year 'round clothing [nklr]

[S2Mumford@aol.com]

> 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

[Jim Hyman]

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]