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06-12-2008, 11:14pm
Hi King,
My 2 cents worth.
riding wet or dry doesn't matter - accidents happen in the dry as well.
Ive got draggin which i wear over my suit pants (I ride to work) but for "big" rides i wear leathers.
My girlfriend is getting her licence and i will recommend leather. went into the bike store and they agreed.
A couple of things to consider, get pants / jacket with armour and padding. Draggins dont have these. A pedestrian ran in front of me a year ago and i dropped the bike (it wasn't raining) luckily i had on my leather pants with padding on the knee. The stitching was broken but my knee was OK - no padding (ie draggins) I would have been in hospital.
For maximum protection leather with paading and armour. If you go for fabric, get some with padding / armour.
Disadvantage of leather - its hotter in summer (damn hot).
Stoner and Rossi et al wear leather and not fabric - probably for a good reason.
Cheers
steven
My 2 cents worth.
riding wet or dry doesn't matter - accidents happen in the dry as well.
Ive got draggin which i wear over my suit pants (I ride to work) but for "big" rides i wear leathers.
My girlfriend is getting her licence and i will recommend leather. went into the bike store and they agreed.
A couple of things to consider, get pants / jacket with armour and padding. Draggins dont have these. A pedestrian ran in front of me a year ago and i dropped the bike (it wasn't raining) luckily i had on my leather pants with padding on the knee. The stitching was broken but my knee was OK - no padding (ie draggins) I would have been in hospital.
For maximum protection leather with paading and armour. If you go for fabric, get some with padding / armour.
Disadvantage of leather - its hotter in summer (damn hot).
Stoner and Rossi et al wear leather and not fabric - probably for a good reason.
Cheers
steven