Thread: Leathers arrived today

where are your boots?

Originally Posted by CBR929RE

where are your boots?

Knew I forgot something!!!!


Actually, I was waiting to see if the leathers fit before buying the boots. If they didn't, I was going to be SOL for a trackday in June.

I'm going up to kneedraggers this week to try different boots on. It's tougher to buy them without knowing how they fit.

Many suits have a foam back protector that can be removed easily, so be sure you are doing so if you are trying to fit a turtle shell under it.

Under armor heat gear makes getting in and out sooo much easier. I had the shirt which should be mandatory but recently added some pants and getting in and out is a breeze, no sticking to the liner. Be sure it is not cold gear though

Originally Posted by SheepOfBlue

Many suits have a foam back protector that can be removed easily, so be sure you are doing so if you are trying to fit a turtle shell under it.

Under armor heat gear makes getting in and out sooo much easier. I had the shirt which should be mandatory but recently added some pants and getting in and out is a breeze, no sticking to the liner. Be sure it is not cold gear though

Thanks, I'll check it out.

To "disinfect" in inside of the leather, the best thing you can do is wear them and put your sweat in them.
Yeah, that ought to work.... right?

Originally Posted by ONEvcs

To "disinfect" in inside of the leather, the best thing you can do is wear them and put your sweat in them.
Yeah, that ought to work.... right?

LoL, yeah...right! At least they don't smell at all. He said he used them 5x and judging by their condition he's probably pretty close.

I've put flight boots in the freezer before to kill bacteria (put in a bag of course!) and it seemed to do the trick.

Wonder if the wife will notice all of the frozen stuff on the counter when I try to fit the suit in there!

Sweet.. I like the A-stars suits. Like sheep said under armor pants and shirt makes getting in and out way easier. The material you need to look for is something like 84% polyester/16% elastane and the style is "compression". You can buy pucks for something like 20 bucks but you might not need them right away. If you’re worried about fitting a back protector in there just get a slimmer one. Usually not a requirement in "N", but long term is a good idea.

Thanks for the input guys, really appreciate it.

Fortunately the leathers still smell like, well...leather. One hot June day at the track with me in them will probably change that!

Good idea about tethering them Maxib. Not sure how my boss would feel if I had to file a dropped object report though. For some reason there's no box to check for "leather racing suit."

I just got the 2009 Track Day Directory.

Tons of good info in there, including how to care for leathers.

Everything can be done yourself, but for $75 Barnacle Bills will wash and condition them for you. Might be worth it at the end of the season.

Nice! The only thing I'll add to the UnderArmour is to get long sleeved shirts and pants. Yup, even in the heat of the summer. Otherwise your elbows and knees will be stuck to the inside of the suit. Not only is that uncomfortable for track riding, it'll make getting out of them extremely difficult. Heat gear, compression style, FTW!!!!

Copy on the Under-Armor.

There's an outlet about 20 mins from us. We'll be heading down there this week!

Originally Posted by Shenders1

Very nice. You just can't beat A-stars stuff, IMO. My suit is a different model, but same color scheme. Great deal

I'm with Shenders on this one since I have the same suit he does but in a two-piece version. All three of us would coordinate well.

I also use Underarmour style stuff under mine to ease the in and out but mine is the Wal-Mart version that costs about $8 per piece rather than $30-$40ish. I borrowed some Underarmour (shirt not shorts) before and I can't tell any difference in the performance.

Originally Posted by slickwill

I'm with Shenders on this one since I have the same suit he does but in a two-piece version. All three of us would coordinate well.

I also use Underarmour style stuff under mine to ease the in and out but mine is the Wal-Mart version that costs about $8 per piece rather than $30-$40ish. I borrowed some Underarmour (shirt not shorts) before and I can't tell any difference in the performance.

I think all the shirts I have are walmart brand, pants I think I have some addidas and new balance. all seem to work very well with getting in/out of leathers.

Originally Posted by DUX

Copy on the Under-Armor.

There's an outlet about 20 mins from us. We'll be heading down there this week!

Just to give you a heads up, we have an Under Armor outlet by us too and they don't carry men's compression pants. Probably not much of a demand for them I guess. I had to order mine off line after searching all the local spots. The shirts are everywhere though.

Originally Posted by 08silvercbr

Just to give you a heads up, we have an Under Armor outlet by us too and they don't carry men's compression pants. Probably not much of a demand for them I guess. I had to order mine off line after searching all the local spots. The shirts are everywhere though.

I forgot about stuff like that. around here I've noticed its much easier to find long sleeve shirts and long pants in the winter than in the summer. I don't know why because the compression stuff is more for warm weather even if its more actual clothing. Summer time it seems all any place ever has is short sleeves and shorts.