Dainese Leather Pants Selection

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Dainese Leather Pants Selection

#1 Post by DRJEKL » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:10 pm

So I have a Dainese Santa Monica jacket and have been searching for a set of leather pants to complement the jacket.

There is a plethora of options out there, I mainly do touring type short trips and being a lengthy tall bastard I need plenty of 'give' in the legs and crotch.

The SF pelle is marketed as a street/touring type

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The delta pros are marketed as a track type of trouser

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I'm guessing the pelle style of leathers would be better suited for touring but the Delta pros seems to have elastic in the same areas so wouldn't they be just as comfortable? :smt017

They are similiar in price, and if the delta pros offer more protection in the case of you know what, well I'm happy to pay the extra!

Can someone who is familiar with these products please provide me with some feedback?

Also I don't require the pucks, as I cant drop the knee so to speak so would feel like a bit of a schmuck in them, should I just resort to the alien pelle's?

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Cheers :smt001
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#2 Post by FlyingKiwi » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:54 pm

Hi, I have the SF Pelle,
I find them very comfy. Done the Alps and Pyrennes in them no probs. Bit odd to walk in with the preformed knees but you get used to it. The stretch panels help with no leather folds pinching skin. Can be abit drafty/Damp in "certain" places in winter. The little tag across the middle/fly came adrift which was repaired under warranty then the press stud came off on the tag which I had repaired at a local Mister Minute type place. I'm on my second pair. 1st pair were ripped open on one shin by a transit vans bumper which then continued to cut me down to the bone. Should the pants have stopped it? don't know, may have been worse in a different brand without the built in plastic guard. I don't wear the sliders either and they look Ok without.
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Re: Dainese Leather Pants Selection

#3 Post by MartDude » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:28 pm

DRJEKL wrote:I need plenty of 'give' in the crotch.


Cheers :smt001
Do you have massive genitals as well, or do you get very excited on the bike? :smt002
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#4 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:20 pm

He could just be talking bollocks.....


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...

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#5 Post by flatlander » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:49 pm

I am sure Pete and or Andy would have answered sooner if the title really had said Danish Leather Pants :smt003
For the avoidance of doubt and for the benefit of my wife, not everything I may say here will be absolutely true I may on ocassion embellish a little for effect.
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#6 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:06 am

....

PrObably

Badgerpubes is trialling some new pubic Grecian 2000 and I am auditioning student nurses....


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...

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Re: Dainese Leather Pants Selection

#7 Post by DRJEKL » Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:34 am

MartDude wrote:
DRJEKL wrote:I need plenty of 'give' in the crotch.


Cheers :smt001
Do you have massive genitals as well, or do you get very excited on the bike? :smt002
I was expecting a few smart arse remarks such as this, what a surprise that the first response was actually informative and lacked any form of pisstaking!?! shame shame shame ridersite!
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#8 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:54 am

please note that the first reply was from a fellow colonial


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...

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#9 Post by FlyingKiwi » Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:47 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote:please note that the first reply was from a fellow colonial
Oh yeah, didn't notice he was from the West Island! :smt020
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#10 Post by DRJEKL » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:01 pm

Well I went with the pelle alien's as they are 'designed' around my intended use and I would feel like a bit of a fool in the 'lairy' delta pros.

I shall provide some feedback with what I think of them :)
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#11 Post by Samray » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:34 pm

Was surprised to see the ones recommended for track were the ones with pockets.
I know a few people with permanent indentations in their bodies, even if only from a super heated 50p piece.
In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.
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#12 Post by D-Rider » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:00 pm

Samray wrote: I know a few people with permanent indentations in their bodies
I've known a few that must have been without - judging by the fact they seemed completely anally retentive ............
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