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Henriettaah wrote:I've got my leather pants which, I have to admit, aren't the most comfortable. ;) I guess this comes with the protection they offer, but I've spotted a [air of textile trou which are made from Dura Guard. Is this the same kind of stuff as Kevlar and Cordura? I'm guessing they'd be a bit more comfortable than leather (and they'd be waterproof), but would they offer the same protection in the event of meeting tarmac?
Like bikeguy joe said, maybe you'll probably have to give them a bit of time till they break in, but I've found that wearing a 'base layer' under your leather trousers (even if they are lined) makes them 100% more comfortable. Edz do a good base layer in two parts, top and trousers. The trousers are just a pair of long inner pants which reach down to the ankles. They're made of very thin material which wicks sweat away from your body to keep you more comfortable in hot weather, and they also help the leathers slide around more as you shift position. They make sweaty leathers a hell of a lot easier to get off too.

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sv-wolf wrote:I've found that wearing a 'base layer' under your leather trousers (even if they are lined) makes them 100% more comfortable
This thought did cross my mind, especially concerning sweaty trousers sticking to your legs! Or is that sweaty legs sticking to your trousers? :wink: What I thought of was a pair of tights... what do you call them in the US... pantyhose, I think?!

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Tights are what dancers wear, pantyhose are the sheer nylons women wear....uh, something like that.

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#14 Unread post by Henriettaah »

heh heh.. nooo, tights are those leg-and-waist nylons women wear, leotards are those lycra things gymnasts wear; and pantyhose are.. err.. um :?

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#15 Unread post by sv-wolf »

Hi Hen

Never having had much experience in the wearing of tights, nylons, pantyhose (?) or leotards [cough, cough] I can't claim much experience in this department, but aren't nylons supposed to be really sweaty? Not the sort of thing you want to wear under leathers on a hot Sunday?

Err... Please feel free to complete my education for me, would you? :?
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