Universal : Riding Gear Thread

[theEntreriCode]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

I think if you have the budget of going for a Revit or a Dainese. You should directly go for a Revit Sand 3. Rather than experimenting with domestic brands and then getting into the hassle of selling it and then eventually buying a Revit or Dainese.

That’s my opinion and a fairly sound one.. hehe ..

Cheers buddy and congratulations for the new bike (that you have or are going to buy).

Hope this helps.

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Thanks for the well wishes Asterix! I have made a deposit and I am waiting for the bike to arrive! So in the meantime I am trying to sort out what I will need.

If I can spring for Revit or Dianese right now, I will definitely do so. I was thinking Tornado 2/3 depending on prices and stock. Would prefer 3 if I can get a decent price. The bike is a naked, so not sure the Sand 3 will work well for it. What do you feel?

For pants I was thinking of doing one of the better Indian options and then upgrading down the road. Incase I can't wing the budget for the Europeans, any recommendations on Indian Jackets and Pants? my current research is pointing towards Solace Fury or Rynox Stealth Evo Jackets. Not sure about Pants yet.

[Siddhanth Paul]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

May I know where are you from and what is the intended use of the jacket ? I mean, I know it’s to protect. Will it be used for city commutes or for long tours or weekend rides.

This will help me to my learned opinion on Xdi or venom.

I'm from the Delhi-NCR region. The jacket will be mostly for commutes and weekend rides. But, I'll use the jacket for touring too. So, kinda all-rounder.

[Astrix]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Guys, I'm confused between 2 jackets. One is XDI's Hoodie jacket and the other is Venom's. I'd really like a hoodie + jacket but the XDI is L1 armour while the Venom is L2.

I'm not really sure that if the XDI is upgradable to L2. Can anyone suggest if its possible? And if yes, how much would the L2 cost over and above the jacket?

May I know where are you from and what is the intended use of the jacket ? I mean, I know it’s to protect. Will it be used for city commutes or for long tours or weekend rides.

This will help me to my learned opinion on Xdi or venom.

[Siddhanth Paul]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Guys, I'm confused between 2 jackets. One is XDI's Hoodie jacket and the other is Venom's. I'd really like a hoodie + jacket but the XDI is L1 armour while the Venom is L2.

I'm not really sure that if the XDI is upgradable to L2. Can anyone suggest if its possible? And if yes, how much would the L2 cost over and above the jacket?

[Astrix]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Guys I am looking for some good quality Jacket and Pants for a new Super Bike I am buying. I find most high end jackets here either from last season and/or over priced. As such I am wondering if I will be better suited to buying something reasonably priced from an Indian brand, and then, if I am unhappy with the protection or whatever of the gear, try and sell it and buy something else when people start traveling again. What would you recommend? What type of gear should I be looking at? I was impressed with the Rynox Stealth Evo, but I did find it to be quite heavy, even when compared to Dainese (which are heavy in general) or Revit, which I found to be really nice.

Thanks!

tEC

I think if you have the budget of going for a Revit or a Dainese. You should directly go for a Revit Sand 3. Rather than experimenting with domestic brands and then getting into the hassle of selling it and then eventually buying a Revit or Dainese.

That’s my opinion and a fairly sound one.. hehe ..

Cheers buddy and congratulations for the new bike (that you have or are going to buy).

Hope this helps.

[theEntreriCode]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Guys I am looking for some good quality Jacket and Pants for a new Super Bike I am buying. I find most high end jackets here either from last season and/or over priced. As such I am wondering if I will be better suited to buying something reasonably priced from an Indian brand, and then, if I am unhappy with the protection or whatever of the gear, try and sell it and buy something else when people start traveling again. What would you recommend? What type of gear should I be looking at? I was impressed with the Rynox Stealth Evo, but I did find it to be quite heavy, even when compared to Dainese (which are heavy in general) or Revit, which I found to be really nice.

Thanks!

tEC

[Astrix]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Hello Fellow Riders!

After a lot of convincing myself that investing 3K on riding gloves for city commute and occasional touring, I landed on the Viaterra Holeshot. I think my research was adequate to arrive at this conclusion but I'm still going to request the more experienced riders on the group to help me out.

These are my first pair of riding gloves (I was stupid to not having given them their due importance all these years). I ride an Interceptor 650 and often do weekend rides ~ 200-300km. I do have a separate rain/winter glove from Decathlon.

My ask now - Are these the best gloves in this budget? Am I missing something that was launched more recently? Do you think it'd be wise to wait for a few weeks/months for new launches?

Stay safe!

