How do these measurement work? I'm 5'6" 155lbs and I have a alpinestars leather jacket that is size 40usa, fits me perfectly. Will a size 40 suit fit me?
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Based on his FB pics I'm not too sure he's even still in Canada.
You can keep an eye out for clearance items too. A few months ago I went in to Inglis and they had snapped up a bunch of Suomy suits on liquidation from Thibault and were blowing them out at $500ish. Can't recall exactly, but definitely a good deal.
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How do these measurement work? I'm 5'6" 155lbs and I have a alpinestars leather jacket that is size 40usa, fits me perfectly. Will a size 40 suit fit me?
There is a guy on kijiji saying he's got a size 40 Astars 2 piece leather but he is 5'10". I don't know how we have the same size?
Suit size depends more on chest and waist size than how tall you are.
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So what if it's too long or short? I guess the boots and gloves will cover the slack
As others have said generally suits won't be too long or too short. The used suits I bought, the fellows were considerable shorter than me. I'm 6' and the previous owners were something like 5'7, 5'8, average height, but much bigger than me, those suits were size 42, and I still wear 42. Keep in mind that leather stretches, and used suits are generally already quite stretched out. You can think of it as new suits will have a break in period.
Also, as others have said, different brands fit immensely different from each other. Dainese suits when standing make it feel like your balls are being chopped off, but remember, the suit is not intended to be comfortable standing straight up, they are designed to be functional/comfortable in tuck riding position. Having said that some may feel more comfortable standing up than others.
Regardless, before you buy a one piece suit, whether new or used, like any piece of apparel, you should try it on.
Last edited by Jia; 11-13-2011 at 11:23 PM.
you're over thinking this....
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You have to try the suit on to make sure all the armour is in the right place and to make sure its snug. If you are looking at getting custom check out Velocity, he has some off the rack suits you can try too. You might luck out if they fit you.
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Look, try the suit on that you think you like. The armour always ends up in the correct place as it's bigger than the joint its supposed to protect. It aint rocket science. So unless you're 6' 19" tall and 500lbs it'll be good. Try it on and move on.
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Bring a back protector with you when you are trying on suits for sizing.
Bring the back protector you're going to wear when you try on suits. When I bought my spyke suit at sturgis I tried it on with a back protector from the store. Suit fit great, but wouldn't fit with my knox back protector. It fits great with the knox now that I've lost 30 lbs though.
Don"t buy a suit off E-Bay unless you are 100% sure that size fits you. I get an endless amouts of people buying suits and then want the 46 made into a 40 or vice versa. Not worth it. Go try it on,,don"t save a nickle to spend a $100! I'm talking from the traffic I get. I have yet to see a suit crashed beyond repair,,,I have seen many suits neglected and eventually beyond repair. Or medical cut offs. Buy a suit that fits,,,then buy some decent armour to go inside.You can allways put it in the next suit. Get a decent back protector from a company that specializes in making back protectors and not a Chinese CE knock off.
Buy used, get it cleaned and conditioned [not by a dry cleaners either]
Doesn"t matter if it is a $4000 suit,,if it does not fit right it does not work!. So spend what you can afford but look after it. A $4000 custom suit with dry rot is no better then a $700 conditioned suit! And yes,, some people just have to buy custom,,fact.
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