08-10-2015, 11:45 PM
(08-10-2015, 09:47 PM)redbirds_imp Wrote: The common summer riding gear for most cruiser riders in south Georgia are cut-off jeans, T-shirt or denim vest, novelty helmet and sneakers. Having had the unpleasant experience of sliding on asphalt it makes me cringe when I see one so clad on the road. I also admit that on extremely hot days I will wear a long sleeve shirt (not as abrasion protection but as a sun block) as the heat and humidity are too much to take with any riding jacket. Riding while wearing the shirt, I always feel uneasy and it's not something I often do. Anyway, riding with the gear or not is still more risk than many folks would be willing to take and non riders think we're all crazy for riding at all.
My younger brother recently gave up riding. He runs his own guitar repair business and has decided the risks are too great that he could be injured and not able to work. He recently tuned 60 and I fully understand his concerns.
I have mentioned it on here before, but I cannot stress how good the Motoport Air Mesh jackets are in the heat.
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I live south of Houston, where temp & humidity are much like what you deal with. I have recently been having to ride with my textile mesh jacket, as the result of having become a bit too large to fit into my Motoport! Having finally dropped some pounds, I was back into my Air Mesh on last Saturdays ride. Like night and day wearing the Kevlar Air Mesh compared to the textile mesh. The weave on the Kevlar is much more open allowing great air flow. This, and the fact that it is 10 times stronger than full grain leather is what sold me.