| Anyone
who's ever done a trackday in the
peak of summer knows that getting
in and out of a leather suit can
sometimes be a sticky affair. It's during one
such hot and humid track day day
that I witnessed an experienced
rider climb into what appeared to
be a mesh type, one piece liner.
He then effortlessly slipped into
his leather suit. He claimed that
wearing the liner made him feel
much more comfortable in hot
temperatures.
Well, there's no
doubt about it, the Speedmaster
Liner liner allows
me to effortlessly slip into my
leather riding suit. But is also
does much more.
Though the
material used in the liner is
refered to as a mesh, it has no
similarity with mesh-type
jackets. Rather, this material is
a very lightweight,
soft-to-the-touch, open-waffle
pattern.
I've found that
wearing the Speedmaster Liner
during very warm days helps to
noticeably improve my comfort
level.
But what is really
a bonus is that wearing it seems
to help me stay warm in colder
temperatures too. Worn under
wickable fleece-type garments, I
suspect that the waffle pattern
helps retain an insulating layer
of warm air next to the skin.
At least, that's
my current understanding of it.
All I know is that during my
recent cool weather rides, I felt
warmer than folks that I was
riding with. I'll have further
opportunity to test this theory
during the upcoming late season
rides.
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