Ok, so I’ve seen the light recently and realised that some of the latest kit that retails at a sensible price is actually bloody good and you don’t need to fork out silly sums for way more expensive kit.
So I thought I would start a new thread ( separate to the ‘Is Expensive Bike Paraphernalia Over-Hyped thread) where people can actually post up items of well-priced kit in one place, be it clothing or luggage etc that they have actually used and determined to work bloody well.
So here goes.
Oxford Products have come on in leaps and bounds the last couple of years and their kit is now fabulous.
Take the Hinterland jacket and pants, currently on offer (has been for a while )
I bought this a while back to replace my £2500 Rukka Nivala two piece.
I also bought the upgraded Dynamic Level 2 armour and used the suit on a 2500 mile trip around Germany and Austria.
It’s laminated but not Goretex, BUT kept me BONE dry in a few huge downpours that we had.It also dried out as quick as a three layer Goretex laminate.And for me it was more comfortable than the Rukka kit at EIGHT times the price.
Gloves ?
I bought some Five X-Rider WPs from Motocard :
Again TOTALLY waterproof and as they are short they are much easier to wear than longer gloves. So good that I’ve now sold my Rukka Kalix gloves that retail at about £220 !!!
Luggage ?
Needed a backpack to use on my XSR GP and stupidly sold my Kriega R30 a while back.
I had a look at the Oxford Atlas B-30 and liked the layout and features .
I’ve used it a few times locally though not in rain yet.
I think the design is better than the Kriega, it’s £60 cheaper and has a LIFETIME warranty.
Helmets ?
Recently bought both a Shark Evo ES and Evo GT in a sale.
Admittedly the quality is not as good as something like a Neotec 3 but it costs about one third of the price .
Obviously helmets are subjective as they need to fit you but the best bit about the Shark is that the chin bar goes right back to leave an open face unlike the Neotec where the chin barlooms above your head in airflow.
On our two week trip I reckon I rode with the chin bar open more than 80% of the time.
Jeans ?
Recently tried on then bought some Bull It Covec jeans
You need to try them on.
My 36” Rokkers were quite tight whereas the Bull It’s are much more roomy. Also they come up long. I’m a 34" leg so ordered Long then swapped for Standard length.
They come with very comfortable Level 2 armour.So pleased with them that I’ve sold my Rokkertechs and bought a second pair.
The Rokkertechs are £399-FOUR times the price.
I’m not saying the Rokkers aren’t better for protection but are they four times as good ??
That’s it for now.
Feel free to add your own recommendations.
And yes I know some of you had Bull It’s twenty years ago and they were crap…blah blah blah…but times change so please keep the negativity to a minimum and only comment if you have bought newish stuff lately and have used it…….
Crack on.
So I thought I would start a new thread ( separate to the ‘Is Expensive Bike Paraphernalia Over-Hyped thread) where people can actually post up items of well-priced kit in one place, be it clothing or luggage etc that they have actually used and determined to work bloody well.
So here goes.
Oxford Products have come on in leaps and bounds the last couple of years and their kit is now fabulous.
Take the Hinterland jacket and pants, currently on offer (has been for a while )
I bought this a while back to replace my £2500 Rukka Nivala two piece.
I also bought the upgraded Dynamic Level 2 armour and used the suit on a 2500 mile trip around Germany and Austria.
It’s laminated but not Goretex, BUT kept me BONE dry in a few huge downpours that we had.It also dried out as quick as a three layer Goretex laminate.And for me it was more comfortable than the Rukka kit at EIGHT times the price.
Gloves ?
I bought some Five X-Rider WPs from Motocard :
Again TOTALLY waterproof and as they are short they are much easier to wear than longer gloves. So good that I’ve now sold my Rukka Kalix gloves that retail at about £220 !!!
Luggage ?
Needed a backpack to use on my XSR GP and stupidly sold my Kriega R30 a while back.
I had a look at the Oxford Atlas B-30 and liked the layout and features .
I’ve used it a few times locally though not in rain yet.
I think the design is better than the Kriega, it’s £60 cheaper and has a LIFETIME warranty.
Helmets ?
Recently bought both a Shark Evo ES and Evo GT in a sale.
Admittedly the quality is not as good as something like a Neotec 3 but it costs about one third of the price .
Obviously helmets are subjective as they need to fit you but the best bit about the Shark is that the chin bar goes right back to leave an open face unlike the Neotec where the chin barlooms above your head in airflow.
On our two week trip I reckon I rode with the chin bar open more than 80% of the time.
Jeans ?
Recently tried on then bought some Bull It Covec jeans
You need to try them on.
My 36” Rokkers were quite tight whereas the Bull It’s are much more roomy. Also they come up long. I’m a 34" leg so ordered Long then swapped for Standard length.
They come with very comfortable Level 2 armour.So pleased with them that I’ve sold my Rokkertechs and bought a second pair.
The Rokkertechs are £399-FOUR times the price.
I’m not saying the Rokkers aren’t better for protection but are they four times as good ??
That’s it for now.
Feel free to add your own recommendations.
And yes I know some of you had Bull It’s twenty years ago and they were crap…blah blah blah…but times change so please keep the negativity to a minimum and only comment if you have bought newish stuff lately and have used it…….
Crack on.
