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RE: Aerostich

Paul Steinbacher <psteinbacher@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Some of us ride in areas where rain is a fact of life.

    You betcha.

> I've had a few people tell me that I should spend $700 X 2 for
> Aerostich garments then in the same breath tell me they carry a rain
> suit to keep dry!!!!! If I need to carry a rain suit....then I would
> rather have leather. I am starting to really wonder if Aerostich has
> managed to brainwash us through clever use of the press to convince us
> this very expensive garment is a must have.

    I agree about the Roadcrafter, which seems to me to be a very
expensive commuting suit, but I have a Darien jacket which has kept out
English, Welsh, French, Austrian, German, Italian and even Slovenian
rain for the last two years.  Don't know about the trousers.

                Jim
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