Universal : Riding Gear Thread

[lokesh soni]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Hi there,
Can anyone suggest some good GPS based mobile apps for iphones which can be used for recording long bike and car trips (min 10 days) in a single record without any fuss (mobile hanging and all)?

[Toshar Deven]

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Hi there,
Can anyone suggest some good GPS based mobile apps for iphones which can be used for recording long bike and car trips (min 10 days) in a single record without any fuss (mobile hanging and all)?

I can never think of recording anything even for few hours with my 5s, though ios is the far stable then competition but even it has a tendency to shut down an app without any prior notice if it is unresponsive. I suggest you to use iphone for google maps as a very stable GPS unit and use a dedicated action camera (cheapest one costs as low as 1500) to keep recording upto SD card limits with GPS data (lat and long) as OSD. These cameras are made for the purpose for which you are asking.

[_andy_]

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Hi all,

Does anyone have any experience using riding jeans? Indian and/or American/European brands? How good are they safety-wise (if anyone has had the misfortune of crashing in them), and comfort-wise in warmer climates such as India's?

Cheers!

[kiran2508]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

There's a lot of information on this thread but its all scattered.

Would be using this gear for daily commutes of 70km roundtrip and occasional tours (500 -1k km+)

Total budget: 16k (can stretch upto max 22k)

•Budget for helmet- 5k (can stretch upto 7k)
SOL SL68s ii, SMK, MT all range, AXOR Stealth(MT Blade replica) all have good spares and build, better to go with SOL (6.5K) if you are okay with bit heavy helmet or for lighter helmet go for MT THUNDER3 SV(6.2K) or Targo don't go for Mugello. LS2 new range is also very good, if you are okay with wearing a helmet that majority of people wear. Stay away from imported HJC CS15 helmets.

•Budget for jacket: 6k (can stretch upto 10k)
RYNOX TORNADO PRO V2 L2. (8k)

•Budget for gloves: 3k
ASPIDA POSEIDON or BBG or DSG all have waterproof range at (3K)

•Budget for knee protectors: 2k
CRAMSTER DRIFTER PRO or BBG Knee and Shin Gaurds (Both look exactly same) (2-2.2K)

[Vipergts07]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

•Budget for helmet- 5k (can stretch upto 7k)
SOL SL68s ii, SMK, MT all range, AXOR Stealth(MT Blade replica) all have good spares and build, better to go with SOL (6.5K) if you are okay with bit heavy helmet or for lighter helmet go for MT THUNDER3 SV(6.2K) or Targo don't go for Mugello. LS2 new range is also very good, if you are okay with wearing a helmet that majority of people wear. Stay away from imported HJC CS15 helmets.

•Budget for jacket: 6k (can stretch upto 10k)
RYNOX TORNADO PRO V2 L2. (8k)

•Budget for gloves: 3k
ASPIDA POSEIDON or BBG or DSG all have waterproof range at (3K)

•Budget for knee protectors: 2k
CRAMSTER DRIFTER PRO or BBG Knee and Shin Gaurds (Both look exactly same) (2-2.2K)

Hi. Could you clarify why you wouldn't suggest the mugello helmets?

[Purnakalik]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

•Budget for helmet- 5k (can stretch upto 7k)
SOL SL68s ii, SMK, MT all range, AXOR Stealth(MT Blade replica) all have good spares and build, better to go with SOL (6.5K) if you are okay with bit heavy helmet or for lighter helmet go for MT THUNDER3 SV(6.2K) or Targo don't go for Mugello. LS2 new range is also very good, if you are okay with wearing a helmet that majority of people wear. Stay away from imported HJC CS15 helmets.

•Budget for jacket: 6k (can stretch upto 10k)
RYNOX TORNADO PRO V2 L2. (8k)

•Budget for gloves: 3k
ASPIDA POSEIDON or BBG or DSG all have waterproof range at (3K)

•Budget for knee protectors: 2k
CRAMSTER DRIFTER PRO or BBG Knee and Shin Gaurds (Both look exactly same) (2-2.2K)

Why not mugello? I wore that a couple of times and found it comfortable also I've heard a lot of good things about it. What's your reasoning for not choosing that?

