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Stig / Major Tom

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The Art of Dressing...
« on: April 30, 2021, 11:18:58 AM »
By jove, you'll know whether you got it right  within a mile down the road.
My wife doesn't get it, so I explain dawn scooter riding in the boonies: "Imagine sitting on the hood of the Scion as I drive you 35miles an hour down the road to Yellow Springs. How would you dress for the occasion? "
"...and remember,  the temp always dips just at sunrise."

I dress to keep my chest and hands warm. I can ignore other body parts....and will ride in morning temps ranging from 27°F > 68°F throughput the year....then factor in "@33MPH feels like."
Then I  sit in the elements for an hour or so before heading home.
I'll give my self a "B", this morning. Didn't factor in the dampness/chill after the rains. 43°F

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Re: The Art of Dressing...
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2021, 09:43:51 AM »
Yep. Far better to overdo it than leave yourself under protected!

I had to run over to the garage fixing my wife’s Range Rover the other morning at 7:30 when it was about 6c. It was a 15 mile trip into and across town to get there.  Surprisingly chilly and I was glad of the heated grips and my insulating Bull-It SR6’s.

The real revelation though was the rush hour traffic on the way back! It’s been 4 years now since I have needed to tackle the morning commute, but amazing how quickly I slipped back into lane splitting and searching out openings in the traffic to allow me to “make progress”.
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Re: The Art of Dressing...
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2021, 04:45:13 PM »
By jove, you'll know whether you got it right  within a mile down the road.
My wife doesn't get it, so I explain dawn scooter riding in the boonies: "Imagine sitting on the hood of the Scion as I drive you 35miles an hour down the road to Yellow Springs. How would you dress for the occasion? "
"...and remember,  the temp always dips just at sunrise."

I dress to keep my chest and hands warm. I can ignore other body parts....and will ride in morning temps ranging from 27°F > 68°F throughput the year....then factor in "@33MPH feels like."
Then I  sit in the elements for an hour or so before heading home.
I'll give my self a "B", this morning. Didn't factor in the dampness/chill after the rains. 43°F

Stig

I ended up getting these HWK jackets and pants...full of liners and armor pads...lots of zippered vents...HUGELY reflective

Really really impressed so far. Excellent seller too...had some stitching come lose so they sent me some BADARSE armored riding gloves as recompense

Good price too

Anyway...highly recommend these

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QGK1BNC?ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details&th=1
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Re: The Art of Dressing...
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2021, 05:19:03 PM »
I like Tourmaster stuff. I used to wear the TM Flex series jackets and over pants. With all the liners this gear could go from base all mesh to fully insulated and various configurations between. Currently I wear the TM Pivot jacket and the TM Venture Air 2.0 over pants in all seasons. The pant go from all mesh, add in the wind/rain liner for when the temps get a little cool, then in goes the insulated liner for cold temps. The jacket has very large chest vents with the vent covers folding down inside the lower part of the jacket and also bicep vents (way better than shoulder vents). Almost the entire back opens up to mesh in the same way so not just a vent slot but 3/4 of the back becomes mesh. Then close all the vents for cool temps, add in the wind/rain liner for even cooler temps, and finally the thermal liner for cold temps. I also have a wind/rain liner and thermal liner from my old Flex jackets that I can use alone when camping but add under the insulated jacket when temps drop even more. And then when I ride in REALLY cold temps, like near zero F or below, I slip in my thermal long johns and add also a fleece sweater jacket under the riding jacket. That does get a little snug but still very warm. Been able to ride well below zero F with this setup. In the past Gerbing heated gloves kept my hands warm in those coldest temps and thin socks under thicker socks in my Alpinestars Air Plus V2 Gore-Tex boots have worked fine in all temps. Of course the foot protection of either the Burgman or AK 550 scooters is plenty to ensure my feet are comfortable in those temps. I also have some TM winter gloves for when I don't need the electric heat. And now I have the heated grips on the AK to delay when I need extra heat.


For hot temps I simply take out all the liners, open all the vents, wear thin socks, put on my Alpinestars Copper gloves (mesh with a hard plastic knuckle protector) and ride. Oh, and always, always, wearing my full face HJC C70 helmet.
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Re: The Art of Dressing...
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2021, 06:05:06 PM »
I like Tourmaster stuff. I used to wear the TM Flex series jackets and over pants. With all the liners this gear could go from base all mesh to fully insulated and various configurations between. Currently I wear the TM Pivot jacket and the TM Venture Air 2.0 over pants in all seasons. The pant go from all mesh, add in the wind/rain liner for when the temps get a little cool, then in goes the insulated liner for cold temps. The jacket has very large chest vents with the vent covers folding down inside the lower part of the jacket and also bicep vents (way better than shoulder vents). Almost the entire back opens up to mesh in the same way so not just a vent slot but 3/4 of the back becomes mesh. Then close all the vents for cool temps, add in the wind/rain liner for even cooler temps, and finally the thermal liner for cold temps. I also have a wind/rain liner and thermal liner from my old Flex jackets that I can use alone when camping but add under the insulated jacket when temps drop even more. And then when I ride in REALLY cold temps, like near zero F or below, I slip in my thermal long johns and add also a fleece sweater jacket under the riding jacket. That does get a little snug but still very warm. Been able to ride well below zero F with this setup. In the past Gerbing heated gloves kept my hands warm in those coldest temps and thin socks under thicker socks in my Alpinestars Air Plus V2 Gore-Tex boots have worked fine in all temps. Of course the foot protection of either the Burgman or AK 550 scooters is plenty to ensure my feet are comfortable in those temps. I also have some TM winter gloves for when I don't need the electric heat. And now I have the heated grips on the AK to delay when I need extra heat.


For hot temps I simply take out all the liners, open all the vents, wear thin socks, put on my Alpinestars Copper gloves (mesh with a hard plastic knuckle protector) and ride. Oh, and always, always, wearing my full face HJC C70 helmet.

I actually bought 3 of the HWK jackets. One larger than the other 2 for really bundling up...took the liner out of one and sipped it inside the bigger one. SO now i can go no liner or single or double liner without ever having to remove/install them :D

Probably seems excessive, but the temperature swings pretty dramatically here as the sun rises and sets and especially when the wind shifts directions.

I cant wait to try the vented jackets next summer with a wet liner or a couple layers of wet long underwear...or maybe a wet sweater...Im hoping the venting will allow me to control the evap cooling a little better when its real hot and dry. Last summer i just used a bunch of wet layers and it almost gets too cold when the humidity is really low. Plus id dry out in a couple hours and have to wet down again. Im thinking the vented windproof outer shell will work as a good "swamp cooler thermostat"

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