Recommended Jacket / Trouser set to wear over work suit

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Hello everyone,

What would you recommend for a jacket / trouser set or one piece suit (with good levels of protection) for me to commute in, with suit trousers etc on and not looking like I've been on a spin cycle at the end?

Thanks folks.:beerjug:
 
Where can you get fitted for an Aerostich in the UK?
 
Or you could save hundreds of pounds and get a one piece dinghy sailors suit. About £20 and 100% waterproof. I often have to travel out of town wearing a business suit and the sailing kit has never let me down although one does look a bit of a prat peeling it off at the side of the road:)
 
Or you could save hundreds of pounds and get a one piece dinghy sailors suit. About £20 and 100% waterproof. I often have to travel out of town wearing a business suit and the sailing kit has never let me down although one does look a bit of a prat peeling it off at the side of the road:)

i'm guessing there's not much in the way of crash protection?
 
good point, Mine is massive and goes over my normal bike clobber. Its a bit uncomfy and inconvenient etc. Its a shame that no matter how much you spend on bike kit it always seems to leak.
 
Yet another vote for the Aerostich, they are designed to do exactly what you require and have the the benefit of being breathable, nothing wors than arriving for a business meeting with a moist suit. :blast

Another option is the Olympia Phantom, but once again these are not imported to the UK so you have to source them from the US.
 
That sounds like a normal waterproof oversuit, that you might wear over leathers!


Or you could save hundreds of pounds and get a one piece dinghy sailors suit. About £20 and 100% waterproof. I often have to travel out of town wearing a business suit and the sailing kit has never let me down although one does look a bit of a prat peeling it off at the side of the road:)
 
For those that have ordered theirs mailorder...

I'm guessing they are around £400? Did any of you get stung for import duties?
 
I'm guessing they are around £400? Did any of you get stung for import duties?

One piece Stich is about £375, but you might want to factor in a back protector and hip armour which are optional.

One piece Olympia is about £230 but that includes an inner suit and all armour.

Can't comment on the import duty in case I implicate myself with HM Customs :augie
 
I'm guessing they are around £400? Did any of you get stung for import duties?

Yes, I fecking well did. :spitfire £98.00 . The most annoying thing was that my Sister-in-law got switched back to long haul flights two weeks after mine arrived.:blast
Still one of the best bits of kit I own, does exactly what it says on the tin.
Mark
 
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Thanks for your comments folks.

Whose gonna explain to someone obviously as fick as me, how Customs knew to charge etc?:beerjug:
 
Thanks for your comments folks.

Whose gonna explain to someone obviously as fick as me, how Customs knew to charge etc?:beerjug:
Usually the name and address of the person receiving the goods?

I'll speak-up on behalf of the Olympia.

Much cheaper than a Stich, doesn't look quite as daft and mine has been used for commuting through this winter. So far nothing bad to say about it. It works.

Big plus point is the speed of delivery, less than a week from order to deliver.
 
Thanks for your comments folks.

Whose gonna explain to someone obviously as fick as me, how Customs knew to charge etc?:beerjug:

The documentation that the retailer completes when shipping includes a description of the parcel contents and it's value.

Couriers receiving goods from outside the EU are responsible for calculating the import duties and passing the costs on to HM Customs, for doing this they charge you an admin fee.
 
For many years I travelled the UK on business, summer and winter, by bike -with a suit.

No particular advice on makes, get what you are confident with for warmth and waterproofing, but I just went shopping for a textile jacket and trousers with my business suit on and bought something loose enough to comfortably fit over it.

I have found salopette type trousers best as it's easy to tuck the bottom of the jacket in and avoid jackets that had the waterproofing as a Goretex membrane as a liner. The problem is that it may keep you dry but you get a soaking wet, cold and heavy bike jacket. I either use a one piece oversuit or dig out an old Frank Thomas Aqua jacket. About 15 years old but the outside is still 100% waterproof and as it does not soak up water it dries quickly.

The biggest problem I found was finding boots that were totally waterproof and long enough so my trousers did not slide up over them. Eventually discovered plastic riding horse riding boots. Totally waterproof, cheap and smart enough that I could get away with leaving them on under suit trousers and they just looked like normal shoes. Downside was not that warm and no crash protection - but you can't have everything.

Never had any problems and often I would arrive at client after four hour ride in rain, strip off bike kit in car park, change boots for shoes and swap the kit for my briefcase in the pannier.

On the odd occasions when the client walked back to my "car" with me they were amazed to find it only had two wheels!!.
 


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