Help a Newbie- Jeans, leather or textile??

[Tall_Paul]

Baryonyx said:

You just need to ride faster. I haven't even taken the winter lining out of my textile trousers this summer, if you keep the pace up you won't sweat too much

fk that! In the 33 degree weather down here last week I would have been dripping in sweat just putting the things on! It was like riding in a 60mph hairdryer It's those moments you're sitting at the lights, praying for them to turn green as you're getting baked from the sun and roasted from the bike at the same time

[shoestring7]

Tall_Paul said:

(I wear a normal pair of jeans under textiles, .

Well that'll be your problem. No need to, and vented textiles are just as comfy as re-inforced jeans in warm weather, and cotton undergarments are probably the worst you can choose. Buy something like these; remove the lining and jobs a good 'un: http://www.motolegends.com/brands/halvarssons/Halv... and use a decent lightweight base layer.

However, I agree with most posters; the 'proper' bikers I know have a wardrobe of kit to suit all the various conditions they're likely to meet.

SS7

[Tall_Paul]

shoestring7 said:

Well that'll be your problem. No need to, and vented textiles are just as comfy as re-inforced jeans in warm weather, and cotton undergarments are probably the worst you can choose. Buy something like these; remove the lining and jobs a good 'un: http://www.motolegends.com/brands/halvarssons/Halv... and use a decent lightweight base layer.

However, I agree with most posters; the 'proper' bikers I know have a wardrobe of kit to suit all the various conditions they're likely to meet.

SS7

True, but that still creates the problem of having to get changed into another pair of jeans at work - plus my furygan textiles are lovely and warm in winter but a bit too much for the height of summer even with the thermal liming out.

As you say, you really need a range of gear to cope with all riding/weather conditions.

[Afrojuju]

Bogie... you haven't seen my regular wardrobe

Definitely going to end up with all 4 at some point it seems.

Thanks again everyone for all your help.

[Rawwr]

All five. You're forgetting the assless chaps. Everyone on here has a pair.

[bogie]

Rawwr said:

All five. You're forgetting the assless chaps. Everyone on here has a pair.

I rarely ride in mine anymore, just keep them for bike meets down the pub, so I can fit in with other real bikers

[Wedg1e]

Rawwr said:

All five. You're forgetting the assless chaps. Everyone on here has a pair.

All chaps are assless by definition.

[Wedg1e]

I tried a textile jacket thinking it'd be cooler than my leather for a ride down to the south of France: it wasn't. Ended up unzipping the sleeves and leaving the zip at half mast, by which time I was thinking I might just as well have worn a tutu.
So I stick to 2-piece leathers year-round with 2-piece waterproofs... but then my bike does have the carrying cpacity of the Shanghai Express so it's no hardship to take them.
If I go to work I either sit around in leathers or pop into the kitchen and change into some random workwear... and if female staff members happen to walk in well so what: they waltz around in (effectively) their knickers on the beach without expecting anyone to bat an eyelid; what's the difference between my boxers and some board shorts (apart from the skiddies and the holes, of course)...?