03-13-2014, 12:02 PM
I'm 51, but I don't see my gear changing all that much as I get older. I always wear a helmet, jacket, gloves, pants and boots.
I have one helmet: an Arai full face model (in solid white), that I wear year round.
I have three sets of gloves, all fairly heavy-duty: a pair from Dainese that are nice, but they are wearing fairly quick (all black), a pair from Alpinestars (black/white/hi-viz yellow), and a pair from REV 'IT that are waterproof and insulated that I wear in the winter (all black).
I have two jackets: a Langlitz Leathers jacket custom made for me and I wear this most of the year. I wear a hi-viz yellow vest over the jacket I also own an Alpinestars mesh jacket in a black/hi-viz yellow combo design. I wear this only during the warmest times of the year.
I have two pairs of pants: some Langlitz leather pants that I use when I'm going to be riding out on the highway. I also own a pair of Alpinestars overpants that I wear the rest of the time that I'm out on the bike, commuting, etc.. I used to ride in jeans, but the overpants are pretty easy to live with, so I haven't ridden with just jeans in a long time.
I have one pair of boots: a pair of Dainese TRQ Tour boots. These are waterproof and use Gore-Tex so they aren't too hot in the summertime.
I also have a Kriega backpack that I use for commuting and short trips. For commuting I typically store my regular shoes in the pack along with a thermos of coffee and my laptop with a few other odd 'n ends. When I get to work I ditch the overpants and swap out the boots for my shoes.
I have one helmet: an Arai full face model (in solid white), that I wear year round.
I have three sets of gloves, all fairly heavy-duty: a pair from Dainese that are nice, but they are wearing fairly quick (all black), a pair from Alpinestars (black/white/hi-viz yellow), and a pair from REV 'IT that are waterproof and insulated that I wear in the winter (all black).
I have two jackets: a Langlitz Leathers jacket custom made for me and I wear this most of the year. I wear a hi-viz yellow vest over the jacket I also own an Alpinestars mesh jacket in a black/hi-viz yellow combo design. I wear this only during the warmest times of the year.
I have two pairs of pants: some Langlitz leather pants that I use when I'm going to be riding out on the highway. I also own a pair of Alpinestars overpants that I wear the rest of the time that I'm out on the bike, commuting, etc.. I used to ride in jeans, but the overpants are pretty easy to live with, so I haven't ridden with just jeans in a long time.
I have one pair of boots: a pair of Dainese TRQ Tour boots. These are waterproof and use Gore-Tex so they aren't too hot in the summertime.
I also have a Kriega backpack that I use for commuting and short trips. For commuting I typically store my regular shoes in the pack along with a thermos of coffee and my laptop with a few other odd 'n ends. When I get to work I ditch the overpants and swap out the boots for my shoes.