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[ST] FG Meshtex pants review



Well, I got a pair of FirstGear MeshTex pants in yesterday.  I'm able to
wear shorts at work, but I commute on the bike every day, so I wanted to
find some mesh pants to go over them.  My JR ballistic pants work okay
until the weather gets above 80, then they're just too hot.  

My first thought was to get some of the JR Phoenix pants.  I have a
Phoenix jacket, which flows air very well.  But the Phoenix pants,
unlike the Ballistic, are not available in a Tall size.  I tried a pair
of them on, and the legs just were not long enough.  

My next thought was the FirstGear pants.  They are available in a Tall
size, and I have a FG Kilimanjaro jacket that fits me very well.  So I
ordered a pair, sight unseen.  They came in yesterday and I wore them
home from work (over a pair of boxers).

First observation, the legs only unzip up to the back of the calf.  I'd
hoped to be able to pull them on over shoes/boots, but no chance of
that.  Well, for commuting duty, I guess that won't matter, since I
change my boots for sneakers when I get to work.  

The fit, however was excellent.  Long enough to go under or over my
boots and they didn't pull out on the ride home.  The padding was not
hard amor, but there's a good amount in the knees and a little in the
hips.

I left work at 8:30pm, so it was getting dark out, but the temperature
was 95F and the roads were still really hot.  I rode the 25 miles home,
and my impression is that they are not very cool.

The first problem is that there is no mesh below the knees, except on
the inside of the leg.  Well, this doesn't get much airflow up against
the fairing.  The upper leg has some mesh, but it is horizontal, and not
scooping in much air.  I could tell I was getting some airflow though,
but not as much as I'd hoped.  A lot of it may have to do with the
fairing on the VFR.  If I moved my legs out into the wind a little, I
felt more air coming in, and if I stood up off the seat a little, I felt
a great deal of air.

However, in a normal riding position, they felt hotter than jeans,
simply because jeans are cotton and absorb moisture, whereas these got
kinda stuck to you.

But that was just my initial impression.  I'll ride with them a few more
days and see if I change my mind.  Plus, I'm not sure if it's possible
to be cool in these kinda conditions, maybe I can only hope to be less
hot.

Laters,
Brian
- -- 
Euless, TX
'97 VFR 750 (red, of course)
'99 Sprint ST(black, RIP)

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