daveinlim Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 After reading this thread I zipped my jacket and trousers together for the first time. From a comfort point of view it made no difference but would offer better safety in a slide. However getting them off and storing them zipped together in work has been more difficult as I've limited space and having them unzipped I stuck them in different spots in the office during the day. Will keep zipped for now and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideWithStyles Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Your work colleagues must love you, make it sound like a disorganised teenagers bedroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 This reminds me... I meant to purchase a set of braces to see how they go. Wearing a belt with the seating position on the Bobber leads to numerous excursions into hedges...and not of the heroic kind. (Gentlemen of a certain age will know what I mean.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Sisko Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, RideWithStyles said: Im a picker/fiddler by nature-no not those sickos but more of those annoying fidget people as the wife calls me . if i had braces when stopped id have to pull them out and play.. wow sounds worse...... For our American friends, we're talking about braces that hold up your 'pants', what you'd call suspenders. Now, here in the UK suspenders means something different and you go around fiddling with let alone twanging the suspenders on random women you're likely to get arrested. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Hard enough to open the damn things when you should have stopped 20 miles ago and you hardly make it to the toilet/bushes without having something holding the trousers up. Never did it and I'm too old to start now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullscreenaging Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 5 hours ago, daveinlim said: After reading this thread I zipped my jacket and trousers together for the first time. From a comfort point of view it made no difference but would offer better safety in a slide. However getting them off and storing them zipped together in work has been more difficult as I've limited space and having them unzipped I stuck them in different spots in the office during the day. Will keep zipped for now and see how it goes. Can you get someone to video you getting in and out of your gear without you unzipping them? I’d love to see that P.S. You are supposed to unzip them to get them off 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealexme Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 For me, I would if I could but the zips don't match. I'm due a new jacket though, so I'll purposely be buying one with a matching zip. It's better for the 364 days of rain we get and safer too, so it's kind of a no brainer for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onesea Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Capt Sisko said: For our American friends, we're talking about braces that hold up your 'pants', what you'd call suspenders. Now, here in the UK suspenders means something different and you go around fiddling with let alone twanging the suspenders on random women you're likely to get arrested. Feeling that your description is not clear enough I have done some pain staking research… This gentlemen is modelling suspenders amply hi-lighted by his thumbs. These ladies are using suspenders to hold up there lower leg protection, some riders prefer this minimalist approach to bike gear. Maybe they find the zips difficult to undo when it comes to toilet stops? I hope this helps reduce confusion. Edited December 11, 2023 by onesea 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideWithStyles Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Well you dont have to unzip them to undo them but the rail will have to hang off the ceiling to stop the pants touching the floor, i know cos i do it at work sometimes and its not a clean carpeted area unfortunately. 27 minutes ago, onesea said: Feeling that your description is not clear enough I have done some pain staking research… This gentlemen is modelling suspenders amply hi-lighted by his thumbs. These ladies are using suspenders to hold up there lower leg protection, some riders prefer this minimalist approach to bike gear. Maybe they find the zips difficult to undo when it comes to toilet stops? I hope this helps reduce confusion. they have helmet, gloves and trainers, sure its custom made light weight kevlar woven outfit...i imagine , safety first! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Always zipped together whether its textiles or leathers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Frog Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 hour ago, onesea said: Feeling that your description is not clear enough I have done some pain staking research… This gentlemen is modelling suspenders amply hi-lighted by his thumbs. These ladies are using suspenders to hold up there lower leg protection, some riders prefer this minimalist approach to bike gear. Maybe they find the zips difficult to undo when it comes to toilet stops? I hope this helps reduce confusion. Clearly taken from your personal photo collection of willing friends who share your hobbies. Cheers Ian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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