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What are you guys wearing for hot-weather gear? I'm riding to class and work every day and I need something non-leather (because I ride in the rain too) that will vent as much as possible. Speeds are <50mph at all times, I have full leathers to wear for high-speed stuff. Is mesh gonna work for <50mph riding? I ride 2 miles to work and between .5 and 1 mile to class.
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How do I keep my leathers in good shape? Also, what are you guys using to clean them?
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Mar 28, 2007 20:08
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Sir Tonk posted:Anyone have stories about JoeRocket gear? I own a JR blaster jacket and those exact pants. They seem fine, I like them 
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Mar 29, 2007 15:24
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Jazzzzz posted:I had a Joe Rocket mesh+perf'd leather jacket that I wore during the summer that I lowsided in last year. How did it hold up?
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Mar 30, 2007 17:34
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Jazzzzz posted:I only landed/skidded on the perfed leather, which scuffed up a bit but otherwise did fine. The JR textile pants I was wearing, which were a much heavier fabric than the mesh on the jacket, melted through in about 3 or 4 spots. Not tore, MELTED. If I hadn't been wearing jeans underneath them I would've been picking polyester out of my legs for days. Sounds like I'll be buying more leather gear. How fast of a lowside was it? On that account, anybody got a recommendation for a good full-perf jacket? The only one I've seen so far is the one that vanson sells on newenough (perf back and arms) Blaise fucked around with this message at 00:32 on Mar 31, 2007 |
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Mar 31, 2007 00:20
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Oh man, that looks like a great deal. I may order one tomorrow.... 
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Mar 31, 2007 07:13
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 And to think that I still haven't bought a new helmet and proper gloves... So, uh, are textile jackets usually much more 'relaxed' than leather ones? I got my two MotoGP jackets today (pictured) and while the leather one is drat near perfect, the textile one is way big in the torso.
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Apr 12, 2007 22:50
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RealDealNamowicz posted:
All of it except the JR jacket. Solid Leather = Cold Weather Perf Leather = Warm Weather Tex = Rain
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Apr 14, 2007 03:00
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How much of that do you actually wear?
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RealDealNamowicz posted:I have one jacket for everything Don't you get hot? My Solid leather jacket feels too warm over 75-80*, and it gets a bit over that in the summertime. At the same time, I won't wear anything less than solid leather when riding any sort of distance under 50*.
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Apr 14, 2007 03:39
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Summer '07 Riding Gear: Black Power Ranger! Scorpion EXO700 MotoGP Corkscrew Jacket Teknic Lightning Gloves VelocityGear Back Protector JR Blaster pants Sidi Vertigo Boots Now I just need the black bike...
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Jun 3, 2007 01:00
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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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Jun 3, 2007 17:25
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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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Jun 12, 2007 21:30
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iroc_dis posted:Oops. How did this get on me That's a fantastic suit... 'roo leather? 
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Jun 24, 2007 02:19
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redscare posted:I've recently secured some funding for a bike so its time to buy some stuff to keep my squishy bits on the inside of me where they belong. A stumbling block is that I have about $500 to work with. I own the Corkscrew Jacket. I've ridden in 90+ degree heat with it and I haven't died yet, but it's not full perf so don't expect anything amazing (most of the torso isn't perforated). For the price you really can't complain though, I love mine. I also own those boots... they're really warm, I only wear them in the rain and cold weather. Don't buy mesh-tex gloves. I've seen too many pairs of good leather gloves wear through... buy good stuff!
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Aug 8, 2007 18:49
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Valt posted:I know there isn't a lot of love for Icon or Joe Rocket stuff here. But I wanted to see if anyone had experience with either this jacket or gloves. $300 for a textile jacket is a RIPOFF. Seriously, I don't mind Icon stuff, I know it's flashy and I've seen people wreck in their leather stuff with no issues, but their price is often really high considering what they offer and this is an extreme example of such. I paid $140 shipped for my MotoGP Corkscrew leather jacket with CE armor from newenough. Hell, $215 would get you a perf Icon jacket: http://www.newenough.com/closeouts/leather_suits_jackets_and_pants/icon/pursuit_perforated_leather_motorcycle_jacket.html
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Nov 7, 2007 07:40
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  You don't need gear to ride at PennState. I seriously see this guy ride around like this.
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Jan 5, 2008 23:17
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^ Buy pants with integrated armor.
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Apr 28, 2008 14:59
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I just got a pair of racegloves in the mail: Teknic SpeedStars, cost me quite a bit of money. They feel a bit on the small side, although I've had Teknic gloves in the past, they never seemed quite this tight. Should I expect them to loosen up a bit?
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May 7, 2008 16:25
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Well, the elastic on the lowerhand is kind of constricting my lower thumb, I'm not so worried about that, but the fingers are all long enough just really stiff and the armoring in the fingers kind of hurts. This is part of why I like buying used gear
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May 7, 2008 22:19
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