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Anonymous Name posted:I need a 3/4 ("open-face") helmet, not for a motorcycle, and I'm looking for something very light. Anyone have recommendations? Besides "get a full-face" I mean, and yes I've seen that impact-probability diagram. How safe do you need it? I would think the cheaper you get, the lighter it will be. Look for some sort of junky DOT only helmet at your local bike shop.
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pr0zac posted:I've got the same jacket and pants. After my ~500 mile ride today I have to say, its a good combination. Just wondering, how'd you get the set to connect? My method involved my friend Jen, a sewing machine, and way too much thread. They don't, at least not yet. My method is going to involve the Amish and about $5 
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Anonymous Name posted:I need a 3/4 ("open-face") helmet, not for a motorcycle, and I'm looking for something very light. Anyone have recommendations? Besides "get a full-face" I mean, and yes I've seen that impact-probability diagram. Many dirt bike helmets get close to the 1200g mark since they don't have visors. Typically I've found that the cheaper helmets are heavier than the pricier ones. This is 1050 grams: http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcycle-helmet/urban-helmets/n350-moto.htm 1179 grams: http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcycle-helmet/dainese/jet-stream-tourer/ You can get into full face helmet weights around 1400 grams. BMW makes a crazy $1000 full face helmet the Sport Intergal Carbon that weighs a straight 1 kilo.
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Jun 4, 2007 04:56
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pr0zac posted:I've got the same jacket and pants. After my ~500 mile ride today I have to say, its a good combination. Just wondering, how'd you get the set to connect? My method involved my friend Jen, a sewing machine, and way too much thread. Don't use thread unless you have kevlar thread, the thread will be the weak point and it'll come apart with enough force. I use strong fishing line or strong dental floss when I add zippers to jackets.
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PlasticSun posted:1179 grams: http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcycle-helmet/dainese/jet-stream-tourer/
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Jun 4, 2007 07:06
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Uthor posted:Let us know how those gloves are once you get them. I currently have a perforated pair that I love as long as it's over 75 degrees and an insulated pair that I hate, but is decent below 50 degrees. I'd like a solid leather pair for the in between temps come fall. Got the gloves in today and they feel GREAT on the hands! Really can't wait to get out and ride with them on later today. Lucky for me I get off work at 2:30, so I should have something to report back to you. One thing that I really like about them so far is that they look a lot smaller on my hands than I thought they would. I guess the picture I saw from new enough had me thinking of half the forearm gauntlets. Very soft on the inside. Solid/quality feel to them.
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Jun 6, 2007 12:00
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Nevermind. Beaten.
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Jun 7, 2007 02:55
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Is anyone interested in a pair of Sidi Vertebra Aire boots in sz44? They're quite well worn but still a good set of boots for someone on a budget. It's garage cleaning time again I think.
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Jun 7, 2007 03:20
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Mapless posted:Is anyone interested in a pair of Sidi Vertebra Aire boots in sz44? Not sure if the 44 is too big or not, what size in regular shoes are you?
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Jun 7, 2007 03:32
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Somewhere between a 9.5-10.5 depending on who makes the shoe. 44 Euro works out to 10-10.5 US.
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Jun 7, 2007 03:38
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shoafer0 posted:Got the gloves in today and they feel GREAT on the hands! Really can't wait to get out and ride with them on later today. Lucky for me I get off work at 2:30, so I should have something to report back to you. One thing that I really like about them so far is that they look a lot smaller on my hands than I thought they would. I guess the picture I saw from new enough had me thinking of half the forearm gauntlets. Very soft on the inside. Solid/quality feel to them. These gloves are great! They just feel like they were meant to be wrapped around the bars of the r6. My hands feel very confident in them. The weather doesn't seem like it'd be an issue at all. When I left for my ride tonight it was up in the high 80s. On the way home it had dropped quite a bit, however my hands never even noticed the difference. I will however have to give them some time to get worn into as I did notice what seemed to be one or two hotspots right in the area just under my pinky. All and all I've very happy with them and quickly spring for another pair.
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Mapless posted:Somewhere between a 9.5-10.5 depending on who makes the shoe. How much do you want boss?
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Jun 7, 2007 17:26
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Terminus Est posted:How much do you want boss? How does $60 shipped in CONUS sound?
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Jun 7, 2007 17:33
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Mapless posted:How does $60 shipped in CONUS sound? Deal! Shoot me an e-mail to frumpydisco@gmail.com. We can work it out from there. Also, I live in South Carolina.
