Tupperwolf
Well-known member
Dear god y'all. If you want a suit you need this suit. I purchased it when Helmut was shutting down his full-time suit making business to focus on expanding his glove line to the international market, and had a blowout sale a few years ago. If you don't know Helmut or his Helimot gear, just do a few searches around, because his stuff is legendary and all made here in the Bay Area!
The story of this suit is that it was commissioned by a person who had a business making and selling heavy-duty clothes hangars (sorry, don't know which company). They wanted something flashy to show off their hangars at trade shows, so they asked Helmut to make a bright, colorful suit that would catch eyes. Boy howdy!!
I have never worn this suit on the bike or on track. I've only tried it on a few times. I don't think it's actually been worn by anyone else, though it does show some marks from handling and there's a bit of the shiny finish worn off in places. Mostly it's just been hung up in my closet. The original price for the suit was something like $2100, but I'd just like to get back what I spent, $800.
I'm 5'11" and I would say this would suit someone around 5'10-5'11" and 165-185 lbs. It has full soft armor at all the joints.
Just in time for xmas... :thumbup
Steve
The story of this suit is that it was commissioned by a person who had a business making and selling heavy-duty clothes hangars (sorry, don't know which company). They wanted something flashy to show off their hangars at trade shows, so they asked Helmut to make a bright, colorful suit that would catch eyes. Boy howdy!!
I have never worn this suit on the bike or on track. I've only tried it on a few times. I don't think it's actually been worn by anyone else, though it does show some marks from handling and there's a bit of the shiny finish worn off in places. Mostly it's just been hung up in my closet. The original price for the suit was something like $2100, but I'd just like to get back what I spent, $800.
I'm 5'11" and I would say this would suit someone around 5'10-5'11" and 165-185 lbs. It has full soft armor at all the joints.
Just in time for xmas... :thumbup
Steve