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An R6 forum member picked up Trackskins after seeing his review I may go with them.:ponder

@8Ball

Here is my review of Trackskinz Leathers: www.trackskinz.com

I ordered a set of TS-17 on Dec 1.

I had them change the color where the suit is red to Gun Metal. I ordered full perforation in front and the Ti Armor on the knees, elbows and shoulders. The total shipped was $539. There are suits available for around $300-350, as well.

I was hoping to get them by the end of December, but they came around Jan 20. They are made somewhere in the middle east (Pakastan I believe) and there were some issues involving terrorist threats in Europe in Dec. Alot of things got hung up in Europe the last couple of months…so I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, here.

Anyway, they did arrive and were packaged well:

Here’s what they look like:

Ti Armor

Sliders and armor

Hump

Perforation

My impressions:
My last set was a $1500 set of Z Custom, and the quality of these are almost as good. The stiching is first rate, and in some places it is tripple stitched.

The thickness of the leather is better than a set of $999 Dianese leathers that were at Cyclegear and the CE armor has more coverage than that suit or any suit I have owned. There is thigh protection and shin protection which isn’t in most suits. The only issue the shin protection provides is that your boots need to have some calf adjustment to go around the extra armor. I could zip up my old boots, but it was a bit tight. This was not a problem cuz I had to replace them anyway. I ordered a set of Puma 1000’s on closeout from STG for $260:

Lots of calf adjustment:


AWESOME boots!

A word of heads up:
The owner of Trackskinz is a bit harried. I don’t believe that this is his full time gig at this point, so he seems to have about a dozen balls in the air at any given time. I strongly suggest that you keep a continuous dialog with him. Call him up and talk to him. He is knowledgable, but has a lot on his plate so you might need to bug him a bit to be sure he hasn’t forgotten you.
Don’t be afraid to be assertive. The product is WELL worth the money!! :toocool:

If I had to do it again I might spend the extra $50 for custom sizing, but I was so close to the sizing chart I chanced it. The legs were a bit long (minimally) and the wrist cuffs are a tad large for me. These would not be an issue w/ custom sizing and even as it is, the fit is FINE…Bear in mind that I have worn custom suits since 1993, so I am being a little picky on the fit.

Oh and this is how you break in a new set of leathers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tctFxi35kcM&feature=player_profilepage