On 11/27/2011 9:37 PM, Dan O wrote:
On Nov 27, 7:59 am, "T�m Sherm@n"""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI
$southslope.net" wrote:
On 10/31/2011 10:41 AM, Dan O wrote:

This is where folks in "normal" clothes seem to disdain me for rmy
bike-specific gear - which I wear not to be some kind of lance-alike,
but because it is so very much more functional (though in my more
egotistical youth I always did like the feeling of being in boots and
bright blue and white full leathers, still get a boost from the
admiration I sense in my structural firefighting turnouts. Confidence
is attractive to a point, but egotism has a definite ugliness, and
being an inherent part of human nature, has been hard to shake, though
I think it's mellowing with age).

I will be getting a set of black white and yellow Alpinestars leathers,
white and black Alpinestars MRX boots with red trim, and blue and white
Alpinestars glove to go with a yellow Shoei helmet. I mean, how can you
not love boots that look like this:http://images.motorcycle-superstore....G/2011-Alpines...


My first bike-specific clothing (after helmet) was a well-used pair of
these:

http://www.classicboots.com/moto/details/f-bore01.htm

The looks of SiDi boots have certainly changed - these are what I use
for cool weather and rain riding:
http://images.motorcycle-superstore.com/ProductImages/OG/2011-Sidi-Cobra-Rain-Boots-Black.jpg.

Lorica uppers (just like SiDi cycling shoes).

As a fan of Holstein-Frisian cows, I am sad that this color combination
and Gore-Tex is not available:
http://images.motorcycle-superstore.com/ProductImages/OG/2011-Sidi-Cobra-Boots.jpg.
Oh well, the white is probably a PITA to keep clean.

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I am a vehicular cyclist.