I own a thin summer pair with mesh on the back, a leather pair with a wrist strap, and something waterproof that I bought in a hurry. I wear whichever suits the weather and I could not tell you what any of them would do…
Noticed it at a junction: in first, clutch fully in, and the bike still wants to walk forward. Holding the front brake stops it easily, but it is clearly transmitting something. It is worse when the engine is warm and…
Commuting into a city centre and parking in a public bay, and carrying the helmet into every shop and office is getting old. The bike has a helmet lock loop under the seat but leaving a EUR 400 helmet dangling in the…
Doing 300 miles a week on motorway, mostly on a naked bike with a small flyscreen, and I'm coming home with my ears ringing. I'm in a mid range full face that's fine everywhere except noise. Budget could stretch to…
Commuting 20 miles a day on surface streets, and I keep reading that a cheap certified helmet protects as well as an expensive one. I want to believe it because I'd rather put the difference toward a jacket. I'm…
Passed my test in May, commuting 18 miles each way on a 400 in Manchester, so rain most of the year and about six weeks where I will cook. I have the helmet sorted already and nothing else. I would rather buy once than…
Passed my test three weeks ago, riding a 125 in town and doing maybe 60 miles a week. Every shop has pushed me toward a different brand and the range they've shown me runs from GBP 90 to GBP 600. I have GBP 250 and what…
Three years of commuting and the liner has reached the point where I notice it in the office. It is a textile jacket with a removable membrane liner and armour in the shoulders, elbows and back. Everything online is…
Short urban rides, 30 to 50 km/h most of the time, and in August a textile jacket at traffic lights is genuinely unpleasant. Friends who commute swear by an armoured base layer under whatever they are wearing to work. I…
Glasses wearer, 45 minutes each way, and getting a full face on and off over glasses twice a day is wearing me down. Modular obviously solves that. I'm told they're heavier and noisier and I'd like to know by how much,…
I've got a comm unit already and the stock speakers are useless above about 80 km/h, so I end up at maximum volume, which is both distorted and probably not great for my hearing. I wear earplugs, which I know is part of…
I want a camera for the commute, mostly for insurance reasons after a close call last month. I've read that adhesive mounts and drilling both compromise the shell, and I've also read that's overblown. Budget isn't the…