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Jun 7, 2007 22:46
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Hey, Does anyone have any experience with riding jeans/casual wear that doesn't look funky when you're not on your bike? More specifically, http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=PAR_i301-230_G&tier2=10 and http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=PAR_3010-0055_G&tier2=10 Are they worth it? Are they good protection? Better then current, which is a set of BDU pants?
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Jun 10, 2007 20:52
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They're slightly better than regular jeans in that they're not supposed to tear if you're sliding, but they have zero impact protection.
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Jun 10, 2007 21:04
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How about something like this http://joerocket.com/products/productJR.cfm?products_id=292 It has steel armor in the knees, and such. Any better?
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Jun 10, 2007 21:31
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xaarman posted:How about something like this http://joerocket.com/products/productJR.cfm?products_id=292 You want energy absorption. Steel isn't exactly the best thing for that. If you really want a pair of jeans but with impact protection, look to getting some stand alone armor to go underneath. http://www.newenough.com/browse/armor/elbow_shoulder_knee_worn_on_the_body Honestly, I rode all last year with just regular jeans (the kind that fall apart if you fall) and still only wear jeans to work for convenience. However, I got a decent pair of leather pants and those are always my first choice when riding. They are so much more comfortable than jeans.
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Jun 10, 2007 22:37
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Great deal on a Teknic coat over at newenough right now: http://newenough.com/closeouts/leather_suits_jackets_and_pants/teknic/chicane_perforated_leather_motorcycle_jacket.html Can actually find pants that attach to this thing too as opposed to that MotoGP Corkscrew jacket I bought a few months ago. Not that I'm bitter or anything. 
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Jun 10, 2007 22:48
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xaarman posted:How about something like this http://joerocket.com/products/productJR.cfm?products_id=292 I have a pair of these, they fit and wear like normal jeans. A bit stiff but yeah there is no real impact protection. The steel lining is only near the rear end and knees.
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Jun 10, 2007 22:48
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I typically ride with a pair of Alpinestar mesh pants over a pair of jeans. When I ride without those, I wear a pair of carhartt work pants made out of 12oz. canvas. It's not ideal, but I've slid on this stuff before riding a pedal bike, and a 15mph asphalt skid just scuffed the fabric - I'm assuming that at around-town speeds, it will offer enough protection to at least minimize the road rash. I'll say this much - typical jeans shed in a loving INSTANT on road surfaces. Then you have shreds of fabric to get out of your wounds in addition to road crap. Fun. To address the "impact protection" issue, Aerostitch sells what is essentially a double-front version of my work pants that have access under the double-front to add kneepads: http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/Aerostich-Arborwear-Gusseted-Canvas-Pants-p-16909.html Of course, if you want to save some coin, you can just buy canvas work pants with double fronts right from a Carhartt retailer and stick some pads in there. Most double-front work pants don't stitch up the bottom of doubled up area, because a lot of people who buy them stick pads up there to kneel on anyways. http://carhartt.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=10051&productId=32068&langId=-1&categoryId=10935 If I could find a version of this pant with a double front and a doubled-up seat as well, that would be all I'd ever wear around town on the bike. If you like the look of jeans, carhartt also sells a double-fronted logger dungaree made out of 15oz (!) denim. http://carhartt.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=10051&productId=32099&langId=-1&categoryId=10935 Hell, I might have to check those out... EDIT: poo poo - just found these: http://carhartt.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=10051&productId=96509&langId=-1&categoryId=10935 Those look like they might do a decent job. emil_muzz fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Jun 10, 2007 |
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Jun 10, 2007 22:50
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Since there was such immediate interest in the Vertebra Aires, is anyone interested in a size 42 pair of Sidi Vertigo boots? (They're not the Vertigo Corsa.) They're in quite nice condition, having only been worn a few times.
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Jun 11, 2007 23:13
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xaarman posted:Does anyone have any experience with riding jeans/casual wear that doesn't look funky when you're not on your bike?
