Universal : Riding Gear Thread

[andy0104]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Get well soon bro. To answer ur query, Whatever armor you wear it ll be inevitable at certain cases to avoid such injury. It's just bad luck. The culprit here might be your own weight. Even if you had a better armor you might have still got hurt. If you don't bother, can I ask how much do you weigh? What jacket were you using?

Thanks mate I guess it was just bad luck that day. I was wearing spartan icarus jacket & I weigh around 62 kgs.

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Dude, First of All Get Well Soon My Fellow Biker. Happy to hear you were wearing your gears, if you need a new jacket, buy a solace defender jacket. It has best in class till date armors which are known as SAS-TEC, and i myself am looking forward for it. And it comes within 7.5k so go for it but first try out. And if you want for brand check out A*
You'd definitely get a good one.

Thanks mate
I will surely checkout the jackets but are there any slip on elbow guards which can be worn inside a jacket as an added safety precaution?

[maninderz]

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Guys please help me out,
I'm looking forward to buy MT brigade helmet,
I can't find any MT helmet here in Nagpur,
I can't buy online as it is my first helmet and i don't want it to be wrong fitting one.

So if someone knows accessories shop which sell MT helmets then please post details.
Thanks

[JS16]

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Dude, First of All Get Well Soon My Fellow Biker. Happy to hear you were wearing your gears, if you need a new jacket, buy a solace defender jacket. It has best in class till date armors which are known as SAS-TEC, and i myself am looking forward for it. And it comes within 7.5k so go for it but first try out. And if you want for brand check out A*
You'd definitely get a good one.

Slight correction mate.

1. Only shoulder and elbow guards are SAS-TEC one the basic jacket.
2. Back protector is a CE approved one. Flimsy one.
3. The basic cost of the jacket with third config is 6850 INR.
4. SAS-TEC for the back costs 1300INR.
5. Adding up comes to 8150INR. That's the landing price of the jacket.
6. The quality of the jacket is top notch but its very light.

[Shourya014]

Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Slight correction mate.

1. Only shoulder and elbow guards are SAS-TEC one the basic jacket.
2. Back protector is a CE approved one. Flimsy one.
3. The basic cost of the jacket with third config is 6850 INR.
4. SAS-TEC for the back costs 1300INR.
5. Adding up comes to 8150INR. That's the landing price of the jacket.
6. The quality of the jacket is top notch but its very light.

Thanks brother
I wanted to know wether can we change that back armor to sas tec in this defender jacket.???
Any other jackets would do good too but need to chane armors to sas tec and i wanted that to happen easily as many jackets do not have openings

[killer_180]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Recently acquired a pair of Solace Threshold riding boots.
The listing price is 7200/-, however I got a bit of a discount thanks to a friend.
A friend and I went through some research, which included TBG, dsmoto etc.
But finalised and bought this as both of us were simply impressed by it.



My review:

1. Build - Despite being built to a price point, the materials used are pretty good. The outside is genuine leather plus some synthetic inserts. The inner liner is Hipora breathable waterproof liner. The protectors are all TPU. Overall the build feels pretty good and at par with some costlier options. All in all: 8/10.

2. Comfort - These are surprisingly very comfortable for a riding boot! The synthetic foldable portions at the front and back work very well, and help walking and overall flexing. I could comfortable walk wearing these. The inner material is also soft and feels good. All in all: 9/10

3. Protection - It has TPU protectors all around it. Toe slider, arc protector, shin protection, calf protector, and heel protector. Very well protected for a shoe built to a price point! Also gets a very bright reflector at the back, which I was able to see even from 500m away amidst traffic at 9pm. All in all: 9/10

Final verdict: The boot is very well built for something costing just 7200. Sufficient protection, waterproof, build quality is also good. And main this is absolute VFM.
Totally would recommend this.

[prashanthkt]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Is your jacket sas tec compatible because sas tec armors are larger then even bmw armors. And regular armors to so how did you fir them in your jacket.
Even I am thinking of to buy a sas tec jacket but i am in a no go budget so thought to buy a jacket and sas tec armors and switch the armors but then while searching some jackets got to know from revzilla that sas tecs are bigger then knox and normal armors so in a big confusion for what to go
Solace defender jacket has sas tec armors but has back protector of normal foam padding and it is not openable so cant go dor that too sad for me [emoji22]

one correction mate

solace defender has all removable armors including back protector. so if you upgrade even the back protector with sas tez then also
you can replace it very easily.

[malhotra_karam]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Thanks brother
I wanted to know wether can we change that back armor to sas tec in this defender jacket.???
Any other jackets would do good too but need to chane armors to sas tec and i wanted that to happen easily as many jackets do not have openings

hi

all armors i.e.back/shoulder/elbow are removable you can change the armors to sas tec level 2 in solace defender

[prashanthkt]

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In talks with Rynox again, this time directly with the company.
Checked out Solace Defender jacket too, seems quiet nice but its almost 50% lighter than the Tornado pro.
TBG, i shall check it out again though it doesn't have a rain liner built it (Riessa).

