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cursedshitbox posted:http://imgur.com/AkLftkk (linked for bustedness) It looks like it does its job ESPECIALLY when planting face first. It should come as no surprise, but echoing whoever stated that Joe Rocket is the Wal-Mart of bike gear. I need some better gloves, the stitching is failing completely on the ones I picked up in March. They're comfortable, and plated, but starting to come apart. Revvik fucked around with this message at 06:20 on Jul 15, 2015 |
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  For an idea. Super wonderful of Awful App to not let me edit images into my previous post.
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Get some RST TracTech Evo Rs. They're amazing.
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Revvik posted:It looks like it does its job ESPECIALLY when planting face first. Yup. Joe Rocket is garbage.
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These are my Held Akira Evos I picked up a few years ago. There held (hah) up well up until I lowsided at about 30mph at COTA a few weeks ago. Along with my leathers, some seems blew out. Can this sort of stuff be repaired? The people that do leather repairs for cmra races are all pretty inconvenient, so I'm wondering if a place like a shoe hospital could do it reasonably well. 
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Jul 15, 2015 21:27
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The jacket a good leather tailor should be able to repair. Just bin the gloves.
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Revvik posted:
   Sometimes it's worth it to spend a hundred extra bucks on gloves. These are about a year and a half old and have maybe 20k + a few rainstorms on them. My only damage?  The faux leather poo poo on the edge of the cuffs is coming off. Marxalot fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Jul 16, 2015 |
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Jul 16, 2015 01:19
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Got my SMX-5s in today, along with some replacement heated grips and a Krieger US30. Boots seem to fit pretty well, and feel a lot better with pants or jeans tucked in. I'm used to my current boots that have laces, so not having the same tightness adjustment available will take a bit of getting used to. Getting closed to full Stigness. 
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Chris Knight posted:Got my SMX-5s in today, along with some replacement heated grips and a Krieger US30. Boots seem to fit pretty well, and feel a lot better with pants or jeans tucked in. I'm used to my current boots that have laces, so not having the same tightness adjustment available will take a bit of getting used to. Nice pants.  The boots look good too.
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Friend of mine sent me this Kickstarter for some helmet speaker: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1081494817/be-link-bluetooth-surround-sound-for-your-helmet "Surround sound" with one speaker 
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...it has two speakers though? One of them has controls on the back.
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Huh. Every video/picture of the drat thing they have one speaker in the helmet and the controls one hanging out.
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Jul 18, 2015 01:21
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Chris Knight posted:Huh. Every video/picture of the drat thing they have one speaker in the helmet and the controls one hanging out. There is more than one clip in that video of a guy putting both speakers inside of a helmet. My guess is the controls are just mostly for pairing it and aren't used when it's inside the helmet. I'm actually pretty interested in these. They're exactly what I want for music playing since I have no desire to actually answer my phone on my bike.
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rockcity posted:There is more than one clip in that video of a guy putting both speakers inside of a helmet. My guess is the controls are just mostly for pairing it and aren't used when it's inside the helmet. I'm actually pretty interested in these. They're exactly what I want for music playing since I have no desire to actually answer my phone on my bike. Those are gigantic and with sharp edges and look intensely uncomfortable in a decently-fitting helmet. Also you have to stop, take off your helmet, and remove one speaker just to adjust the volume or skip a track - and it doesn't mention adjusting the volume depending on ambient noise like motorbike bluetooth sets can. It's a loving stupid design that does nothing that a wired speaker set can't do for half the price. e: misread the price goddamnedtwisto fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Jul 19, 2015 |
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Those are gigantic and with sharp edges and look intensely uncomfortable in a decently-fitting helmet. Also you have to stop, take off your helmet, and remove one speaker just to adjust the volume or skip a track - and it doesn't mention adjusting the volume depending on ambient noise like motorbike bluetooth sets can. I was planning to handlebar mount my phone, so any of the controlling can be done better on that anyway. If I wasn't doing that, yes, I'd just go wired.
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rockcity posted:I was planning to handlebar mount my phone, so any of the controlling can be done better on that anyway. If I wasn't doing that, yes, I'd just go wired. That doesn't get round the sheer hugeness and pointiness of the design, that thing will be like a medieval torture device after ten minutes on the road. The spec sheet conspicuously fails to mention how thick they are but they look considerably thicker than the stock Sena speakers which at 9m deep are way too thick to use in a helmet not specifically designed for helmet speakers - and the width, height, and shape look way too huge to go into speaker pockets in helmets that have them. Stock Cardo speakers and the slim Sena speakers are both around 3mm thick which even then can be a little uncomfortable in some helmets. Also the volume adjustment dependent on speed sounds like just a nice little frippery but unless you're hypermiling you'll be astonished how often you'd need to adjust your volume.
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https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/clo/5061144391.html No idea what model this is. My deep research only pulls up that its probably a 2010 or 2011 model. This has no armor, but i have some in my current rashed a*. Going to offer 60. Too much, too old? Not a fan of the colors but i like a* breath-ability and need a cheap stopgap jacket to replace my rashed one. Thoughts?
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The zipper on my Dainese jacket is totally stuck and won't undo >_> Anyone know if something like that gets covered under a warranty? Will I have to ship it all the way to Italy? Bought the thing in March. Might be worthwhile to just find someone to put a new zipper on it, the one installed didn't seem very good from the getgo.
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I'd just take it to a local alteration place and get that zipper replaced. Dainese zippers aren't really that durable.
