Universal : Riding Gear Thread

[Sarvajit]

Velocity is an excellent investment.But you cannot wear daily because of obvious reasons.
Cannot comment on Twist.But I have been using vector for daily as well as tour and they are just too good

Thanks Raje. I will be using the pants, touring gloves&the Cramster Mesh jacket (which I bought recently) only on longer than 100km.rides. I found that upto 2 hours I'm perfectly comfortable with the Cramster elbow&knee guards.
The DSG Moto Mesh gloves which I have are also good for short distances. After a while the lack of palm padding starts being felt, since they are fundamentally city gloves. I don't like full gauntlets, but I need good palm padding, which is why I was looking for the Twist.
Cramster Boots& Vega helmet will be common for short&long tours!

[saif71184]

Guys anyone here can guide me a place where i can buy stretchable(nylon) helmet cap ala sehwag??

[Sarvajit]

Guys anyone here can guide me a place where i can buy stretchable(nylon) helmet cap ala sehwag??

You should be able to get it in any helmet shop easily. I got a few for Rs.20 each.

[chauhan_saurabh]

^^^
Why nylon? Cotton sorta fabric caps can be bought from any helmet shop in 20 odd rs.

[Sarvajit]

^^^
Why nylon? Cotton sorta fabric caps can be bought from any helmet shop in 20 odd rs.

Hey Saurabh Chauhan! Nice to see you posting after a while! Btw, which bike have you bought finally?

[biker boy]

Thanks Raje. I will be using the pants, touring gloves&the Cramster Mesh jacket (which I bought recently) only on longer than 100km.rides. I found that upto 2 hours I'm perfectly comfortable with the Cramster elbow&knee guards.
The DSG Moto Mesh gloves which I have are also good for short distances. After a while the lack of palm padding starts being felt, since they are fundamentally city gloves. I don't like full gauntlets, but I need good palm padding, which is why I was looking for the Twist.
Cramster Boots& Vega helmet will be common for short&long tours!

And I believe after this your riding gear accessories will be complete. Well after your feedback I am also planning to go for the Cramster boots, lets see when I make my plan of Delhi and get them.

[inder.cool]

Guys anyone here can guide me a place where i can buy stretchable(nylon) helmet cap ala sehwag??

Its a kind of a Balaclava..so it should be available at any other helmet shop..

[Sarvajit]

And I believe after this your riding gear accessories will be complete. Well after your feedback I am also planning to go for the Cramster boots, lets see when I make my plan of Delhi and get them.

Yes it sure will! A heavy amount spent, but safety has no price-it is rather invaluable.
Coming to the point, Cramster boots are pretty good yaar. Very good features at that price (toe slider, ankle bone torsion cup, etc.), plus really tough material. It is more or less a one time buy. The design is a bit narrow at the front, but you get used to it. I got the short ones coz I felt the long ones will be overkill&moreover they will lead to sweating since I stay down South.
Would definitely recommend you to go for them, you can ask them to courier it across.

[biker boy]

Yes it sure will! A heavy amount spent, but safety has no price-it is rather invaluable.
Coming to the point, Cramster boots are pretty good yaar. Very good features at that price (toe slider, ankle bone torsion cup, etc.), plus really tough material. It is more or less a one time buy. The design is a bit narrow at the front, but you get used to it. I got the short ones coz I felt the long ones will be overkill&moreover they will lead to sweating since I stay down South.
Would definitely recommend you to go for them, you can ask them to courier it across.

Thanks mate and truely safety is priceless. I only had one more doubt regarding the boots, since they are pretty hard so how is it when you walk after wearing them? Is it comfortable?

[Sarvajit]

Thanks mate and truely safety is priceless. I only had one more doubt regarding the boots, since they are pretty hard so how is it when you walk after wearing them? Is it comfortable?

No problem at all. Inside is well padded&very soft&comfy. I wore them once in the city a few days back(night ride)&did some walking around too. They feel just like my basketball Nikes from the inside. I'm pretty used to wearing basketball shoes&Woodland boots too. Even otherwise not a problem. I can't say the same about the long ones though. The short ones itself are longer than basketball shoes. Felt long ones would be like gumboots, so dropped the idea.

[saif71184]

You should be able to get it in any helmet shop easily. I got a few for Rs.20 each.

i can easily get cotton ones, not the stretchable ones!!

^^^
Why nylon? Cotton sorta fabric caps can be bought from any helmet shop in 20 odd rs.

which one is better cotton or nylon? i can easily get cotton but not nylon type material.

Its a kind of a Balaclava..so it should be available at any other helmet shop..

Just a head cap under helmet would suffice, is cotton better than balaclava material??

[Mindgrinder]

i can easily get cotton ones, not the stretchable ones!!



which one is better cotton or nylon? i can easily get cotton but not nylon type material.



Just a head cap under helmet would suffice, is cotton better than balaclava material??

order from planetdsg they have one with alpinestar, i own it, its nice, but on an expensive side.

[saif71184]

^^how much is it? can u give me the link??

[darkknight]

^^how much is it? can u give me the link??

Alpinestars Skull Cap Beanie TEXT_REVIEW by Anuj Goyal

[Sarvajit]

@saif71184: IMO Cotton is enough for these summers. It also stretches a bit you know!