Universal : Riding Gear Thread

[salman.rvf]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Are Cramster Tundra gloves suggested for riding in Monsoon? They're waterproof and also resistant to cold. Was looking to buy Spartan Ares, but it's not in stock. I think buying the Tundra for now, and Ares later whenever it's available, will fill all my gloves needs.

Just want to know how the Tundra gloves are and whether they're really worth it.

[thegame0012]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Had a bad experience wit spg at ecr chennai today.. I was interested to buy spg helios riding jacket. So went to the outlet wit 3 of my frnds. And asked the sales person to show helios. He said there is no stock available. My main purpse of the visit is to wear and check how the fit is. But the people in showrom was not helpful at al. They were simply tryi to get rid of me off the shop.
I cudnt understand how come there is not even a single jacket for my size for havin a trial.
Aftr so much googling and zeroised my selection to spg helios. Jus bcos of this exp i need to go for some other brand.

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First thing first, stop using those random sms language.

Coming next to the incident, I am not sure how you got so offended when sales person said they don't have stock. There is good chance that they don't have stock (helios sales like charm due to VFM) and thus you are informed the same. Having known the SPG ECR people personally, I highly doubt they will show this type of attitude with anyone leave alone a probable future customer. Having said that, I am not taking anyone side here but talking from top of my head with the previous uncountable visits i have done there in past.

[danielmanickaraj]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

I did buy SOL helmet from spg ecr only, 1 year ago.. they were fine at tat time..
May be i am not expressive enough to tel wat exactly happened in the showroom. I felt really offended inside while asking details. The showroom guy was not helpful at al. When i stepped out of the showroom, immediate response from one of my friends was "Ennada madhikavae maatraanunga " .... means "why they are not showing any respect"

If you say tat i have misunderstood the situation, how come my friend also had the same feeling.

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[msandeep27]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Guys I heard that fox and axo knee guards that are available in india are all china made and not worth as they may damage the knee. How far is this true ??
Please suggest some good kneee guards and where I can get in pune . My budget max 1500. I have seen cramster knee guard at 1400 but not sure how good they are.

http://www.cramster.in/Products/Cramster-Protective-Wear-Accessories/CRAMSTER/Knee-Protector---Strap-on-Inners/pid-6940332.aspx

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[AmitRavi07]

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Guys I heard that fox and axo knee guards that are available in india are all china made and not worth as they may damage the knee. How far is this true ??
Please suggest some good kneee guards and where I can get in pune . My budget max 1500. I have seen cramster knee guard at 1400 but not sure how good they are.

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Mostly true. Almost all the fox and axxo you see in the market are fake knock-offs, but, for the price point, they offer decent protection. Within 1500 you wont find any CE certified protection. All would have a thick fiber shell for protection which, by the way, is adequate for city riding.

[msandeep27]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

For riding in the city I don't need one only for long rides I am planning to get one.

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[AmitRavi07]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

For riding in the city I don't need one only for long rides I am planning to get one.

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Then, I would suggest increase your budget to around 5K. You would be able to source A*, spg perseus, thor sector, etc in this price range.

[aditya_YZF-R15]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

do knee sliders always necessarily come only with leather suits or leather pants and never with meshed-textile sportriding pants ? every now and again i have been searching around in the internet for the latter case (sliders on textiles) for over a year now but have never found one yet.

[prateek2210]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

do knee sliders always necessarily come only with leather suits or leather pants and never with meshed-textile sportriding pants ? every now and again i have been searching around in the internet for the latter case (sliders on textiles) for over a year now but have never found one yet.

Sliders only help in sliding and they are quite heavy and is attached to the suits with velcro pads which all the suits have.
They are only available for racing suits or two piece suits. A normal riding pant neither have the velcro pads nor they come with sliders or any option like that.

[Sunnyside_up!]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

do knee sliders always necessarily come only with leather suits or leather pants and never with meshed-textile sportriding pants ? every now and again i have been searching around in the internet for the latter case (sliders on textiles) for over a year now but have never found one yet.

Sliders are designed for aggressive knee-down riding where your knee actually comes in contact with the tarmac. Because of the weight of the slider puck and the forces that will act on the pants at that time, textiles simply don't have the strength and rigidity required to support the slider. Even leathers normally have two layers at that point and several other structural reinforcements. There are a few companies that have designed and made textile racing suits, like Komine but even they use leather and suitable reinforcements at critical points like that. Personally, I haven't yet found a textile suit that I would wear to the track.

[AmitRavi07]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

For those interested in upgrading back protectors in their jackets, SpartanProgear provides Knox Advance X back protectors (CE level 1) as upgrade. Will cost around 2K INR. They used to stock sas-tec CE level 2, but have stopped importing it.

[aditya_YZF-R15]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Sliders only help in sliding and they are quite heavy and is attached to the suits with velcro pads which all the suits have.
They are only available for racing suits or two piece suits. A normal riding pant neither have the velcro pads nor they come with sliders or any option like that.

yes i know that mate but was still wondering if by chance there's one or two companies that make textile pants with sliders or was it absolutely necessary for some reason that they come only with leather suits. :-)

didnt know sliders were quite heavy though..considering that, yes no wonder they dont come with textiles.

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Because of the weight of the slider puck and the forces that will act on the pants at that time, textiles simply don't have the strength and rigidity required to support the slider. Even leathers normally have two layers at that point and several other structural reinforcements.

yeah, sounds right...there's probably not any kind of textile with that much high tensile strength to suit the purpose.

thanks for mentioning one company (komine) that does it though. will check it out.

[prateek2210]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

As mentioned by Sunnysideup, even me too just saw Komine textile suits with sliders but they have leathers inserts here and there. And yes they are quite heavy.

[aditya_YZF-R15]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

^^^

yeah just checked out komine's website myself as well...they indeed have textile pants or suits with sliders and yes that knee area seems to have leather inserts...two of the pants have reasonable prices too..but not sure if they would ship to india, will have to ask them.

[prateek2210]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

^^^

yeah just checked out komine's website myself as well...they indeed have textile pants or suits with sliders and yes that knee area seems to have leather inserts...two of the pants have reasonable prices too..but not sure if they would ship to india, will have to ask them.

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