Re: st-digest V2000 #402

["Marc Danziger" <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

I think you need to carefully evaluate what they're for. I wouldn't consider a Stich a rainsuit (i.e. something I would ride a distance wearing in a downpour). But it will keep you mostly dry in common use, unlike leather, and repeated wet/dry cycles won't damage it, as they will leather. And, unlike a leathers or a rainsuit, I can step into it and out of it easily as a part of my daily commute, and (based on personal experience, the experience of my girlfriend, and of several friends), they do a damn good job of protecting you if and when you take a spill.

Horses for courses. Like ST's, which are expensive and have a substantal amount of 'perceived value', driven in large part by marketing and advertising.


MarcD
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95 Speed Triple "Strumpet"
82 FT 500 "Fixit" ... future racebike
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