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From: gadfly@ihuxn.UUCP (Gadfly)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: black leathers, alternatives.
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Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 22:30:58 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 10 22:30:58 1986
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> 	Do any of you on the net have any experience with gore-tex
> riding gear?  I saw an add in this issue of Cycle for one and two
> part riding suits in gore-tex and cordura and I wondered if anybody
> out there has any good words or bad about them?  I ride a BMW twin
> (ankle roaster) and so I need something that will breathe.
> 
> 				Neil Kirby

I had a 2-piecer tailor made of Gore-tex (that was back when you could
buy it by the yard, which you can't any more because the Gore Co. got
too many complaints of leaky garments that were really the fault of
the makers, so they supply it to approved makers only now) and I
swear by the stuff.  It does breathe, and it is water-resistant
enough to be the best damned windbreaker I've ever worn (and thus
very warm even in a cold wind).  It probably is waterproof if you're
just sitting at a light, but even a 30 mph wind will push the osmotic
pressure over what the fabric will stand and some moisture (not much)
always gets in if you're out long enough.

You have to watch out for (a) poorly sealed seams, and (b) poorly
designed closures.  It's best to have as few closures as possible
(my suit is a pullover with none), and check the seams carefully.
Happiness is a dry crotch.
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