothes underneath, never had any problems... also minimal changing time.

We have showers and changing room etc if the weather's bad, but never had a problem with smelling .... erm, AFAIK
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[tatters]

old hein gerkie coldra armoured jacket

hein gerkie leather pants

Nitro boots

Nitro NV800 helmet

thermal long johns

hoody

neck tube and balcavar

nitro winter gloves



Never really smells the long johns washed weekly that keeps the leathers ok and l just have my work t-shirt underneth my hoody.
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[0ni]

[G]

I do wear it over the top, but work clothing is old jeans and what ever I grab off the top off the pile .

It is like an aerostitch suit.

[SoND]

I just wear my textile trousers, tshirt, hoody and my jacket.

The textiles are comfortable enough to wear all day and I can just set the jacket aside.

And no, I don't think I stink after my ride.
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[rK@NE]

I wear some HG textiles over my jeans and T-shirt and I don't have a problem with sweating (although with the weather starting to warm....) takes two mins to take them off sitting at my desk. Will probably swap for leathers in the summer

[danzai66]

i wear a bericke leather MotoGP jacket and an arai 'st george' helmet.

..and i ride a cg 125!

yup. all the gear, absolutely no idea.

although in my own defense someone from my work did give me the jacket. wouldn't be right not to use it...

[Kirmit]

Textile jacket, t-shirt, textile trousers and boots.

Iron'd shirt and trousers in my bag. Shoes at work.
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[FreshAL]

textile jacket, leather jeans

gloves & boots vary depending how cold it is.

Generally I stink after riding. The trick to commuting smell-free for me is to not get too dressed up, keep some airflow going and generally be very relaxed.

[numark1]

[Kram]

black boots (toe caps) - work boots
black combats (work trousers)
shirt + tie (short sleeve)
Leather jacket
helmet/

they don't like it... tough (only commute 4 miles)
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[McGee]

I smell like a gimp on a good day
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[0ni]

[numark1]

Just wear you suit. I saw a bloke on a zx10r last summer with a black lid, black suit and black visor on his black zx10r, looked ace.

[veeeffarr]

Hein Gericke all season suit.

Wear jeans and tshirt underneath, get bath before I go, put on deodorant, don't smell when I get into work.

I just remove the winter lining in the summer, that's when I start getting changed in work.

Toby

[Courageous]

Sorry I can't really add to the discussion but since I'm just returning to bikes after a fifteen or twenty year absence have been looking at gear meself. Am over here in Ireland and wondering whether anyone's any experience with either Wulf over suits (2 piece) or the Akito stuff. If so - how does it shape up at all? Can find a good bit on the web regarding akito but any wulf search I do just seems to bring up motocross links??? This kit is cordura and armoured

[Whosthedaddy]

I am unaware of any odours that I may be producing after riding the bike in leathers as people may be too polite to mention:oops:

My hands do definitely smell of 'bike' or 'petrol' after riding.

Am abit concerned of smells and sweating with the summer coming up, I seem to break out underarm wetness at the slightest raise in temp
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[Ritzah]

i wear a GTC Sport textile jacket if its raining, or my Hein G. PSXII leather jacket, my J.A.G. boots, and if its raining some waterproofs over my trousers. i dont get sweaty because i dont wear any clothes underneath, i can with stand the cold alot. When its been really cold, i still get hot on the bike and need to unzip my jacket.