I checked so many jackets, to my knowledge there is no perfect jacket. All have pros and cons.

hello mate

the tbg ,solace defender & rynox tornado pro are the good options you can go for it.

TBG - having sas tec level 2 armors at shoulder/elbow/back very good construction but the only thing is
they are providing rain liner which you can wear over the jacket as this is a mesh jacket & not a waterproof
one more thing about it, i saw the review from our xbhp guys on this platform itself that the rain liner tbg using
is not that good quality & you will not get benefit of waterproof as you are right its not Riessa but price is around 8000/-
if i am not wrong.

Tornado Pro - comes with both liners needed with Knox level 1 armors at shoulder & elbow again back is CE approved level 1
again the after sale service is good for rynox no doubt about it. but again you need to think for which armors are better knox or sas tec
price is around 7100/-

Solace Defender - it has Riessa which stitch inside & thermal liner is removable. comes with SAS TEC level 2 armors at shoulder & elbow
back is again level 1 CE approved. you can replace this back with their SAS TEC level 2 back protector awesome protection as i bought all the SAS -TEC protectors
from Solace. price for defender is 6850/- if you add the sas tec back then it will come to around 8150/- you can ask for some discount

one more thing i wanted to purchase the SAS - TEC back but Solace providing it 1300/- & the same back from one store from bangalore
LGU selling @ 2500/- but you will be surprised to know that both of them selling the same SAS TEC back protector i.e. same model i check thedesign
on SAS Tec website. length/breadth/thickness is exactly same but LGU giving it 2500 & solace offering it @ 1300

it will be again your choice but if you ask me then choose anything from tornado & defender don't go for TBG as under 8k you will get
mesh jacket & not waterproof. if you don't required waterproof & not problem with budget then opt for TBG. again its depends on your requirement.

hope this can help you out.

[shamasrohit]

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This post is a little OT ... or is it. It is still regarding Riding Gear itself.

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What you see on the top is a Wilson's leather jacket. Something that has kept me company for ages. I had a Scorpion Exo skeleton when I was riding in the US and then I just had this jacket for the past 5 years. It has seen me through the sun come may rain.

But for sometime I have always felt the need for better protection. Though I might be getting some level of Abrasion resistance from the jacket itself, there is not standard armor.

And Hyderabad is full of crazy bastards; one of which almost killed me 2 weeks ago by jumping over the meridian and almost hitting me from the side. I went to the store and tried on quite a few jackets before buying the Spartan Helios. of most importance being that ventilation should be high. I have always ridden wearing a leather jacket and i wanted to not smell like a baboon's armpit by the time I got to office.

But I missed my jacket. I could wear it anywhere and be hip and cool. With this jacket I can't do that. People think I'm some crazy biker/racer dude on whom 'ROAD RASH' was based (you kids go youtube it)

So I bought these SASTEC Level 2 protectors from Solace International - Shoulder + Elbow + Back. They arrived today and I've having a field day with the new SJCAM 5000 WiFi I bought ....

Came in a weird looking box sent via EMS - Speedpost. Good job keeping the Postal service alive ....
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Not sure why it has a PayTm writing on the inside ... strange
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Invoice for people who want to know the price
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Its Bundled up as a set ... good enough packaging. These things are very malleable and ductile ... more on that later. They feel like clay dough we used to play with. But apply pressure quick and you will see why they are so good :-)
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The rating displayed is EN1621-1 2012 and marked CE level 2.... and the appropriate labels
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Comparing the KNOX from the Helios to these ... the Know looks very 'formed' while these are soft and squishy.
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So here's the idea ...
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Now I have order 3M VHB tapes along with resin from Amazon. So when I get them in I'll try to fix them to the jacket. Or maybe I'll have pockets stitched to put these in ... but then again stitching leather is a pain and I have to go else where to get it done.

What I'm not sure of is ... when I look at these touring jackets vs the race leathers that I have never seen ... do the armors need to slide like they do inside the pockets. Or ... can they be held tight like what they would be when I'm done ... am I doing it right !!! Will I lose my favorite jacket for ever if I do this ....

With all the cray stuff said and done till date ... this is another

bro nice bifurcation in SAS TEC & KNOX. But i think you should better go for proper stitching of this armors with your jacket.
because it might possible while doing this by your own you may loss the shape of your jacket.

[JS16]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Thanks brother
I wanted to know wether can we change that back armor to sas tec in this defender jacket.???
Any other jackets would do good too but need to chane armors to sas tec and i wanted that to happen easily as many jackets do not have openings

Yes brother, you can upgrade your armours easily.

hello mate

the tbg ,solace defender & rynox tornado pro are the good options you can go for it.

