I am a 5' 7" (slim, 10 stone) bloke and want to buy a set of bike
leathers.
The problem is that all the ones I have seen look a tad big in the
length,
and the armour/sliders dont appear to cover where my knees would be.
I have thought about made to measure but I don't think I'd get them
back in time for the summer. Has anyone any advice on a make/name
that would be suitable, or even a jacket/jeans combination that would
suit? Or a make/shop that does quick/neat/strong alterations that are
resonably priced. I would like to be able to do a track day or two and
so will need somthing that will at least all round zip together. Any
advice would be gratefully received.
Please email me on (E-Mail Removed) (substitute yahoo for nospam).
Cheers.

On 21 Apr 2004 15:14:09 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (Sam) wrote:

>I am a 5' 7" (slim, 10 stone) bloke and want to buy a set of bike
>leathers.
>The problem is that all the ones I have seen look a tad big in the
>length,
>and the armour/sliders dont appear to cover where my knees would be.

<Checks Keyboard Breathalyzer>

Red

Ah, **** it.

http://www.monstersinmotion.com/clas...rturerack.html

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Sam says...
> I am a 5' 7" (slim, 10 stone) bloke and want to buy a set of bike
> leathers.
> The problem is that all the ones I have seen look a tad big in the
> length,
> and the armour/sliders dont appear to cover where my knees would be.
> I have thought about made to measure but I don't think I'd get them
> back in time for the summer.

Try MJK Leathers from GLF Accessories, they may well be able to get some
pretty quickly. The url for their website is in my sig below.

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http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK.
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Sam wrote in news:(E-Mail Removed) om:

> I am a 5' 7" (slim, 10 stone) bloke and want to buy a set of bike
> leathers.

paging Molly - opportunity to offload your old gear, although it may be a
bit baggy


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(E-Mail Removed) (Sam) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> I am a 5' 7" (slim, 10 stone) bloke and want to buy a set of bike
> leathers.
> The problem is that all the ones I have seen look a tad big in the
> length,
> and the armour/sliders dont appear to cover where my knees would be.

I'm 5'7" (13 stone), and I got my 2-piece leathers from Hein Gericke -
which surprised me, 'cos I'd always been told that Gericke leathers
tended to be a bit long in the leg, and I've got short legs.

(E-Mail Removed) (Monkey) wrote:

>I'm 5'7" (13 stone), and I got my 2-piece leathers from Hein Gericke -
>which surprised me, 'cos I'd always been told that Gericke leathers
>tended to be a bit long in the leg, and I've got short legs.

I'm 5'7" (11.5 stone) and I got my 2-piece leathers from Hein Gericke.
I have relatively normal length legs for my height (32" inside leg)
and I do find the leathers slightly too long in the leg. It's not
enough to be a problem, just makes my knees look silly when not
actually on the bike.

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darsy wrote in news(E-Mail Removed):

> (E-Mail Removed) (Monkey) wrote:
>
>>I'm 5'7" (13 stone), and I got my 2-piece leathers from Hein Gericke -
>>which surprised me, 'cos I'd always been told that Gericke leathers
>>tended to be a bit long in the leg, and I've got short legs.
>
> I'm 5'7" (11.5 stone) and I got my 2-piece leathers from Hein Gericke.
> I have relatively normal length legs for my height (32" inside leg)
> and I do find the leathers slightly too long in the leg. It's not
> enough to be a problem, just makes my knees look silly when not
> actually on the bike.
>

Only your knees look silly? Right.

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wessie <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>darsy wrote in news(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> I'm 5'7" (11.5 stone) and I got my 2-piece leathers from Hein Gericke.
>> I have relatively normal length legs for my height (32" inside leg)
>> and I do find the leathers slightly too long in the leg. It's not
>> enough to be a problem, just makes my knees look silly when not
>> actually on the bike.
>>
>Only your knees look silly? Right.

a) I didn't say "only"
b) **** off you ****

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Sam wrote:
> I am a 5' 7" (slim, 10 stone) bloke and want to buy a set of bike
> leathers. The problem is that all the ones I have seen look a tad
> big in the length, and the armour/sliders dont appear to cover
> where my knees would be.

Erm ... unless I'm reading this wrong, the *sliders* shouldn't cover
your knees but actually sit below them to the side.

It's also important to remember that most of your time in bike
leathers will (should!) be spent sitting on the bike, so you can
only really "try on" leathers by sitting on a bike, or at least
by crouching down into a similar position.

There's a lot of difference between the two positions, so where a
one-piece suit may well be baggy/long in a standing position, once
you're sat on the bike it should fit perfectly. Knee armour tends
to sit low on the leg until you crouch, at which point it fits well.

Just go to the shop that has the biggest range and try them all on
until you find a size that fits. You should like you'd be either a
EU 50/ UK 40 or possibly a 52/42.

Having bought and used both one and two-piece leathers both on the
road and track, I must admit that I was sceptical when a mate told
me that while two-piece leathers are great, you just don't get the
same comfort found in one-piece leathers. This means you have a lot
more freedom to move around on the bike, which you may find a help
depending on your riding style. Personally I'd go with a one-piece
suit, but YMMV.

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"antonye" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> Sam wrote:
> > I am a 5' 7" (slim, 10 stone) bloke and want to buy a set of bike
> > leathers. The problem is that all the ones I have seen look a tad
> > big in the length, and the armour/sliders dont appear to cover
> > where my knees would be.

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> Just go to the shop that has the biggest range and try them all on
> until you find a size that fits. You should like you'd be either a
> EU 50/ UK 40 or possibly a 52/42.

<snip>

I would imagine I'm the same build as you (5'7", 10st), I ended up getting
EU 46/ UK 36 for both jacket & jeans. As stated before the fit on the bike
is clearly the important part, I get a bit of saggy-arse syndrome when
wandering about.

I got Dainese stuff which seems OK to me although I understand that some
people have reservations about the quality. Have fun shopping!