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After season #1, I managed to walk away with my JR Alter Ego jacket & Ballistic pants unscathed.
While I like the versatility of the JR jacket in that it's good from about 55-95 degrees with the 3 layer approach, I am really not into the power-ranger appearance. Also, I plan on doing some more track days, and I question if the JR gear is up to task given the rear-only zipper attachment to the pants, plus the fact that there is like 4x the volume of zipper since it's a 3-way jacket.
I always ride with a jacket, and a lot of the time I am riding to the office, out to dinner, errands, etc. Thus the whole JR "boy racer" theme doesn't always flow so well. When going on full day street rides or my weekly Providence-Boston run, I wear full gear.
That said, I am more interested in function rather than appearance - I want to to minimize the risk for being injured, but if I am going boy racer, it should be because it affords the best protection & comfort vs. looks cool.
To me, the track-days and agressive street riding suggests a leather 1-piece suit, and the casual day to day riding suggests a decent textile setup.
Since I don't have thousands to throw around, I am at a bit of a loss here...not sure if I should shell out boku bucks for a Vanson 2-piece, do an Alpinestars/Icon/Teknic 2-piece leather, or just get a more low-key JR jacket.
What brand is the 'vanson' of textile gear? From what I hear it is aerostitch, but didn't know if I should be looking at others...