TBG - having sas tec level 2 armors at shoulder/elbow/back very good construction but the only thing is
they are providing rain liner which you can wear over the jacket as this is a mesh jacket & not a waterproof
one more thing about it, i saw the review from our xbhp guys on this platform itself that the rain liner tbg using
is not that good quality & you will not get benefit of waterproof as you are right its not Riessa but price is around 8000/-
if i am not wrong.

Tornado Pro - comes with both liners needed with Knox level 1 armors at shoulder & elbow again back is CE approved level 1
again the after sale service is good for rynox no doubt about it. but again you need to think for which armors are better knox or sas tec
price is around 7100/-

Solace Defender - it has Riessa which stitch inside & thermal liner is removable. comes with SAS TEC level 2 armors at shoulder & elbow
back is again level 1 CE approved. you can replace this back with their SAS TEC level 2 back protector awesome protection as i bought all the SAS -TEC protectors
from Solace. price for defender is 6850/- if you add the sas tec back then it will come to around 8150/- you can ask for some discount

one more thing i wanted to purchase the SAS - TEC back but Solace providing it 1300/- & the same back from one store from bangalore
LGU selling @ 2500/- but you will be surprised to know that both of them selling the same SAS TEC back protector i.e. same model i check thedesign
on SAS Tec website. length/breadth/thickness is exactly same but LGU giving it 2500 & solace offering it @ 1300

it will be again your choice but if you ask me then choose anything from tornado & defender don't go for TBG as under 8k you will get
mesh jacket & not waterproof. if you don't required waterproof & not problem with budget then opt for TBG. again its depends on your requirement.

hope this can help you out.

I have the exact same observations. And also yes I don't know why they are charging 1200 more for the same armour.
I am really confused right now which one to go for haha.

Also what do you think about Alpinestar Air, the one costs 16.5K? Does it have such good protection?

[Gollum]

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Guys can anyone suggest a place in Bangalore where I could buy Alpinestars gloves?

I went to ridingspirit to get by jacket but they had gloves of all unknown brands and they were all in black. I'm not a fan of black.

[joelgreen]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Which would be the best commuting jacket for our Mumbai weather?
1) Mototech Contour Air
2) Rynox Tornado Pro
3) Rynox Asphalt

[prashanthkt]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Yes brother, you can upgrade your armours easily.



I have the exact same observations. And also yes I don't know why they are charging 1200 more for the same armour.
I am really confused right now which one to go for haha.

Also what do you think about Alpinestar Air, the one costs 16.5K? Does it have such good protection?

the difference in the pricing may be due to 2 reasons,
1) TBG/LGU imports this SAS TEC at higher pricing so their pricing are more or
2) TBG making more profit margin

but either of the above is true.
well the Alpinestar Air, if i am not wrong it is coming with
450 D polyster & not a cordura which of course low in a quality if you compare with any of our Indian brands
like Rynox/spartan/Solace/Zeus etc etc

all of these providing 600D cordura (all of them saying this)

you will get the CE approved armors & i don't think there may be that much difference.

if both these points are correct then spending more 8k just for brand name "Alpinestar" not a good deal.
construction/ techniques are same just its a brand so pricing are huge. if you are a brand loyal then you can go for it.
but we are riders & its our safety on roads so we should be quality loyal doesn't matter the brand name.

or if you have budget of 16k which is very good then go for leather one which is more protective but leather in our conditions is....

[JS16]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

the difference in the pricing may be due to 2 reasons,
1) TBG/LGU imports this SAS TEC at higher pricing so their pricing are more or
2) TBG making more profit margin

but either of the above is true.
well the Alpinestar Air, if i am not wrong it is coming with
450 D polyster & not a cordura which of course low in a quality if you compare with any of our Indian brands
like Rynox/spartan/Solace/Zeus etc etc

all of these providing 600D cordura (all of them saying this)

you will get the CE approved armors & i don't think there may be that much difference.

if both these points are correct then spending more 8k just for brand name "Alpinestar" not a good deal.
construction/ techniques are same just its a brand so pricing are huge. if you are a brand loyal then you can go for it.
but we are riders & its our safety on roads so we should be quality loyal doesn't matter the brand name.

or if you have budget of 16k which is very good then go for leather one which is more protective but leather in our conditions is....

Thanks a lot mate. Really helpful this.
I am not really brand conscious, just need a good one which protects my body. And yeah, leather for India 😜

[Naveen Vajja]

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Yes brother, you can upgrade your armours easily.



I have the exact same observations. And also yes I don't know why they are charging 1200 more for the same armour.
I am really confused right now which one to go for haha.

Also what do you think about Alpinestar Air, the one costs 16.5K? Does it have such good protection?

If my budget was 16K, I wouldn't go for Alpinestars. I think there are better options in IXS and IXON. There is also the SPIDI Net Race which is a very technical jacket at this price which offers tremendous protection.

Always understand that there is a brand premium associated with Alpinestars and not necessarily the best