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A seamstress might be able to fix it. Dainese also has a warehouse/contact center in Southern California.
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Thanks looks like there's some repair shops around me I'll probably check that out
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My Drake Air's zipper pull broke off so i just put a ziptie on it. e: I went to buy a Kriega R20 off their site but it was broken. So I bought it off Revzilla. Fast forward to today the manager I guess sent me an apology email about the thing being broken (totally unsolicited btw) and gave me a 15% off coupon for their site. It's good for the end of the month and I think it can be used on anything. So here you go: WUIO2902XQ75 Razzled fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Jul 24, 2015 |
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I really want that Kriega R35, but drat I can't justify that cost. I have some 3 day ~military pack~ I got at some military/airsoft store and it holds a lot of poo poo but unfortunately the thing is falling apart on me. Really tempted to get the Kriega
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Schroeder91 posted:I really want that Kriega R35, but drat I can't justify that cost. The nice thing about Kreiga is their stuff has a 10 year warranty and generally doesn't fall apart. I've been using my Kreiga packs for my daily commute for a year and a half now and it still looks like new, aside from a few dirt smudges on it. No loose stitches, no seams coming apart, snap buckles are still solid and tight, etc.
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HotCanadianChick posted:The nice thing about Kreiga is their stuff has a 10 year warranty and generally doesn't fall apart. I've been using my Kreiga packs for my daily commute for a year and a half now and it still looks like new, aside from a few dirt smudges on it. No loose stitches, no seams coming apart, snap buckles are still solid and tight, etc. FWIW I got a Kreiga 20L last week, been using it daily. Today I rode through a pretty good downpour for 1.5 hours and everthing inside was dry! My buddy took Kreiga 20L and 10Ls to Alaska and back, had nothing bad to day. I think it is a get what you pay for type of deal.
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I'd recommend the R30 - I haven't missed the extra space since I got mine over my R35. The R35 is maybe slightly more comfortable for very long trips, but the R30 is a full drysack and can carry nearly as much, plus has 2 handy exterior pockets.
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I apologize since this probably gets asked pretty regularly. I'm going to be looking at new helmets soon, are there any brands ones to avoid (safety wise) under $200?
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shaitan posted:I apologize since this probably gets asked pretty regularly. I'm going to be looking at new helmets soon, are there any brands ones to avoid (safety wise) under $200? As long as it is DOT, ECE, or Snell rated you should be fine. The ratings do mean something though, and Z3n had a pretty great effort post about them a while back. I prefer ECE rated helmets. Avoid Bilt, because it is lovely gear and should never be made, much less worn. Edit What kind of helmet are you looking for? I hope it is a full face.
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Chichevache posted:As long as it is DOT, ECE, or Snell rated you should be fine. The ratings do mean something though, and Z3n had a pretty great effort post about them a while back. I prefer ECE rated helmets. Thanks. Yeah Full Face, my current one is about 5 years old so past it's prime and it took a tumble from a shelf 10ft up in the air last week so I don't feel comfortable wearing it.
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My manager rocks a two piece bilt helmet. I wouldn't wear that fucker *in* the jeep much less on a bike. I bought an Icon variant to replace my wrekced afx41. Holy poo poo is it quiet, but their cheek pads are not meant for people with big rear end cheek bones.
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Chichevache posted:As long as it is DOT, ECE, or Snell rated you should be fine. The ratings do mean something though, and Z3n had a pretty great effort post about them a while back. I prefer ECE rated helmets. Ignore the US DOT only helmets as it's only on the manufaturers pinky swear that the helmet passes so isn't worth the ink the sicker has on it. Take a look at http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/ as the British government tests helemts and 1 star is just passes ECE standards.
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So I have a terrible question. Because of the shape of my head and the snugness of my helmet, I can't wear sunglasses without my helmet pushing the sunglasses up off the bridge of my nose. I don't want to install a tinted visor either. So I guess what I need is a pair of tinted goggles like aviator goggles, even though I realize it will make me "that guy". Does anyone know of a good place to find such goggles?
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Knifegrab posted:So I have a terrible question. Because of the shape of my head and the snugness of my helmet, I can't wear sunglasses without my helmet pushing the sunglasses up off the bridge of my nose. I don't want to install a tinted visor either. Is looking at a helmet that has an internal visor an option? I used to always wear shades under my helmet then i just got used to the GT Airs internal sun visor that works great. I don't think that normal goggles are going to work with a helmet not made for them, like dirt bike helmets are one thing but a normal motorcycle helmet will likely cause issues. Gillingham fucked around with this message at 21:17 on Jul 25, 2015 |
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I would love a small pair of sunglasses or goggles that would fit into my Shoei without bending the frame so that it winds up at weird, unhelpful angles. I just saw that Shoei now makes a pretty nice helmet with an internal flip down sun visor. Shame I shouldn't need a new helmet for a while.
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Gillingham posted:Is looking at a helmet that has an internal visor an option? I used to always wear shades under my helmet then i just got used to the GT Airs internal sun visor that works great. Yeah I would love this solution but I have a super nice Shoei that cost me a pretty penny and in every other way is an amazing helmet so dropping dosh on a new helmet is not in the cards.
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What's wrong with a tinted visor?
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I rode from LA to Phoenix in the middle of the night with a smoke shield.  Either way, a shield will fit in the tail section of most bikes.
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This is one reason why I love my new RF-1200. Got that Transition polychromatic visor, loving it.
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Professor Wayne posted:Night... ...is why you carry your clear as a spare and swap when needed.
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