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Regular laundry soap will destroy goretex...
Cite, please. I ask because I believe Aerostich recommends regular laundry detergent when washing their gear with Goretex.
If my memory is correct the recommended procedure was
I use extra rinse on the first two washes.
- wash with detergent
- wash a second time without detergent to get all traces of detergent out of the garment
- wash a third time with a wash-in waterproofing.
Why would you want to destroy the DWR waterproof coating in the first place? You don't have to use detergent.
My limited experience with techwash is that it doesn't get my riding gear as clean as detergent.
i an a harley stripped softail guy. I don't wear the black darth vader crap. I am beauty.
I am also a r1200rt guy. I wear schuberth c3 and technical riding gear from bmw motorrad.
Simply because i'm old and if i fall off, i know i'll come apart, and it's gonna hurt. My riding skills are poor.
Pain purifies, but i'm already pure enough. Jp
I think a lot of riders choose black because they just don't want to stand out.
Here we go...I was looking for bicycle (non-motorized two wheeler to be clear) shorts. ALL stores in town only carried BLACK. I complained to all the shop owners about that. And their typical answer was..."because our customers prefer black".
/Guenther
Darwin would have an issue with that.
The idea is to stand out so other motorists will see you.
When I was at my dealer I wanted to buy a rain suit to go over a mesh jacket and kevlar jeans. All he had was black. I asked if they could order the rainsuit I liked in a brighter color. They could, and did, and I have a rainsuit with a bright yellow panel on the upper part, way better than black for riding in the rain...
Harry
Aerostich Transit Two-Piece Suit: it's leather but is specially made with a "solar-reflective pigment" that will "wear up to 30 degrees cooler." Also waterproof. If it's as good as the other Aerostich riding gear, it's excellent. I haven't tried one but spoke with another rider who had one and he loved it. Oh yea, it $1,595.
My Olympia AST jacket was substantially cheaper and in high-viz yellow is impossible to get or keep clean.
pete
Still, colorful shorts are available.