I met a guy who is a authorised solace dealer and he said he had the tornado and it is a terrible jacket in terms of quality and protection both. He showed me the solace furious and was convincing me to to go for that but that's 11k and wayyy beyond my budget. I tried the nemesis l2, tornado, Helios, and furious. I liked how nemesis and furious felt. The nemesis was heavy but the armors felt comfortable and covered my shoulders and elbows properly. The furious shoulder armor felt a little lacking. The quality however was a bit better on the furious.


I tried solace full gauntlets for summer and they felt nice but they can't be used as standalone gloves without the jacket. But man are they comfortable

[kiran2508]

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why you wouldn't suggest the mugello helmets?

Why not mugello?

I've spent some 500kms+ all together on the MT Revenge, Blade(now the Axor Stealth), Mugello and Thunder helmets.

Mugello is not at all a bad helmet, but when compared Revenge and Thunder, Mugello is bare bones, the Thunder has padding which is much more premium quality, both to touch and feel, Thunder feels more weighted and solid to to hold and wear (which give more confidence in the helmet personally).
Also I kept pulling the Mugello down couple of time kind of felt it was falling short to cover my chin completely and chin was hanging out, but had no such problem on the Thunder, it completely covered my chin and there was no pulling down again and again.

Wind noise is a bit problem in Mugello when compared to any other since its the entry model MT helmet, there is a mesh hole in the front left and right side which cannot be closed atall inthe Mugello, which causes hauling at speeds. Finally Thunder has a tinted sun visor which can be helpful for touring and city rides if you are into that sort of thing

Take a look at the paddings side by side yourself, compare both pics and the quality.

https://www.spartanprogear.com/collections/helmet-accessories/products/mt-thunder3-sv-inner-liner-cheek-padding?variant=8315068252255

https://www.spartanprogear.com/collections/helmet-accessories/products/mt-mugello-inner-liner-cheek-padding?variant=12201339420761

At the end of the day choice is all based on the individual, compare them side by side and choose the one that you like which fits your need.
Happy riding

[vnsk]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Hi all,

Does anyone have any experience using riding jeans? Indian and/or American/European brands? How good are they safety-wise (if anyone has had the misfortune of crashing in them), and comfort-wise in warmer climates such as India's?

Cheers!

I and my wife have been using riding pants for about 7 months now. While its very comfortable I need to replace the knee armours supplied along as its an unbranded one. I picked up the pants from www.caferacer.co.in. I use these only now for sunday rides and use the Alpinestar ramjet air for long distance. Check it out in their site, I bought them because they had a sale going on a few months back

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[QUOTE=kiran2508;1363048]I've spent some 500kms+ all together on the MT Revenge, Blade(now the Axor Stealth), Mugello and Thunder helmets.

Mugello is not at all a bad helmet, but when compared Revenge and Thunder, Mugello

I wouldnt recommend the MT Revenge. I have been using it from March and have covered about 5k in it. In excess of 70/80 km the wind noise is so much it gives you a headache and now I use earplugs. The second issue is when I tried to get a pinlock visor for it. Crazily it has the pinlock provision but a pinlock cannot be attached due to a design flaw ! ! When you open the visor, the top part of the visor actually rubs against the rubber beading of the helmet ! ! ! How did they even design a helmet like this? So if you put a pinlock visor either it will break off or you cannot open the visor.

Maybe someone can recommend me a helmet which has very less windnoise. I dont mind spending around 12 to 14k...The best option seems to be the AGV K1 which starts around there....If anyone is using it here, I would like a feedback.

[MidnightEvil Parth]

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I've spent some 500kms+ all together on the MT Revenge, Blade(now the Axor Stealth), Mugello and Thunder helmets.

Mugello is not at all a bad helmet, but when compared Revenge and Thunder, Mugello is bare bones, the Thunder has padding which is much more premium quality, both to touch and feel, Thunder feels more weighted and solid to to hold and wear (which give more confidence in the helmet personally).
Also I kept pulling the Mugello down couple of time kind of felt it was falling short to cover my chin completely and chin was hanging out, but had no such problem on the Thunder, it completely covered my chin and there was no pulling down again and again.

