Am thinking of getting a textile jacket until HG release their new suit range and have found this jacket by buffalo.
Not having any experience of textiles before, can anyone help with what to look for? I do not have the budget for millions of pounds for alipinestars etc… but this seems quite good, and buffalo being fairly reputable.
This jacket seems to have all the armour, waterproof, thermal insulation, and doesnt look too bad. There is no info on its abrasion resistance though and have contacted them direct for info (who knows whether they will reply.)
Hey, not used these before - have had Rukka of old and now using HG Taureg GT gear - well made and have served me well for several years now. Handy too because its easy to remove the armour and wash the gear…!
Durability and the usual double stitching - HG has a safety stitch, which is aparantly better than double!!
I hear ya, and was looking in HG yesterday, but am after more of the sport type textile. They didnt really seem to have anything that seemed to offer much in the way of protection. Although one was ok.
Thank you for your enquiry. All Buffalo textile jackets are waterproof
and generally we do not have a problem with leaking. The normal causes
of leaking are incorrect fastening and “wicking” at the sleeve or neck.
If care is taken in these areas then you should not have a problem. The
textiles are normally made from polyester or nylon and they only offer
protection against the elements. We fit CE approved protectors in the
shoulders and elbow which may give some protection to these areas in the
event of an accident although this cannot be guaranteed. With regard to
the conneting zip, this is an 8 inch plastic zip and will fit most
trousers that zip from left to right. If your trousers are different to
this then it is quite easy for any good tailor to change the jacket zip
to fit. If I can be of any further assistance, then please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Robert Glockle"
No one can guarantee complete accident protection, but this doesnt instill me with that much confidence… maybe leather is unbeatable? Considering the range that buffalo appear to offer, I would have thought that their jackets would offer more abrasion resitance… the price you pay I guess.
Someone posted up a note about Teknics stuff; they had had an off and wrote to say thanks to the manufacturer - Teknics sent a voucher for £100 quid off I think…cannot find the thread now but they seemed really happy with the gear. Small tear on shoulder I think…broken collerbone (not much will stop that!) but gear held up well - could be worth a hunt on the net!
I have Frank Thomas textiles, I use to work everyday. They are warm and 100% waterproof, only thing I find with most jackets is the velcro round the neck is either not long enough when u have neck warmer on, or scratches you to hell when you dont.
Have had a 30mph hour spill with no ill effects, armour worked well and very little damage to jacket and trousers. For normal use I’d def wear leathers, they give far more spill protection, but for protection from the rain and snow textiles are far superior!
we got the tricky 2 jacket in at HG which is meant to be a ‘Sports textile’ (not as good as the tricky 1 IMO but still good) and the new XCR jacket is also sports orientated (but a wee bit pricy)
i dont think theres much new textile stuff coming out this year now, got some new leathers due out soon mind
Go for an Alpinestars textile jacket, wak Thomas is just wak, the Tricky range is very nice as far as sporty textiles go, but Alpinestars will have you looking good, keep you dry and they are about as sporty as your going to get while maintaining street cred
(A/Stars may get damp after a long ride but you’ll be looking good)
Lots of conflicts between FT, HG and various others.
Reap was in HG at the weekend, after a new two piece, their celtic range has finished (a right bugga as the jacket fit perfect but no pants in blue in the whole of the UK or Germany that fit) but there should be a new range after the bike show… apparently.
Hear you on the Alpinestars, just quite pricey, having said that the trickey 2 seems more expensive that Alpinestar textiles.
Tricky 2
Alpinestars
HG jacket I was looking at
Think I am going to visit a couple of shops at the weekend to see what seems best on saturday.
This jacket is only meant to be a sort of temporary when I am not in the mood for full leathers substitute until HG release their new leather range.
Tricky 2 is a lot, lot better than A/star just doesn’t look as good or have the brand name, but come to think of it that A/star jacket does not look that great either (and I own it) problem with A/star is the textiles and bottom of the range leathers all look the same
but they seemed really happy with the gear. Small tear on shoulder I think…broken collerbone (not much will stop that
!) but gear held up well - could be worth a hunt on the net!
