Wilsons Sandbox

> The bigger they are, the harder they fall ... > > Professor > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

All that time on the island with Maryanne and Ginger has rotted your brain Professor. That quote should be "The bigger they are, the harder they hit." CA Stu

Form vs function vs style vs price. For a jacket to truly provide all-season functionality, it needs to have a removable lining (additional cost). Breathable fabric or vents are a necessity in warm weather riding (additional cost). To provide maximum crash protection, it needs to be heavy smooth leather or the hi-tech approach with padding & special outer fabrics (higher cost). For maximum visibility & safety, reflective material is a must (additional cost). My outfit, Vanson Leathers (Belstaff-type field jacket) & chaps. Probably the heaviest weight leather available. Cons: Hot as hades in warm weather & a minus 23 score for visibility. Not suitable for off-road riding. Over $1000 [US$] at today's prices. I've had my leathers since the mid '80s. I went down HARD two years ago when I was broadsided on the road. My road armor didn't prevent me from getting multiple broken ribs along with neck/shoulder injuries, but it saved my "skin". The bottom line: What's important to you & how much are you willing to pay for what you need (& want). Maybe buying two separate outfits (warm vs cold) would make it easier by getting one now and the second in the fall. my 2 cents ... Professor A9 Federal Way, Wa. [USA] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- "Daryl Rogers" wrote:

> Hey, Rev. > > Before I bought my bike, I was at a trade show and saw stuff

by Teknic. It seemed to have better padding and features (zip out full lining, fleece inner collar, cordura construction, etc)than other brands. Feature for feature, I prefered it over Joe Rocket, and the colors can be a LOT more subdued. The prices were comparable, within about 20 bucks of each other. None of my local dealer carry the brand ( I live in a small area) but the next time I'm near one that does, I'll be checking to see what they have.

> > Not sure how Teknic stacks up to Aerostitch, which seems to be > everybody's base-line. >

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> --- "Rev. Chuck" wrote: > > > > I am in the market for jacket and pants and have been looking

at the Kilimanjaro stuff, but it is a little pricy where I shop. the salesman pointed me at Joe Rocket Ballistic stuff. Looks similar to the high priced clothing, but something is missing.... What is it? The Kilimanjaro stuff is black without the *look at me, here I am* stripes, colors and markings. The Joe rocket stuff is as bright as I ever want to get. [snip]