MingtheMerciless wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 10:44 am I think C5 are doing high lights.

Regarding the Channel 5 highlights, I’m impressed by Rebecca Charlton commentating despite dealing with an aggressive form of breast cancer. Not easy.

While Pog looks super strong, the strength and depth of his UAE team has also got to make a difference. Visma’s budget is hardly small, but the UAE team’s annual budget is €10m bigger.

formula400 wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 8:02 pm I’ve got a pair of these …

You did well to get the original RFX2 gloves, as the replacement RFX2 Evo gloves are significant downgrade:

https://www.mcgearhub.com/motorcycle-gl ... Level-1-KP

dern wrote: Fri May 08, 2026 12:14 pm I've never heard of five gloves

Five is renowned for its CE level 2 gloves. While the RFX3 Evo gloves are level 1, Five is a premium brand.

Had they been a better fit for me, I’d have bought Five gloves. They felt higher quality than Dainese/Astars.

@Skub He's keen to stress this isn't a full test yet and it's a prototype helmet but good sneak peak.

https://youtube.com/shorts/3JteoDMGc88?si=Gv0mqKxAHJB5kLAc


Thanks—that bodes well. I’m keen to see the eventual full test.


Not as expensive as we thought. £519

Albeit not cheap, it’s far ...

Love the look of leather jackets and buy them from time to time and then remember that i never like the weight and restictiveness


I found fit matters much more than the weight. Have you ever tried getting them tailored to fit (e.g. via the likes of Hill4Leather or Hideout)? I found that made a ...

Is it any easier to apply than beeswax? It's a proper workout doing a jacket with that stuff,though it seems to do the job. I'd also be keen to avoid stuff that rots the stitching.


Yes, I find DucksWax easy to apply to my leathers (much easier than beeswax!). Check out the reviews for DucksWax ...

Due to the crazy cost of new gear in 2026, I’ve been making my leathers last for as long as possible by cleaning them and applying DucksWax.

Luckily, DucksWax works miracles, but don’t tell anyone ;)

I can’t believe what some some motorcycle clobber costs today. E.g., have you seen how many ...

I’m sad to hear about Scott Leathers. I wore their gear for many years, and it was excellent.

But I agree that BKS and Hideout have moved with the times via their textile clothing innovation.


Worth noting that Aldi have sold an EN13595-1: standard Level 2 suit for £140.


Albeit not EN13595 ...

Well I have just bagged another 3 pairs on eBay...

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/g0AAAeSwA4Fp05mX/s-l500.jpg


Luckily for you, I’ve found that fourth pair you were after. Don’t be palmed off with anything less than these bad boys.

https://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/media/catalog/product/f ...

Taipan wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 11:28 am

While that’s a good start for an amateur, you really should knuckle down and get to work on your glove collection—another few pairs would be handy.

Full Dainese suit, Doohan Arai lid and Alpinestar Doohan boots. It felt fantastic to have no money worries anymore.

I've carried on buying only those 3 brands, well, just because I can and it makes me feel good wearing them.

I, too, had to start with much more affordable brands. And I may ...

Dainese may make a profit on its products, but not enough to service its debts—the very debts taken out by a Private Equity firm to buy Dainese in the first place!

As far as I understand it, the Private Equity firm funded its acquisition of Dainese via increasing Dainese’s debt. That’s the whacky ...

It may be old news to you, but this was new to me: Dainese has been bought for 1 Euro . Another sad tale of Private Equity owners ruining a company for their own gain :(


The well-known motorcycle clothing brand Dainese was sold for the symbolic price of €1 (approx. US$1.10) to London-based ...

Just watched this video. It's aimed at cyclists but includes the Litelok X3 and Hiplok D1000. The best lock for angle grinder resistance is a bicycle lock, the Kryptonite New York Diamond.

https://youtu.be/LKInoufWZi0?is=MZiWtHVXyGpqQ7tI


Many thanks—that’s by far the best video I’ve seen on ...

They didn’t have time to write a shorter and, therefore, clearer handbook. So, they wrote a longer book instead.

Unfortunately, it means that Motorcycle Roadcraft has gone from being helpful to unreadably bloated.

Horse wrote: Wed Dec 10, 2025 11:04 pm Saw a family of four all wearing them - in Heathrow!

Undoubtedly, they were flying to the US to swim the Catalina Channel

at least it's not a dryrobe.


It’s weird how Dryrobes have gone from a niche product (used for practical purposes by open-water swimmers) to mainstream fashion. Why do people think they need a Dryrobe for supermarket shopping? Are they nipping in the sea for a swim on the way back with their ...

fdb wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 11:52 am driver gold pass (and helped to reach silver for rider)

Congratulations! Those are excellent results.

For all of you performance athletes - I want something that is compact, water proof, lightish, high value nutrition/ energy and with long shelf life. And the ability to be undone with cold hands.

Any suggestions?


https://www.scienceinsport.com/shop-sis/go-range/go-energy-bars/energy-oat-bar ...