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Thinking about buying a new one piece suit at the NEC show in the autumn.

Would like something that is all day comfortable and whilst the Wolf suit is good on the bike, it isn't whilst off it and TBH its probably 6 or so years old now so i suspect the latest kit will be more comfortable and more protective.

Any recommendations? I will try a Dainese Laguna Seca suit but heard very good comments about the latest RST stuff as being very comfortable.

Like the look of the Rev-it stuff too.

AXO. Very well priced and excellent quality.

I have RST track tech one piece and although tight at first it beds in very well over a couple months and they feel like they are just a second skin - prefect for myself at least

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Happy with my Dainese Laguna Seca. Can't comment on protection but comfort is best I've had.

Next set for me will be dianese ,I'm going to buy some from motocard

I can't offer any worthwhile advice (so no change there then guys ) as I've never tried this latest technology kit.

However, I do have a question please.:

I have a (couple of) two piece zip together sets that I use for road use. The flexibility of being able to take off my jacket separately, or use the WC without any major drama make them a far more "useable" option. They have the same sort of armour as my Onsie that I wear on track, (except that the jackets have back-protector in, & I wear a separate one under my one piece). I have "field tested" them, and they have never shown any reduction in protection that I have been aware of.

I do see quite a lot of road riders out in one piece kit, but struggle to understand why.? (other than the bling aspect)

These will mainly be for track use next year ( hopefully).

StMarks wrote:I can't offer any worthwhile advice (so no change there then guys ) as I've never tried this latest technology kit.

However, I do have a question please.:

I have a (couple of) two piece zip together sets that I use for road use. The flexibility of being able to take off my jacket separately, or use the WC without any major drama make them a far more "useable" option. They have the same sort of armour as my Onsie that I wear on track, (except that the jackets have back-protector in, & I wear a separate one under my one piece). I have "field tested" them, and they have never shown any reduction in protection that I have been aware of.

I do see quite a lot of road riders out in one piece kit, but struggle to understand why.? (other than the bling aspect)

There's a reasonable discussion about 1 vs 2 piece here that also quotes T.C.
http://www.therevcounter.co.uk/threads/ ... e-leathers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I personally wear 1 piece leathers all the time as that's all I own. I have cheap textiles for mot or shop runs etc but the leathers for whenever I think I might go quickly. I chose one piece as I believed them (rightly or wrongly) to be safer.

I think you're going to struggle to beat top end Dianese kit IMO. It is the best out there.

I prefer wearing my dianese two piece than my full leathers and they have a dianese back protector fitted

Two piece leathers are a lot more convenient to wear

Any decent brand that FITS well you want it tight but not restrictive.. Like a lid leathers can fit or not also different styles can be cut differently. i would stay away from alpine stars unless your buying one of the top suits. when i was looking recently they seemed to have a real drop in standards on there lower priced stuff.

Good arguments in that article and some very good points made, I'm fortunate enough to be able to afford both a one piece for the track and a two piece for the road.

I chose a two piece for road riding simply for the practicality, but requested extra zippable vents to be put in as I get hot in the summer (what summer?), when I specced the leathers with the extra vents, the manufacturer was very keen to point out that these were two more burst points and would be vulnerable in an accident, I insisted as I prefer to be comfortable on a bike, so they did as asked, but it made me think.

The manufacturer concerned do proper race suits for TT racers etc as well as for Police riders and regular pleasure riders like ourselves, they were also involved in the first Standards to be introduced in the UK, so probably know their onions.

I only own 1 piece leathers which are dainese I love em, the wolf ones I had before went a bit baggy after a while.

Understand the fact that 2 price leathers are more convenient but personally I find a 1 piece is more comfortable and love how they mould to your body - in a way I feel more safer in them

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kingfixer wrote:I only own 1 piece leathers which are dainese I love em, the wolf ones I had before went a bit baggy after a while.

That's quite unusual.
I believe that the most frequent reason for new leathers purchase is that the current ones are "becoming a rather tight"

DaytonAndy wrote: I do see quite a lot of road riders out in one piece kit, but struggle to understand why.? (other than the bling aspect)

There's a reasonable discussion about 1 vs 2 piece here that also quotes T.C.
http://www.therevcounter.co.uk/threads/ ... e-leathers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;[/quote]

And I still stand by the comments I made, which are also supported by the guys at Moto-Direct who as you probably know are the Dainese and Alpinestar importer, RST manufacturer and the importers or Arai and AGV. I do some occasional consultancy work for them.

Since then, the argument has swung even more towards 2 piece for the road, but there are people on the forum you quote who did not like the comments I made.

As you may have gathered, I no longer frequent that site.

This is also the same site that told me undertaking was illegal, that told me filtering was illegal and that 8MPH over the 30 MPH speed limit was perfectly legal. Yeah right.....

Any forum that listens to Riceburner (if it's still the same one) doesn't deserve to be part of the internet.

I think it depends on the ride itself...the nature of it.

If it's a quick canyon blast for an hour or so then a one-piece isn't a bad idea at all....if it's going to entail more than one stop for gas, and maybe lunch or sommit with the boy & girls, then a two-piece is the way to go.

More riders = less overall speed, as you're only going as fast as the slowest rider, unless you're on 'sweep', in which case you ARE the slowest rider....but have to be able to catch the lead rider if someone eats sh*t, etc.

I'm putting that across badly...but I think you know what I mean...hopefully...??

The Rev-It suit I tried a while back was probably the worst constructed suit I have ever seen....it was shockingly bad...but the price reflected that, and I was silly to think even for a moment that $400 would buy quality. The name should have been a big enough clue.

Lesson learned.