Like a lot of guys here I was raised back when safety gear was a leather jacket and a condom. Never thought much about it till this last year as I began to ferment into ripening old age. So now I've been looking into what's out there, especially in the heat/drought we've been having out here (don't start, I know lots of you have it way much worse). I just discovered the joys of mesh pants, hot damn, sure beats cooking the groceries in Kevlar and denim. I've tried Bilt's mesh pants and Alpinstars, via Cycle Gear. The Bilts are roomy, very light and easy to wear at around $89, though they keep needing hitching up http://www.cyclegear.com/BILT-Blaze-...torcycle-Pants. The Alpinstars at $179 ($143 on sale) are a much heavier build and pretty damn cool looking, the nylon is more robust, but they don't vent quite as well,http://www.cyclegear.com/ALPINESTARS...torcycle-Pants. So I'm just going to have to see which of these works best, but they make a tremendous difference and way more comfortable than anything I've ever worn, or not worn ( tho they wouldn't let me ride the f6b nekid at the Freemont Solstice Day Parade, prejudicial bastards),but now I'm hooked. Next I found the Xelement mesh jacket from Leather Up http://www.leatherup.com/p/Mens-Text...t/1458023.html Its almost all mesh, a really smartly designed jacket, with a ton of armor and comfortable too, tho some have had QC issues with it, but at $89 on sale with coupon, whose complaining? Well I'll let you know how it wears in a week or two. Lastly the old Alma Matter, HD has some very comfortable body armor http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...r-9807207vr--1. Their jacket and pants leg insert are lightweight, airy and super flexible and $25 a pop, unless like me, you still have your Harley Visa, in which case, they're free (give or take a coupl'a grand). Too bad their haute couture are nicer than their motorcycles, oh well.
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