Wind noise is a bit problem in Mugello when compared to any other since its the entry model MT helmet, there is a mesh hole in the front left and right side which cannot be closed atall inthe Mugello, which causes hauling at speeds. Finally Thunder has a tinted sun visor which can be helpful for touring and city rides if you are into that sort of thing

Take a look at the paddings side by side yourself, compare both pics and the quality.

https://www.spartanprogear.com/collections/helmet-accessories/products/mt-thunder3-sv-inner-liner-cheek-padding?variant=8315068252255

https://www.spartanprogear.com/collections/helmet-accessories/products/mt-mugello-inner-liner-cheek-padding?variant=12201339420761

At the end of the day choice is all based on the individual, compare them side by side and choose the one that you like which fits your need.
Happy riding

I agree about the padding part, but in terms of wind noise I found Mugello much better than Revenge.

Thunder3 is a sweet balance.

And as stated above, found the design flaw in Revenge as well as Targo helmet from MT.

Maybe someone can recommend me a helmet which has very less windnoise. I dont mind spending around 12 to 14k...The best option seems to be the AGV K1 which starts around there....If anyone is using it here, I would like a feedback.

Agv K1 finish didn't seem very good to me, the paint quality is what I mean. Check the ScorpionEXO at950 and 710air in the same price bracket.

[Biswajeet Patra]

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Can a pinlock be attached to Mt thunder 3? Will it cause problem like in the revenge series?

[kiran2508]

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Maybe someone can recommend me a helmet which has very less windnoise

I had the spoken to the owner of Orionmotors 1year back who are popular riding gear dealer in Bangalore, he told me that buy whichever helmet you want even by spending 30K, windnoise cannot be avoided 100% above 100-120kmph, just that it can dampened by a bit say 50% by having a better design vents and padding which fit more snugly.

Can a pinlock be attached to Mt thunder 3? Will it cause problem like in the revenge series?

The second issue is when I tried to get a pinlock visor for it.

There is misunderstanding, what MT mean when they say "pinlock" is that they have there own anti-fog pinlock insert which you have purchase from them, which is made specifically for their MT helmets.
You cannot use the regular international standard Pinlock(which is big helmet standard) available which every other helmet brand refers to with their helmets.

MT should have market their helmets saying "Anti-fog insert ready" instead of marketing it as "Pinlock insert ready"

https://www.spartanprogear.com/collections/helmet-accessories/products/mt-v12-pin-lock-insert

[MidnightEvil Parth]

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Can a pinlock be attached to Mt thunder 3? Will it cause problem like in the revenge series?

No, it does not cause any problems. And afaik it causes problems only on Revenge, Targo of earlier days, the problem might have been rectified now, since friends who recently picked Revenge do not have such issues.

[Biswajeet Patra]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Thanks a lot for the info.

[vnsk]

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There is misunderstanding, what MT mean when they say "pinlock" is that they have there own anti-fog pinlock insert which you have purchase from them, which is made specifically for their MT helmets.
You cannot use the regular international standard Pinlock(which is big helmet standard) available which every other helmet brand refers to with their helmets.

MT should have market their helmets saying "Anti-fog insert ready" instead of marketing it as "Pinlock insert ready"

https://www.spartanprogear.com/colle...in-lock-insert[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately there is a design flaw with Revenge series. I bought the helmet from Spartanprogears in Kochi. After the first ride to the hill station and trying the toothpaste trick on the second one, I decided its better to get a pinlock. The shop owner told me that pinlock cannot be put in the Revenge because of this issue which I never noticed until he showed me. I wrote to customer service asking them whether v06, v09 or v12 fits the Revenge. They first replied that V09 can be put. The very next day a lady called from the customer service and apologised saying that pinlock cannot be put into revenge. They send a letter also apologising for it.

So I went back to the shop and bought a bottle of Muc Off anti fog spray !

[rideon74]

Universal : Riding Gear Thread

A query for the summer riding coming up ahead in a few months:

I'm getting curious about the adventure touring jackets with wax cotton outer and the necessary protective inserts which are available abroad under select reputed brands. They are very pricey to say the least.

Does anyone here know much about wax cotton's abrasion resistance when compared to the varieties of Cordura or 800D polyester fabrics used today?

My reason to look along this direction is that in the upcoming months of heat & humidity, a riding jacket with a protective outer shell with some sort of abrasion resistant natural fibre mix makes a lot more sense than pure synthetic fabric outers.

And yes, Mototech has a model with the construction I'm talking about - any opinions on the same?

TIA!