[Clay Dowling]

You can save a lot of money on gear by going to web sites like Leatherup.com and Newenough.com. I haven’t ordered anything from Leatherup, but I’ve ordered a couple of things from New Enough now, and I really like them. They’re currently beating everybody’s price on Alter Ego pants and jackets, including ebay, which is why I ordered from there. Their prices on gloves are competitive too.

Helmet, I’d recommend buying your first one at the store just to get it fit properly. You’ll pay more, but as somebody said, getting the fit right is important. The inexpensive HJC line fit my big head perfectly (I can give George Lopez a run for his money on hat size).

[SantaCruzRider]

I got my leather jacket, overpants and gloves onlne (newenough.com and motorcycle-superstore). They were all on closeout and less than half retail. Some of the sites give pretty detailed sizing advice, such as whether certain jackets run small in the waist or if you like a certain fit, go up a size. I found this very helpful, but I have a fairly average build — some folks may be harder to fit or constantly between sizes.

For helmets, I think you have to wear it around for a while. And if I’m going to use a local shop for sizing, I’ll do my best to give them my $$ — so I bought local.

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