I'll consider that once I've actually scraped the money together
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. The original Rukka gear was, presumably, designed for use in Scandinavia - England's seldom that cold 
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I'll consider that once I've actually scraped the money together
I must say though, I find it strange that UK suppliers only seem to stock the heavy cold/winter clothing from Rukka and none of the 'three season, warm' range
! I expect to have the money in Q1, so that's rather handy.
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. I already have a pair of cold(er) weather textile trousers for use in cooler weather and always have waterproof over-trousers with me (for heavy rain), so if I get a bit damp in a quick rain shower, thin enough trousers should soon dry themselves off in the sun and breeze. 
) . Rukka's 'AiRider' trousers are, essentially, the non-water resistant version of the 'Airman' model, which was recommended earlier in the thread. At £180 (for last year's version, from FC-Moto), they come in at almost half the price of the current Airmans, yet still have the same Cordura AFT fabric shell and D3O pads at the knees and hips. Here's a Revzilla review 
.... Anyway, the parcel arrived yesterday and I was highly relieved to discover that the size that I chose (54) was perfect for my 36" waist and that the leg length (C2) was a reasonable fit for my (quite long) legs. I'm 6' 4" and instinctively wanted to choose the C3 leg length, but an extra 7cm seemed like a lot and the last thing that I wanted was to have the knee pads hanging down below my knee caps (as has happened with a pair of extra length Kevlar jeans that I bought in Germany 
) . When standing in the AiRiders, the bottom of the leg just rests on the top of my foot and when in the riding position about a third of the boot is exposed and the knee pads sit perfectly in place. Only when sitting on a low seat, like my sofa, do the legs ride up to nearer the top of my motorcycle boots (a la Captain Kirk ). I'll assume, then, that I chose the right size 
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