I finally ordered a full on race suit this year for street riding because they are supposed to be the safest option, the fit was awesome and having continuous leather top to bottom seemed great. Alas, I ended up sending it back, when I realized that taking a piss would be a real chore, and even walking into a convenient store to do so would entail stares of shock.I was searching around and find that few of the biker's love to wear jackets, few recommended motorcycle suits. What kind of gear you prefer to wear for the high level of safety.
I live in SC. I ride year round. I am also ATGATT. It gets really hot here, and really cold, to me.I finally ordered a full on race suit this year for street riding because they are supposed to be the safest option, the fit was awesome and having continuous leather top to bottom seemed great. Alas, I ended up sending it back, when I realized that taking a piss would be a real chore, and even walking into a convenient store to do so would entail stares of shock.
I can tolerate my leather pant and jacket combo up to 90F, then I have to resort to mesh above 90F. I really don't trust the mesh, but its better than nothing. If you can keep your rides under 90F then definitely invest in some good leather gear (perforated).
I agree with the stares point, I guess I could live with that (already do to some degree), but to take a piss means you have to unzip the suit and pull it off the shoulders and pull the whole top nearly down to your knees while holding the sleeves to keep them from dragging on a urine soaked floor. Guess I thought I could just unzip and whip, but now I see what others were talking about, you really are trapped in there and getting out is not easy. I really loved that suit, though, but had to let it go for that reason.I live in SC. I ride year round. I am also ATGATT. It gets really hot here, and really cold, to me.
All my gear is perforated except my helmet and heated winter gloves. I'm good down to about 38 degrees F, but I've got to layer underneath my gear.
CycleGear FreezeOut made a big difference in the temperature range I could ride on my 20 minute commute. Heated gloves made a HUGE difference.
I'm nicknamed "Darth Vader" at work because of my gear. I'm not sporting a racing suit. Most of my stuff is perforated ballistic textile. Yes, I do get "looks." Sometimes it's the WTF look.
Then it's the "that's different, haven't seen that before" look.
However... I get a lot of "That's a bad-*** Son Of a *****" look. More than any other, that's the look I get.
Honestly, I don't really care. They can scoff or they can admire. I've been DOWN on a motorcycle one too many times. My gear is a compromise between a leather racing suit and personal comfort.
I feel it will protect me in a down, and whatever they think, they can suck my ***!
Two-piece suit will solve that. Many tracks accept these as long as they are fully attached by the 360 zipper.I agree with the stares point, I guess I could live with that (already do to some degree), but to take a piss means you have to unzip the suit and pull it off the shoulders and pull the whole top nearly down to your knees while holding the sleeves to keep them from dragging on a urine soaked floor. Guess I thought I could just unzip and whip, but now I see what others were talking about, you really are trapped in there and getting out is not easy. I really loved that suit, though, but had to let it go for that reason.