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pr0zac posted:Great deal on a Teknic coat over at newenough right now: http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=86-5212 That didn't exactly take much 
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Anyone own an Olympia Phantom suit? http://www.olympiamotosports.com/phantom/Phantom.htm Motor Cyclist reviewed them this month and they seemed to like it. It's definitely cheaper than a Roadcrafter from Aerostich. Does anyone else sell them online? The BMW dealer not too far from where I work carries their stuff according to the website. Edit: Sorry Skier - you know what's funny, after I made that post I googled "Aerostitch" to go to their website and saw I had mispelled it and thought to myself "I should check to see if that's in the post too...". Then I saw something shiny and got distracted and forgot to check. LordOfThePants fucked around with this message at 11:00 on Jun 12, 2007 |
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Jun 12, 2007 01:29
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LordOfThePants posted:Anyone own an Olympia Phantom suit? Motoliberty
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LordOfThePants posted:Anyone own an Olympia Phantom suit? Aerostich. It's Aerostich. And the Phantom seems to be a great choice if you don't mind spending the time getting into the suit. The Roadcrafter's super-fast entry and exit is one of its stronger points: you won't be tempted to go for a quick ride without gear because it's so easy to zip into.
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Skier posted:Aerostich. It's Aerostich. Jesus. I never caught that. I've always just seen "stitch". I'll attempt to reprogram my brain.
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Jazzzzz posted:http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=86-5212 Yeah I called them. In fact I called every website that has them listed as available on the internet. They don't actually have them and MotoGP has ceased to make products so they never will have them, just no one ever bothered to update their databases. Edit: Looking closer they do actually gave some of the bigger sizes, I'm unfortunately a petite size 30 though, which doesn't exist anywhere. emil_muzz posted:Jesus. I never caught that. I've always just seen "stitch". I'll attempt to reprogram my brain. If it helps I didn't notice it until just now either. pr0zac fucked around with this message at 04:08 on Jun 12, 2007 |
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pr0zac posted:They don't actually have them and MotoGP has ceased to make products so they never will have them, just no one ever bothered to update their databases.
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Mapless posted:You know that MotoGP and Berik are one and the same, right? Well... I should have complained about this before I bought those Joe Rocket Blaster pants and kelvar thread.
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Jun 12, 2007 04:45
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What exactly are you wanting?
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emil_muzz posted:Jesus. I never caught that. I've always just seen "stitch". I'll attempt to reprogram my brain. pr0zac posted:If it helps I didn't notice it until just now either. Don't worry guys, Aerostich themselves can't get it right at times:  
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I got my Alpinestars leather jacket in yesterday and went for a nice long ride. I really need to know... is there a quick way to wear in the leather? Holy cow is this thing stiff. It's rather comfortable while riding and whatnot, just really really stiff. Also, it fits a little snug in the chest area, but I think that if I was to move to the next size up, it would be way to big. I think my only option is to lose some weight. That sound about right?
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Hey dudes. I just purchased a new Suzuki M50 and I'm looking to get some accessories for it. I plan on riding my bike into work on nice days and I need to get something to hold my stuff. I work an IT type job, so I carry a laptop bag to and from, and I go to the gym a lot as well so I have a gym bag (it's actually a backpack, but I'm looking to get a regular gym bag). So basically, I'm looking for a pair of saddlebags that are big enough to hold a medium sized laptop bag, and possibly a regular sized gym bag. Would this be possible or are saddlebags too small?
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Anyone happen to know any online stores that sell Dainese stuff? I'm pretty limited in selection locally and am looking for a boot that has captured my soul. One local place is saying its going to take 6-8 weeks to get the boot here from Italy (and I have to pay upfront) BTW the boot is the Dainese VIRUNGA D-Dry... it makes my loins warm. They had them in size 6, 7, and 11.5 at the one place I saw them at, but alas, no size 9  
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I just got these awesome pants yesterday. I know they're mesh, but I live in Florida and poo poo gets sticky when it gets hot (I've got a perf leather jacket too, but am looking into mesh or textile as well). I'd just like to say that these things are insanely comfortable. I wore them for like two hours last night, sitting at my computer (very low to the ground, so I was a bit scrunched up). No problems with the waist, the knees or anything. I've got a bruised knee bone from where I lowsided (wearing jeans) a month or so ago, and the padded knee didn't even bother it. Highly recommended, hopefully they'll be this comfortable on the bike too.
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Mapless posted:What exactly are you wanting?  I was simply responding to you responding to me? I suppose I want a new 600rr, but thats probably not what you meant?
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What are everyone's thoughts on the Aerostich Roadcrafter 2-piece suit?
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pr0zac posted:Great deal on a Teknic coat over at newenough right now: Uhm, just have the given zipper attachment that comes with whatever pants you buy sown into the jacket. I've been meaning to do that myself actually.
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