Re: [ST] MC pants

[Steve Lawler <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In a previous email, Jonathan stated:
> So - anyone have any recommendations for a good three season pant or any
> experience with the Rev'It gear?  

I have a Rev'It rain suit that I bought a couple of years ago. I have 
been very unhappy with it. In all outward appearances it looks good, 
sealed seams, velcro straps on the upper arms, zipper and velcro 
enclosure, long legs that cover my boots, etc. But I end up with a wet 
crotch if I ride in the rain for more than 20 minutes, the zipper 
separated from the fabric near the belt within a year, the zipper tab 
broke shortly after that, the belt is rather cheesy, the storage pouch 
could be a little larger.

I posted my dissatisfaction on another list and, oddly enough, someone 
high up in the food chain at Rev'It USA is a lurker. She contacted me 
and told me that they would like to see mine and replace it. After I 
described all of my problems in greater detail she told me that it 
seemed like normal wear and tear and that I will get wet if I wear it in 
a downpour but they would still like to replace it. When I told her that 
I would send over my assistant with it she said that that wouldn't work 
because she wanted to show me the entire Rev'It line and prove that it 
is a good line. At that point I realized that it was nothing more than a 
line of corporate marketing bull$h!t. Listening to a salesperson babble 
on for who knows how long is not worth the cost of a new rain suit.

This is the same company that I contacted when they first opened a USA 
office. I was asking for more information on their rain suits. The only 
response I got was something along the line of "If you know of any 
dealers that are looking to expand their line, please send their name to 
us."

I doubt that I'll ever own another Rev'It product again.

--
Steve Lawler
Verona, NJ, USA

2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"

"A sympathetic Scot summed it all up very neatly in the remark, 'You 
should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest 
and folk dancing.'"
            -- Sir Arnold Bax, Farewell my Youth (1943)
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