One piece race suit, anyone?

[Edbear]

I like the colours. But may not sell well in colours as you say. They match my bike.

That's the problem. Say you sold your bike and the colour didn't suit your new bike. Most people wouldn't want to buy a new suit to match.

[nzspokes]

That's the problem. Say you sold your bike and the colour didn't suit your new bike. Most people wouldn't want to buy a new suit to match.

Im keeping my bike. No issue.

But yes I do see the point for retail versions. Here we do get limited colour options though. Not everybody wants black.

[Edbear]

Im keeping my bike. No issue.

But yes I do see the point for retail versions. Here we do get limited colour options though. Not everybody wants black.

Yeah, he suggested various options using black, white and grey. I will check what the supplier has in the range.

[jasonu]

It
took a bit of playing phone tag, but I finally caught up with my contact in the industry to go over the gear and give me his opinion.

The back protector is not worth considering as it is way too short but the rest is okay for the price. However it would be far better to source Knox armour and there is a Knox supplier nearby. The suit was better than he expected and it fitted him well though he said the arms could be a bit tighter. Racers don't like too much slack to catch the wind. I am posting from the cellphone so I will try to upload a couple of pics.

Again he suggested specifying the Knox armour as it is not necessarily genuine European CE approved. The only way to tell is to ask for a copy of the certification. Everything was in the right places and it was comfortable on with good movement bearing in mind that it would "wear in" and stretch a bit. He said he would be happy to wear it on the track.

He said it was double stitched and that I should get them triple stitched but the stitching itself was fine. It has domes on the wrist but should be velcro for comfort as the sleeves are inside the gloves.

The gloves are okay and would be fine but the better ones have SLS on the heels of the palm so I will ask about that as well.
The leather appeared to be good quality cow hide as claimed. I should ask about swapping the plastic shoulder sliders for Titanuim. Finally he suggested to stick to neutral colours and avoid the reds and blues.

Looks like he is getting a pretty decent wedgie in pic 2.

[Edbear]

Looks like he is getting a pretty decent wedgie in pic 2.

Nah, he said it was very comfortable. Did a few bends and squats and the longer he wore it the more complimentary he became. I have no hesitation in recommending it. Having two racers, one from the industry, both give it a thumbs up is very reassuring.

Bearing in mind that it is a sample, I am happy to offer it for $550.00. Should I go ahead with them and can get the modifications suggested I will be able to retail them at about the $750 mark.