Lonnie,
My computer won't open your jpegs because I don't have the right color sync (??)
Is there some other way to send them.
Thanks,
Howard
I go with layers that you can either add to or subtract from depending on weather.
Really cold:
fleece long johns
Draggin Jeans
Chaps
$2.00 knee pads from wally wold
rain /wind pants
The warmer it gets the less I wear.... down to the draggin jeans. Course here in Maine it never gets too warm!
I ride ATGATT (All The Gear All The Time).
I wear either Tourmaster jeans (carbolex fabric) or Fieldsheer Mesh trousers or sometimes a pair of Fieldsheer overpants with removable liner depending on the weather. I've been comfortable in weather ranging from 28 degrees F. to over 100 degrees F. with the addition of either sweats or silk weight thermals under my gear.
My jacket choice is either an Icon Mesh or Fieldsheer Aqua Tour with removable liner (similar to the Kilimanjaro).
Engineer boots from Xelement.
The trousers all have CE (hard) and soft armor (knees, hips and back) as do the jackets (elbows, shoulders and back). Helmets vary between Icon Alliance or Mainframe full face or AGV Dragon, all with appropriate shields.
As previously mentioned, regardless of your ride, pavement is still pavement when you land on it. There's no reason to skimp on gear just because you ride a sidecar rig. Years ago (before textiles) leather was the choice of most but leather is cold in the winter, hot in the summer and takes forever to dry if it gets wet. Most, if not all, of the traditionally styled leather has no armor at the joints or back so even if it doesn't abrade through there's no cushioning in case of a fall.
Regular jeans offer very little protection unless they have the Kevlar added and even that isn't as good as most textile riding trousers. Chaps might look "cool" but offer no protection to your pelvis or posterior.
Good prices can be found on all types of gear so although they might be a bit more pricey than jeans and an old bomber jacket they also provide much better protection for the rider.
Many cruiser riders wear jeans, chaps in the winter and a regular, old style, motorcycle jacket, ordinary shirts or tees and beanie helmets. They might as well have on nothing if they fall. Beanie helmets might save your skull but facial injuries are very common and often include facial fractures and serious abrasions.
It's your hide. What's it worth to you and your family?
Ride ATGATT!
Howard;
Any textile riding pants with armor at knees and hips, and remveable liner should suffice for your riding conditions. Next time you're at the shop, check out the pair hanging in the back corner.
Don
The only time I got into hospital I had just taken off my protection....
Leather I used for years, but with my Oran Utan arms its dificult, every 2 years the arms became too short. Belstaff was then my choice for 5 years and >200.000km until my toutch down in Death Valley (see above... found yesterday the photos... Have you ever seen Deer horns growing downward?. Old Lady O'Donnell (Norton Comando)got them in an instant...)
Neither Leather nor Bellstaff are time resistant in tropic climate, where I live now. Washability is a must here, so I went to Tourmaster clothes and am happy with them. Unlikely Goretex is here in unpayable ranges and who wants a Goretex liner inside when all the gear gets wet outside...
Just my 25 year old "Turtle" spline protector is left over from older times. (The 1951 horse riding boots soon will be repaired, but they are fairly warm and unconfortable on concrete)
Helmet: lightweight 3/4 open face and simple working googles at these low speeds.(40mph/70kmph is sometimes outrageously fast here in the mountains with 270º serpentines)
Egg shells or WW2 steel helmet copies aren't fun to me and heavy helmets damage my spline. (Strange why here aren't sold Police helmets?)
How do you recognize a happy Biker? When the flies smile in between the teeth!
Sven
Originally written by Hack'n on 12/30/2008 2:06 PM
Here's our Summer gear (100+) and Winter gear (27F).
Lonnie, what tire is that on your Velorex in this picture?
Looks like a nice flat tread pattern.
Not really, it is the OEM (rounded tread) 563 Touring tire.
It is a 130x90x16 on a wide rim so it looks flatter than it is.
Lonnie
I have Scorpion Deuce pants. I like them because I bought them large enough to fit over jeans and shorts and because the legs zip all the way up so you can easily step in and out of them without even taking off your boots. They were very well ventilated this summer while I was riding.
They have a zip in rain liner, but that sort of negates the features I like because the liner doesn't unzip up the legs. They're pretty reasonably priced.
