Leathers tucked in or out?
Ok, so here is something I never understood, why is it that some folks tuck their leathers into their boots, while others wear them outside their boots, I had never thought about it until I saw it on moto gp today and it got me thinking
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I think its personal preference really. I go either way depending on what pair of leathers I'm wearing at the time.
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My leathers don't even fit over my boots, I never even thought of wearing them over the boots
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But I went riding with a guy a few weeks ago and he left his pants unzipped at the bottom and over his boots. :idk: |
Real race suits are meant to be tucked into the boots. Yes, Dainese made a suit that went over the boot, but not many people bought it, and I'm pretty sure it faded out.
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My opinion is that tucked in is better for crash protection. Pant legs and jacket sleeves catch and roll or pull up when they are exposed. boots help hold them in place and doesn't offer an edge to catch when sliding. It is the same reason I always buy gloves with a gauntlet. In the old days everyone wore lace up work or combat boots for riding and there was no place to tuck the legs into.
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but yeah it's how the suit was made... some are meant to go over others to be tucked in. also I think the type of boot you have makes a difference. ie look at the A*'s and then look at Dainese's... the top of the A*'s are huge it'd look retarded pulling your suit over that. |
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Ah the A* are adjustable and my jeans/textile pants pull over them just fine even with my leg armor in them.:idk: |
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There is a reason roadrace boots have armor and sliders on them. They are supposed to be on the outside unless your sponsored by a company that will cater to your own bizarre fashion sense...
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But leather race suits? Like I said before, the vast majority of them would never be able to fit over the boot, even if you wanted them to. |
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Leathers tucked into boots.
Jeans over boots. |
The only reason Rossi wears what he wears is because Dainese pays him to. Personally I think RS Taichi and Kushitani suits are superior.
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http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...ts_Black_z.jpg There are several others, I think that it's a matter of taste myself... |
LOL@Tigger! Bottom line is it doesnt effect safety or your lap times at all. Its just fun to poke fun!
FYI I have used toe, ankle, shin, and calve sliders at some point occaisionally while saving a crash or outright crashing. If you go down hard your going to get torn up! |
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Just depends on the suit you buy, some tuck in and some go over.
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The specific Dainese model I mentioned is the only top-shelf race suit I'm familiar with that goes outside the boot. If you guys can find any other RACE SUIT that fits over the boot, it's probably a cheap Ebay $500 piece of shit made in Pakistan that no racer worth his salt would ever buy anyway.
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Mr and Mrs Fuddy Duddy!:lol: |
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Yeah, my AVG has hard armour on the back of the boot. I havent crashed in them but I have put a hard footpeg in them often enough to know they are saving me from some pain. Not riding but loading and unloading the bike, lol
the shin and ankle armor helped me ride out a near lowside while racing Danny Eslick at the Pridmore school. The toe sliders do their bit often... |
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BTW I think RS Taichi is the only one with the silk-screen technique.......and they only put in on their $1200+ suits, not the $800-1200 ones. |
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Kushitani and Taichi are absolutely superior in their construction and leather used. Spidi and Dainese comes close to those two with their high end suits. Both Kushitani and Taichi don't mess around with low end product. The only suits I've seen in person that go over boots are flat track race suits.... |
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I just saw an add for Dainese in the latest AMA mag and it had Rossi in the "over the boot" leathers I immediately saw it and thought it looked odd. My leathers would never fit over my boots.
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How do I look in my new chaps?:lol:
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...ian_Cortez.jpg OMG I'm gonna pass the fuck out from laughing!!!! |
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First freakin' thread I clicked on this afternoon and it went from :big:
... to :ds: in 2.8 seconds !! :lol: :lol: |
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"fudge pop" :lol:
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Here are some cute pink chaps to add to your list
http://members.arstechnica.com/x/zuv...less-chaps.jpg |
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Anyway, my boots have calf sliders near the top of the cuff, toe sliders, and ankle sliders, I hope to never worry about hitting the plastic pucks on the upper portion of the boots. And my leathers fit over my boots, but I cant get the zipper all the way down, I miss it by just less than an inch. |
my boots wouldn't zip closed w/ my leathers tucked in, had the leathers altered to go overthe boot.
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leather pants, or race suit? |
You will know if they are intended to be tucked in or out. A vast majority are to be tucked in, and a select few like Dainese will be out.
I have a RS Taichi EVO Viper and it will not fit OVER the boots. It was designed to fit UNDER the boots. Is it better than over the boots leathers?...I don't know. I have done my research and spent my money as needed. Dainese has outstanding products, shoot I have a Dainese Jacket...which is exactly what I wanted in an every day leather jacket. TIGGER, read this and pay attention to the last paragraph: http://www.superbike.co.uk/products/...ws_258664.html |
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Oh and what up Inferno! Nice suit, baller! |
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Well if Kenny (who the fuck is that?) Pryde says so....:lol: Look I never said anything bad about RST. Shit, when I was doing track days they either didn't exist or they weren't exporting to the US. I've had Technics, Dainese and Kushitani suits. I have a Joe Rocket jacket and pants. I even still have some A* and Icon stuff floating around here. I've owned Vanson, AGV, Hans Gerieke, Fieldsheer, Spidi and some other bullshit I can't think of right now. Fuck I own at least 10 jackets right now, I think... I'm not even sure. :lol: Who cares? The question is, whether there is some "safety reason" as your buddy has implied, to not have your leather pants outside your boots and I say, no there isn't. The rest of this is bull shit. Because by the way it's going now, if RST made pants that went outside the boots THEN it would be acceptable! :lol: |
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custom barnacle bills suit i have huge calves. |
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teh vert IIs had adj calves, and i maxed them. currently my sidis are "street" oriantated, and i can barely get the velcro to stick together, esp. after being at a desk for 12 hrs.
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If not, that's a major FAIL on his part for not sizing your suit correctly. Didn't you give him measurements of everything? |
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B-More is a possibility, but I'm going to the ATL...Smyrna and Brookhaven. Bay Area? Dang dude, never been up there but I hear the riding is excellent
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