Have a look at the Rynox Tornado Pro 3 gloves. The Viaterra gloves are good too but the fit of the Holeshot as compared to the Tornado Pro 3 is a bit loose IMO. The thumb felt tight. But that’s just me.

The Holeshot misses on the finger protections as compared to the Tornado Pro. The finger do not have any hard/semi hard part as protectors.

Now leather is the most important material in gloves as that part is what will provide the abrasion resistance.
Tornado Pro comes with non-perforated leather and thus would have higher abrasion resistance.
The Holeshot on the other hand has perforated leather which is cheaper than a non-perforated leather and provides lesser abrasion resistance, but better ventilation.

Holeshot has a viper at the end. Rynox misses on that.

Both come with Knox SPS so that’s a + for both.

Now the key difference lies here.
- The Rynox ones are CE certified. Now we all talk about having CE certified protectors for shoulder and elbow. Our hands are as important as our limbs right. Shima is another brand that provides CE gloves and you can have a look at those too. Holeshot is not CE certified. Now would you prefer a jacket with CE protector or a one with non-CE protectors

- Rynox provides Impact On Knuckles (South Korean company) again a reputed company. These knuckles solely are also tested by ImpactOn with test results to match CE. Holeshot knuckles, we don’t know their performance.

Holeshot is slightly longer than the Tornado Pro 3. But if you want a slightly longer gloves you may look at a semi gauntlet ones like the Urban-X (Not the Urban). These are semi gauntlet and carry every technical spec mentioned above of the Tornado Pro- CE, SPS, Impact On, etc.

I would also recommend you to also look at Shima as they too have CE gloves.

I hope this helps you invest your money in the right product.

[Siddhanth Paul]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

I bought XDI Stealth FG for ₹3,200 2 years ago. Wear them on tours and on Sunday rides. Very comfy and has a touchscreen-friendly patch on the index fingers. Also, a wiper to wipe ur visor.

So i did a bit of further digging and if you scroll a few pages up, it's flooded with +ve reviews about the Holeshot and Rynox Shield Pro SPS(discontinued now) with a few mentions of Solace here n there. This has got me thinking.. if this is going to be the only pair of glove that I will have for a very long time, shouldn't I be looking at full-gauntlet options?(I do a mix of city/highway very often)

Are there any FG options that fit the 3-3.5K budget?

[dastaan_93]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Even my research points to the Holeshot being the most VFM in the urban commuter short cuff gloves category. I already own Rynox tornado pro 2 and RE military gloves. But I have to say spec wise the Holeshot is superior in every sense.
Tornado pro 2 is a tough glove with huge protectors but tends to get a bit bulky. RE also suffers from the same problem. I feel the Holeshot seems better built in this regard. Only issue is that it is available only in one colour. I think if a white option were available then it would have been a no brainer. I am a stickler for lighter colours for better visibility and reduced heat in our riding conditions.

Would like to hear from owners of Holeshot whether my observations are correct.

So i did a bit of further digging and if you scroll a few pages up, it's flooded with +ve reviews about the Holeshot and Rynox Shield Pro SPS(discontinued now) with a few mentions of Solace here n there. This has got me thinking.. if this is going to be the only pair of glove that I will have for a very long time, shouldn't I be looking at full-gauntlet options?(I do a mix of city/highway very often)

Are there any FG options that fit the 3-3.5K budget?

[Chakrapani]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Hello Fellow Riders!

After a lot of convincing myself that investing 3K on riding gloves for city commute and occasional touring, I landed on the Viaterra Holeshot. I think my research was adequate to arrive at this conclusion but I'm still going to request the more experienced riders on the group to help me out.

These are my first pair of riding gloves (I was stupid to not having given them their due importance all these years). I ride an Interceptor 650 and often do weekend rides ~ 200-300km. I do have a separate rain/winter glove from Decathlon.

My ask now - Are these the best gloves in this budget? Am I missing something that was launched more recently? Do you think it'd be wise to wait for a few weeks/months for new launches?

Stay safe!

Even my research points to the Holeshot being the most VFM in the urban commuter short cuff gloves category. I already own Rynox tornado pro 2 and RE military gloves. But I have to say spec wise the Holeshot is superior in every sense.
Tornado pro 2 is a tough glove with huge protectors but tends to get a bit bulky. RE also suffers from the same problem. I feel the Holeshot seems better built in this regard. Only issue is that it is available only in one colour. I think if a white option were available then it would have been a no brainer. I am a stickler for lighter colours for better visibility and reduced heat in our riding conditions.

Would like to hear from owners of Holeshot whether my observations are correct.

[dastaan_93]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Hello Fellow Riders!

After a lot of convincing myself that investing 3K on riding gloves for city commute and occasional touring, I landed on the Viaterra Holeshot. I think my research was adequate to arrive at this conclusion but I'm still going to request the more experienced riders on the group to help me out.

