Are motorcycle gear manufacturers sexist?

[GOZFST]

Get it custom made at http://www.motoport.com/.

 

[jaherbst]

Olympia is the best bang for the buck for both Men and Women and looks great. It is very durable and well thought out. KLIM is by far the best quality.

They are expensive but are worth every penny. Most of their products are Goretex or at least their upper line. We have been wearing these products for

years and are very pleased.

Jack

 

[UtahPete]

My daughters jacket is an Alpinestar jacket while my wife's is a Dririder. Both are well made and armored. From memory Rev-it, Dririder and Dainese all had a good range of different style women's jackets in textile or leather. Not sure if these makes are available in the US.

They are.

 

[UtahPete]

Women's gear is largely inadequate. Yazz brought this up in the Brazilian thread, and I agree. Women's jackets and gloves are paper thin and lack the same armor men's gear has. Their riding jeans are hip huggers and cut skinny so no armor fits under them. And when they make 'women's versions' of men's jackets, they charge the same for them but do cost cutting. AStar and Dianese are big culprits.

I was chatting with a woman in Cycle Gear once and she said, "Why do companies all think women want pink gear and embroidered flowers?". She is a sport bike rider and has a hard time finding race grade equipment. So are manufacturers sexist or are they simply responding to what sells?

What makes you think all women want the same thing, any more than all men want the same thing? This is a provocative, divisive issue at best and not worthy of debate, in my opinion. Just like your Brazilian beaver thread.

 

[Rogue Hawk]

What makes you think all women want the same thing

You need to read more closely because my point is just the opposite.

This is a provocative, divisive issue at best and not worthy of debate, in my opinion. Just like your Brazilian beaver thread.

You also need to learn to recognize tongue and cheek humor and keep concepts in context.

 

[jerrydonna]

i think one of the problems is women want to show off the curves in their body so manufacturers build for that.

I have nice and no so nice curves, but this is a issue for sure

unless your talking 20 yr olds who really don't ride but ride ON the back only

 

[wallburl]

Nice work!!!