H.G. Tuareg Rallye 111.

[Our Gee]

Thinking about some new gear and the new Hein Gericke Tuareg Rallye 111 Jacket looks pretty good. What I don,t like is the matching Trousers as I,m a fan of Salopettes which suit my shape better (beer gut). The only Textile Salopettes HG do have a silly feature where the "Bib" part is attached to the Trouser by a ZIP and dosen,t look to be to strong or practical. Firstly, does anyone have experience of the New Rallye 111 and secondly does anyone know who might do a good pair of Textile Salopettes to wear with the HG Rallye Jacket, Thanks,

 

[cocokid]

hg gear

Hi, ive just bought the hg tuareg jacket,after much debate,changed my mind 3 times (grateful thanks to hg Portsmouth for putting up with me)I very nearly bought the bmw suit,but the trousers were a dissapointing fit , I didnt buy the hg tuareg trousers as i couldnt bring myself to looking a complete t*** I ended up buying the cruise2 gtx trousers in black and I think the whole effect is toned down a lot, havent had much chance to wear the gear yet (except around the bedroom) anyway I quite like the salopette idea for a better fit,and a bit more protection,hg stuff has always served me well in the past,Dave.

 

[Timpo]

I didnt buy the hg tuareg trousers as i couldnt bring myself to looking a complete t***

I have got the full Toerag suit.
I don't mind looking a tvvat as long as I'm a warm one.
The build quality is good, same as my old HG Toerag suit(1996).
It will be great once the colours have faded a bit, at present, as mentioned, they are a bit too much.....

Timpo.

 

[Our Gee]

Thanks Dave, I have the 2008 H.G. Catalogue in front of me and can,t seem to find the Cruise 2 GTX Trousers. Do they have the "detachable" Bib section like the Cruise Gore-Tex Performance Trousers. If they have, I don,t think I would like them. Can,t see the point of a detachable "Bib" as Trousers and Salopettes are totally different and to make a Hybrid is just building in another weak point. If this is the Type you have, lets know how you get on with them.
Thanks. Mike Tee.

 

[cocokid]

HG gear

Me again,the trousers arent shown in the 08 catalogue,they are an updated version of the ones on page 21,yes,they do have a detachable bib,and the vents above the knee are a lot smaller. Just spotted the price label on mine and it says--cruise 11 gtx pants (I asume the 11 refers to updated and the gtx meaning gore tex) the tag no is 11691303218 . Not worn in anger yet so will see,I tend to wear clip on type braces which I find more comfortable ,so hoping that the zip on bib thingy will do the job,regards Dave.

 

[Our Gee]

Thanks for that Dave. Looking forward to a report after you,ve been caught out in one of July "downpores" we are having at the moment.
Mike Tee.

 

[Arsey]

I like the Tuareg jacket.

BUT,it's a shame the the Goretex bit is attached to the thermal liner.

So if you want to use the jacket in the summer with the lining out,it will leak.

Great !!

 

[rick]

Bought the trousersa couple of weeks ago, just before a trip to scotland. Needless to say they were given a thorough test and are waterproof.

 

[Black Cloud]

HG trolleys

I have a set of the Cruise II pants - the older version, which had 2 sets of zips, one for the bibs and 1 for connecting jacket to trousers. This worked well, particularly in depths of winter. The trousers are very good - warm and dry and i have done about 12000m in them in the last year.

Hope it helps.

Black Cloud

 

[Our Gee]

Thanks for that Black Cloud. Still thinking about it.