Textile vs Leathers...

[V4]

If you people had only one choice of riding gear, which would it be...? Leather or textile....

For me, an Aerostich is all I'd need for MY riding routine...just well suited ( no pun intended ) in easy on/off to wear, protection and overall comfort and quite handy with all the pockets....

Leather on the other hand is great, but just like many other textile suits on the market, you really do have to pay for what you get in quality/protection as well as comfort.....

Some leathers aren't as durable as some textile and with textile, you might have to spend more than leathers for quality and protection....

Some textile may offer great amount of protection, such as a Marsee, but too hot especially during the summer months....

there are just too many cheezy products out there nowadays that a consumer would wind up paying more on cheap riding gear to fix or replace in the long run than spending more money for a good suit at one time.....

Although having gear for all purpose is the best and one can't have enough to accomodate the environment and conditions....

[MrCrash]

If I didn't ride track, I wouldn't use leather.

Textiles it is :)

[pashnit]

I've always been into the whole riding naked thing. Really under rated.

http://www.pashnit.com/pics/misc/naked-rider.jpg

[Tom2]

Leather.... nuthin like leather...

[Spurber]

If I could only pick one it would be textile. I have some seriously upgraded impact absorbing armor that I move around to different jackets and pants as I use them.

A lot of times the armor that comes in most textiles is garbage.

Most gear makers provide an upgrade or you can go to Johnson's Leather in S.F. and get the hardcore stuff.

If your going to have that stuff in there restricting your movement, it might as well be the good shit right?!

[fstop]

i like having all the pockets in the aerostitch and i can jump out of the suit with a tuxedo on.

take care and ride warm,
j

[SpeedyCorky]

i'm a fan of leather if i'm riding any sort of distance, or going on a windy road ride.....cant beat the protection, and i love how my ass sticks to the seat best with my leather pants on.

if i'm just going a few miles down the road i'd prefiere textile as it is much more comfortable once you get off the bike.

[Bronto]

The Naked rider near the fudge stand. Have second thoughts about buying fudge :D
Haven't tried leather. No doubt has best abrazive protection. Ever in a fire it's good protection there too.
Choice on comfort went with textile.
Seen during summer leather worn by others. Half declothed and accounts of nearly surffering heat stroke. It appears to be too hot. Now with the cold temps, starting to see it's not enough warmth.
Textile Summer gear totally works keeping temps down. Now the Winter textile gear so far is passing the freezing cold temps test. It looks by design to handle rain even better.
Protection of armor in textile is good. OK for bumping around. Scraping on the asphalt. Suggest doing the duck and roll technique, cause it wears right through.
Personaly seen people who've crashed some with leathers others with tetile. The result is the same, minimal injury. The difference you could reuse the leathers, but the textile need replacing.

[ThatAintChicken]

It's textile gear.

Mostly because I'm too damn fat for leathers. :cry


I do like the First Gear Kilamanjaro and Vortex jackets tho.
And the summer mesh jacket was perfect this year.

[NoGall]

If only one, textile for sure -- Aerostich. It's so versatile... I am going to try it out on a ski slope soon.

[viper3256]

Textile - I currently have Joe Rocket with changeable armor, ( I put in Titanium armor, because you never know when you will go up against a tank!) (J/k)



Rob