Which is hotter to wear: leather or textile?

[Reckless]

Never owned a textile jacket I like the thought of leather protection if you have an off.
But to the point
I have two leather jackets one thick old one with the lining half torn I use as my winter jacket. Thick leather, the neck fits tight and is damn near water proof except in a storm.
My other jacket (and pants) two piece like your thinking of is an Ixon set up with all the armour, fancy stretch panels, reflective seams etc etc. Looks good only trouble is the old dunger is twice as warm!!! So the flash gear is my summer gear and the old one with Spool textile pants is my winter gear.

So it depends on the jacket and the thickness of the leather. There's leather and there's leather I reckon, choose wisely.

[BMWST?]

So it depends on the jacket and the thickness of the leather. There's leather and there's leather I reckon, choose wisely.

there be truth to this.I took my old leda leathers jacket back to dusty to alter.He couldnt stop "handling" the leather...then he said,we cant get leather like this anymore.

[rachprice]

leather is not only sexy but safer too, also if you come off with cordura its not gonna hold up well

[Pussy]

leather is not only sexy but safer too, also if you come off with cordura its not gonna hold up well

You look HOT in leathers, Rach!

[Malcolm]

You look HOT in leathers, Rach!

pics or it didn't happen

There is certainly something very appealing about a woman on a bike in leathers...saw a few on Tamaki drive today when I was out for a run

[FJRider]

Considering the range of both leather and Cordua / Textile gear available on the market ... it does supprise me that anybody tries to simplify the choice of riding gear down to a choice of simply leather or textile. ALL ARE NOT MADE EQUAL ..... a road race one piece suit will not (cannot) compare to a two piece winter touring set. As for the cordua gear available ... money DOES talk.

The gear that is fine for a sunny weekend ride in Auckland, will not be suitable for long distance touring in winter in the south of the South Island.

I've come off in leather ... and had an off in Cordua. Both at speed. Insurance funded the new of both .... neither will last forever ... or withstand everything you do to it ... forever ...

[Gremlin]

leather is not only sexy but safer too, also if you come off with cordura its not gonna hold up well

As fjrider says tho, all are not made equal. You can get bad leather that will blow apart at the seams, and then you have textile with impact areas covered with special fabric that has the abrasion resistance close to your average leather suit.

[Spuds1234]

leather is not only sexy but safer too, also if you come off with cordura its not gonna hold up well

Ive come off twice wearing cordura and both times I've walked away without a scratch or any major bruising or pain. One off was quite a major accident involving a car to.

It doesnt matter whether you wear leather or cordura, what matters is the quality and the fit and whether you have it on at the time of an accident.

[Quasievil]

It doesnt matter whether you wear leather or cordura, what matters is the quality and the fit and whether you have it on at the time of an accident.

Cant say Ive ever seen a racer wearing anything textile.

But this thread is about hotter to wear not whats best eh

[rachprice]

Yeah fuck knows how many times of come off racing and I havent made any new holes in it haha, guess Im not going overly fast though

[yungatart]

It's simple.
Leather, being a natural product, breathes.
Cordura, being synthetic, does not.

Ergo, leather will ultimately be cooler in summer.

You're welcome!

[Swoop]

Which is hotter to wear: leather or textile?

Simple: textile.

If you have heat problems, have a look in Kathmandu outdoor stores. They have a range of heat "dissipation" clothing that keeps the torso slightly cooler than normal.
Very good under leather in the heat of summer.

[Urano]

winter textile, as others said, get really, really hot in summer.
open worked leather remains much cooler as soon as you move on.
anyway i can't but suggest you to always wear a cotton undersuit.

the coolest is obviously a mesh jacket, but stay away from polyester: it burns away in half a second if you're sliding on the tarmac.

i'll never stop to repeat: get only certified gear.

[grbaker]

Textile jackets/coats make better winter jackets.

Leathers, whilst now come with all sorts of liners aren't normally as warm as textiles but are better in hot weather (you can open them up without them flapping around so much). A mate of mine brought a textile with vented zips, good for Welly summer but in winter the zips let in cold ait even when closed.

Really Hot weather (Northern Oz) is hard - ventilated gear is best. (Leather or Textile - I would favour leather but there are leather/textile vented mutants as well) and only stop for beer, gas and sleep.

[KiwiNinja]

General consensus is leather (is cooler) then.

Main reason I was considering leather was for safety but now I have the added bonus of not sweating my arse off (as much).