Who uses the zip to join their textile riding jacket/pants together?

[PrincessBandit]

Never have with my cordura, but until my off I did zip my leathers together. (The day of my crash I wasn't wearing my leather pants...) After the crash i couldn't wear them zipped together because the broken collarbone prevented me from wriggling and squiggling into the whole set up. Tbh, I haven't zipped since, but certainly will once the weather starts to get cold again. Must check if I'm still able to wiggle into it with them joined.....I think I've gotten a bit fatter since then so, fingers crossed, and legs too!

[scumdog]

So (sew?) would it be good to have a big-arse zip linking my jacket and pants? (both leather)

[Gremlin]

Must check if I'm still able to wiggle into it with them joined.....

uh... this may sound revolutionary, but have you considered putting both on, THEN zipping them together?

[Toaster]

Like cleavage - if you've got it, use it.

Does that include moobs?

[Usarka]

Does that include moobs?

Ummmmm, i guess......NO!!!!!!

[Kickaha]

So (sew?) would it be good to have a big-arse zip linking my jacket and pants? (both leather)

I had a stretch panel put inside my jacket which zips to the trousers, less drafty and you stay warmer

[baptist]

Do it up, if youre sliding feet first you will wish you had as you feel the heat building up , this happens just as it starts to take you skin off and griding your spinal cord to coarse bone chip.

and after I had eaten as well....

I zip up, either leathers or Coudura, just feel a bit safer knowing it will not ride up and well like Quasievil said

[ellipsis]

...a warm cup of cocoa is all one needs before setting out on a drafty journey...and one on return...with or without your favourite tipple....and riding really , really slowly goes a long way to alleviating any form of........ uncomfortable rash...

[Rhys]

Never tried zipping up

Mainly because I couldn't get around that far

[PrincessBandit]

uh... this may sound revolutionary, but have you considered putting both on, THEN zipping them together?

Generally I've always had someone else zip me up! With the old collar bone any excessive moving and twisting of my arms was impossible (not impossible enough for me to not ride mind you...) Will give it a go, and see if I can be a big girl and dress myself from now on.

[MaxCannon]

I noticed for the first time yesterday that the Hampdon Downs staff were checking my two piece leathers were zipped together before each session.

Having seen the damage the track surface does to cow skin I'm not surprised.

[Spazman727]

My jacket has a zip, but my pants don't. I've been meaning to have a zip put into my pants for ages. I think id feel safer if I could zip them together. If you have the option to make yourself safer, why not do it?

[schrodingers cat]

I would if I could. Thus far not motivated enough to get the trousers modified to accept the jacket.

Any ideas in ChCh as to who?

[Kickaha]

Any ideas in ChCh as to who?

Naturalwear leather in Coleridge street

[Grubber]

I've always been a zip up fan. Had an off some years ago and that left some nasty gravel rash on the back of my jacket were it joins my pants. Felt at the time it could have been rather nasty if i had the zip undone. Not sure if it makes it warmer but it certainly helps keep ya skin on.
Plus the fact that i am all grown up now too PB.