one piece waterproofs suits..which one?.. are they the best way to keep warm?

[thegatecrasher]

i need to keep warm this winter an wondered if anyone has found a really good lined one piece suit that they use? i dont want to spend fortunes but do want to keep warm and dry. any other ideas about muffs or overboot also appricated.

 

[riderbob]

Ride magazine did a comparison test of all the one piece suits (and some two piece) a few months back if you can get a copy.

 

[wessie]

Get a regular waterproof suit that you can wear in the summer too. Personally I prefer a 2 piece as getting my bulk into a 1 piece is a PITA.

To keep warm wear extra layers underneath. If you are wearing leathers then a cheap fleece will provide a decent thermal layer between the leathers & waterproofs.

Invest in decent quality thermal underwear too: cheaper than specialist bike gear and useful for other purposes too.

I've got the Ride reviews on my freespace http://freespace.virgin.net/d.wesson/oversuit/

 

[STUBBS]

2 piece are easier to get in, your not staggering about on the roadside trying to get your arms in

 

[Mutley]

If you want to be warm and dry and you want a one piece suit that you can wear over normal clothes then there is only really one contender IMHO - The Aerostich: http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/index.html

 

[DavidHale]

Wot Mutley says

 

[chapsworth]

Does anyone remember the one piece silver Rukka oversuits? What a superb piece of kit they were. Unfortunately I don't think you can get them anymore.

 

[alimey4u2]

Nelson Rigg has a good name ( I have a two piece, very well made, just an oversuit really) & my fave Belstaff Trialsmaster take some beating...

 

[thegatecrasher]

arh yes mr chatsworth that exactly what i had in mind , one of those lovely rubbery lined rukka one piece jobs that everyone whore 20 years ago . i thinks those areostich are well out of my price range. im looking ar sub £100

 

[NeverRodeBefore]

I have a two piece Hein Gericke Taureg suit which let some water in at the elbows coming home over the moors when it was bouncing down.

When I got home I remembered I have a Spidi water proof oversuit from when I had the Ginetta Roadster... it's one hell of a squeeze to get over the suit, but I haven't felt the need to use it yet. It did however keep me warm in the roadster, but that did have a body and an aero deflector screen instead of the windscreen.

I think you need somekind of armour under it, but it should keep the wind out and be reasonably draft free if pulled in tight.

I've just purchased a buffalo mountain shirt which you wear on it's own, not even with a t-shirt. I intend to try it under my Taureg suit, to see if it's better than the standard thermal liner... the buffalo is also pretty well waterproof.

 

[thegatecrasher]

yes i already have a spada two piece(circut jacket and podium trousers in the post) but think i may need more as sidecar dave has booked us in for the dragon rally and id rather be than