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hugo7 in reply to @sacredhart
Just a follow up post on clothing with my hindsight thoughts:
1. Gloves - just pony up and buy a decent pair from the off. I've got a whole load of shit cheap ones. Silk glove liners and heated grips can extend the season. Buy cheaper summer gloves if/when you need them.
2. Trousers - you need to match these to your boots due to the cuffs/top of the boots. So have your footwear sorted first. I found decent trousers the hardest thing to find. Easiest thing is to get a half decent synthetic pair to start that cover all the bases: Like these:
3. Boots - the easiest and cheapest clothing option - there's so much choice depending on your needs. Get something with decent shin protection if you can.
4. Jackets - honestly there are so many options to choose from there's nothing much worth saying. Just check out Revzilla reviews on YouTube, hein gericke, and Sportsbikeshop.com
EDIT: here's a link to one of my posts about various bits of kit I tried: https://www.lfgss.com/comments/13513793/ I'd add Richa leather trousers are fucking useless unless you have a long jacket or want to show off your sexy tribal lower-back-tat. Which is a shame as most in other ways their kit is great.

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Dramatic_Hammer in reply to @hugo7

Boots over trousers or trousers over boots? Assuming good weather...

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hugo7 in reply to @Dramatic_Hammer

I prefer trousers over boots, but my TCX S-Speed (waterproof) have big shin protection which means a lot of trousers need to be tucked in. I used to be able to get my leathers over my old basic boots.

I had an awesome fun testing their waterproof abilities my first time in the rain.... all the water just ran down my leg into the top!

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