New Leather break-in

[DMc]

Hay folks,
How long did it take to break in your new leather pants? I rode with a new pair of alpinestars bat pants and gezzzz they were not comfy at all. My knees were killing me.:confused
I hope they soften up soon:teeth

 

[V4]

I have the Alpinestar "Track" pants and theyre pretty much similar except for the knee pucks.....They both do stretch out and do get more comfy in time but in the begining, it feels like you wish you got once size bigger....

It took 3 days of all day riding for it to break-in for me but it fits fine now.....the past mix weather of hot days and fog seemed to help the process.....

At first, they were tight as hell and I'd get a wedgy going into every corner and looked forwards to the rides on the freeways instead....

I was afraid that I'd be the first BARFer to post about a crash cuz of too tight of a leather pants when riding....:laughing

The knee armor might need to be taken out or moved around a bit to help prevent it from irritating your knees which I had to do .....I took them out, stretched them open, folded the joints till it seems to flex more and then put them back in.....

Hope this helped but it doesn't hurt to go back to try on a bigger size as well just for a peace of mind.....

I had to try on 3 pants of the same size and 1 larger till I found one that fits me to my liking....just like any Levi's jeans, sometimes mass produced riding gear can fit differently even if marked at the same sizes.....

good luck.....

 

[DMc]

Wedgy

Thanks V4
I'll try the knee armour massage. I dont want to get a larger size. The waist is fine and the length is good. I figured it might take awhile to stretch out the new leather:mad Maybe I'll let a fat friend use them for a week:laughing

 

[michaeln]

Wear 'em on a hot day and sweat like a pig in them, they'll break in quickly.

 

[Trackho]

Seeems Odd

Girlzride2 was saying the same thing about her knee armour---in her new Alpinestars---seems odd--I have never had this issuse with either of the Spidis nor have i heard of it with any other suit except the Alpinestarts---whatupwdat???

 

[thump]

Or get them wet a few times, helps them stretch.

Maybe just soak the knees.

 

[DMc]

kneezzzz

When I put them on today I made sure not to pull them down to far in my boots.
That seemed to help alot:laughing
I think I'll live:teeth

 

[KenL]

Yeah, I found a good sweating-in softens and breaks in the leather pretty quickly.

 

[rick]

Heh, just crash in 'em - nothing works better or faster than breaking in new leather. :laughing

 

[PoPPer]

Interesting...I'm expecting my AlpineStar track pants this Friday...I guess I will be wearing them to bed as well...

 

[Taz]

Get some UnderArmor spandex to wear underneath the leather. They help alot

 

[DanZX9R]

Wear 'em on a hot day and sweat like a pig in them, they'll break in quickly.

This works the best!!!!!