These are my first pair of riding gloves (I was stupid to not having given them their due importance all these years). I ride an Interceptor 650 and often do weekend rides ~ 200-300km. I do have a separate rain/winter glove from Decathlon.

My ask now - Are these the best gloves in this budget? Am I missing something that was launched more recently? Do you think it'd be wise to wait for a few weeks/months for new launches?

Stay safe!

[Insidious]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Out of your choices, go with Storm evo. Reason - known and better protectors. Safety is the utmost reason for buying a riding jacket. I have no idea of what brand of protectors Zeus uses, so I would avoid it.

Also, please buy the Cerros chest protector insert while you are at it. The jacket comes with foam pad as stock and the Cerros is CE, direct fit.

Goodluck.

That's a great tip. Thank you, Parth. I think I've heard it from multiple people then. I'll stick with the Rynox then, and get the chest protectors!

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Out of your choices, go with Storm evo. Reason - known and better protectors. Safety is the utmost reason for buying a riding jacket. I have no idea of what brand of protectors Zeus uses, so I would avoid it.

Also, please buy the Cerros chest protector insert while you are at it. The jacket comes with foam pad as stock and the Cerros is CE, direct fit.

Goodluck.

That's a great tip. Thank you, Parth. I think I've heard it from multiple people then. I'll stick with the Rynox then, and get the chest protectors!

[Raman Swaminathan]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Congratulations on your new gear. Here is the short answer.

1. Protector sizing and branding. Rival has slightly smaller protectors than Sabre. Furious has very large protectors and a proper CE protector on chest, while Sabre comes with foam pads which you can upgrade.

A touring jacket is one that can handle all or 3 weather and is built for comfort and is long in length for added protection. It also has more pockets for stashing stuff.

2. Ideally you can't as the protector sizes differ. Practically, there is no need to change them. Safetech is really good and you can trust it.

Goodluck.

Thanks Parth! that makes sense.
Essentially its the size of the jacket and protector and in the case of the Tourer the ability to convert a jacket into a rucksack essentially :P

and yes, I will be upgrading the chest foam to a CE protector soon.



With that, I have 3 gear set.
HJC CS-15
Viaterra Grid
Solace Sabre

next up - Pants and Boots

[MidnightEvil Parth]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Hey Riders!

I recently got my first biking jacket 2 days back- The Solace Sabre!

I was going through this thread and even though there seemed to be a very good discount on the Furious, I went ahead with the Sabre as it suited my current requirements.

I have 2 basic questions here, regarding Solace jackets -

1) What's the main difference between the Sabre, Rival Urban and the Furious? What really is a touring jacket?
2) The Sabre comes with Safetec inserts, can i change these to Sastec at some point?

Thanks!

Congratulations on your new gear. Here is the short answer.

1. Protector sizing and branding. Rival has slightly smaller protectors than Sabre. Furious has very large protectors and a proper CE protector on chest, while Sabre comes with foam pads which you can upgrade.

A touring jacket is one that can handle all or 3 weather and is built for comfort and is long in length for added protection. It also has more pockets for stashing stuff.

2. Ideally you can't as the protector sizes differ. Practically, there is no need to change them. Safetech is really good and you can trust it.

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for a good jacket within a 10K budget, give or take 1K. I have taken a look at the Rynox Storm Evo and the Zeus Airdrift SP-X. I'm leaning more towards the Zeus, unless a I find a good, strong reason to move towards the Rynox. Can you guys share your experience(s) and/or opinion(s)?

Also, I'm open to looking at alternatives within the range mentioned. CE L2 protectors are a must, and so is a rain-liner. I won't be using it within the city as much as I will for the highway (but I am not looking at a full-fledged touring jacket either).

Thanks in advance for your help, guys!

Out of your choices, go with Storm evo. Reason - known and better protectors. Safety is the utmost reason for buying a riding jacket. I have no idea of what brand of protectors Zeus uses, so I would avoid it.

Also, please buy the Cerros chest protector insert while you are at it. The jacket comes with foam pad as stock and the Cerros is CE, direct fit.

Goodluck.

[Raman Swaminathan]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Hey Riders!

I recently got my first biking jacket 2 days back- The Solace Sabre!

I was going through this thread and even though there seemed to be a very good discount on the Furious, I went ahead with the Sabre as it suited my current requirements.

I have 2 basic questions here, regarding Solace jackets -

1) What's the main difference between the Sabre, Rival Urban and the Furious? What really is a touring jacket?
2) The Sabre comes with Safetec inserts, can i change these to Sastec at some point?

Thanks!