Leathers or No Leathers? READ THIS.

With Dmitri Komarov and Dmitri Komarov



So… we’ve all been there. All down hill skaters have spent time on this question: should I buy a suit? It’s a tough, complicated decision with no right or wrong answer. There are a lot of factors to consider and going to experienced skaters for advice often does not help as they all seem to have different opinions on the matter. Contradictory advice will not help you, will it? Aside from that getting a suit is something so personal that only you can decide. So I have put together this article highlighting the pros and cons of having a suit vs not having one. (Although I do suggest talking to experienced skaters about it.) I hope this will help you ask yourself the right questions to help you make your decision.

AJ a écrit:I would add that some vintage leathers have very basic stitch patterns and some racers have been successfully racing there used suits for 10 years.

Its just more difficult to find a 20-30 year old suit, and try it on before buying.

That...and when you are riding down fast hills with people who aren't wearing leathers need to be taken in consideration and be given enough space (if the leather clad is to crash from being over confident), the false sense of security, like you said in your article, can be unbearable.

AJ a écrit:Was going "leather" fast this morning, started pushing off on the wet, almost dry.
I did a little check to see how well my wheels would grip for the fast sweepers, it didnt grip at all!
Wasnt going fast enough for a safe "drag my body across the pavement for a few feet"
instead i totally barrel-rolled over my knees and elbows....uuh got winded, couldnt breath.

Im still very happy that i was wearing leathers, today i am not nursing
any bandages but rather cold to warm compressing my knees every 15 minutes.

Wish i had more padding on the knees on my "custom" suit and plastic knee caps for sliding out!

AJtoutpleind'ibuprifene

Myriam a écrit:Très bon article Dimm. Je pense que des articles avec du contenu comme ça manquaient sur team quebec, je suis contente que voir que ça progresse. Pour assurer un maximum de lecteurs, ça pourrait être bien de le traduire en français p-ê. Bonne job! : )