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BigChiefWoody · 10-30-2007

Geez..all this talk about FASHION! I thought I wandered into a Cosmo website by mistake.

DrewDesign007 · 10-30-2007

Your right, ok everyone listen up!

Put your Cosby sweaters and spinner caps back on.

uzidzit · 10-30-2007

but the Kilimanjaro from first gear is super. all you could ask for the other seasons. ie not summer

also the Darian from Aerostich, but I like my killie better any more.

AAAANDYK · 10-30-2007

You need a winter jacket in Atlanta? I wouldnt even put the liner in my Jacket that far south. over 55 degrees...leather no liner....45-35degrees add liner with neck muff and silks....under 30....snowmobile suit.......

Bonafide · 10-31-2007

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Originally Posted by AAAANDYK

You need a winter jacket in Atlanta? I wouldnt even put the liner in my Jacket that far south. over 55 degrees...leather no liner....45-35degrees add liner with neck muff and silks....under 30....snowmobile suit.......

THAT far south? It was in the 30s this morning, the ground was frosted and it will be in the 30s-40s all week for the overnight lows (see: cold-azz morning rides into work). No - this aint the great white north, but once you're accustomed/acclimated to the region, when it gets below 40 here ... it's COLD.

Hey - at least Drew and his new duds will look retro-cool when he shows up looking like a popsicle.

DrewDesign007 · 10-31-2007

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Hey - at least Drew and his new duds will look retro-cool when he shows up looking like a popsicle.

Heck ya...

jfenton · 10-31-2007

Check out gear by Icon, they have some cool stuff

www.rideicon.com

I have a vintage Daytona race jacket, baller.

Skint · 10-31-2007

Me personally, I wear my leather racing jacket under a pair of Walls Blizzard Proof coveralls from wall mart. Available in black, easy on over clothes and jacket, and warm. if you go down you are protected by your jacket and heavy canvas of the coveralls. You will want to invest in a good heavy pair of boots with good liners in them.

I am still riding when others are sitting at home fondling their bikes. A good rain suit helps too.....bout a 100 bucks at cycle gear. Even fits over the coveralls....

Doc

Weasel Pete · 10-31-2007

The best $25 I spent on gear for my first trip to Sturgis.

markbvt · 10-31-2007

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Originally Posted by Bonafide

THAT far south? It was in the 30s this morning, the ground was frosted and it will be in the 30s-40s all week for the overnight lows (see: cold-azz morning rides into work). No - this aint the great white north, but once you're accustomed/acclimated to the region, when it gets below 40 here ... it's COLD.

I'll say this: 40 degrees in the Washington DC area where my parents live often feels colder than 10 degrees in Vermont. Reason? It's effing damp down there, while the very cold days here are bone-dry. That damp cold chills you to the bone.

As for jackets: a leather with sheepskin lining ought to be good (if it was good enough for B-17 bomber crews with open gun ports at altitude, it should be good enough for a Georgia winter on the ground). But that said, leather as a material can get cold and sap away warmth from lower layers. If it's below 50 degrees or so, I'll wear my textile jacket when going on a longer ride -- it keeps me warmer than the leather given the same layers underneath.

--mark