“It’s the economy, stupid!” Wrong…..it’s your skin!! The Komodo Gear Challenger Race Suit costs $700.00, and you are right; you can get an on-line “smoking deal” for $300.00; BUT, how is the “smoking deal” put together and out of what is it made. And one more question: have you ever seen an AMA pro wearing one?
The Challenger Race Suit is constructed of premium grade, full grain cow leather. Full grain means that Komodo Gear uses the full thickness of the pelt to construct the suit, not the “pretty” part that has been shaved off to remove the blemishes. This, by the way also makes such leather thinner. All seams are folded, glued and then triple stitched. Impact areas are reinforced, and where they use accordion stretch there is a separate layer of 1.3mm full grain leather beneath. All armor is genuine C.E. rated materials.
So, you do the numbers…if you hit the pavement doing 100+MPH what do you want between you and the asphalt; a Komodo Gear quality Challenger Race Suit or the $400.00 you saved? Remember “it’s the economy stupid”, but, can you survive it without your job?
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Why Choose the Challenger Race Suit over a $300.00 Deal?
Leather Race Suits and My Christmas Wish
Leather Race Suits and My Christmas List
As I have “blogged” previously, the aspect of Komodo Gear (www.komodogear.com) and its production of leather road racing suits for which I am the most grateful are the people I have meet, and the friends I have made “track side”! This Christmas season, for some reason, has caused me to reflect on how Komodo Gear’s “defiantly different” approach to marketing has changed the way the company thinks about our motorcycle protective gear, such as the Challenger race suit, and the riders that use the products.
From the formation of the company, top management has been committed to a “track side” presence. Initially this was done to better understand the market, and get faster customer “feedback” as we introduced and perfected our products. But early on in the process, those of us involved in the track side activities, found that we anticipated the race weekends with a “glee” that was not present for any other “business” commitments. It became obvious that we looked forward to the weekends because of the “people” we would get to hang out with!
When you get to know, and more importantly really like, the people who use your products, it changes the way you look at “business”. This feeling of responsibility becomes especially keen when it comes to protecting their lives! Komodo Gear was formed as a company to put the racer first! Komodo Gear set out to produce the best value for the money. This “value driven” philosophy has always been fueled by the reality that our customers really are our friends! So, over the years, with the help of our “racer” friends and acquaintances, Komodo Gear perfected and improved our products with the real purpose of making them better, not just making them different so we could have the next year’s model.
So here is my Christmas wish as it relates to leather race suits. May this Christmas find you safe, well and with family and friends who are the same. I hope you are able to participate in the 2012 race season, and do so without serious injury; and may Komodo Gear continue to be a part of your racing experience!
Let’s Talk About Tanning(And I don’t mean at the beach)
Komodo Gear (www.komodogear.com.) is thought by many people to manufactory “the safest motorcycle race suit on the planet”. Such feelings come from the fact that over the years Komodo Gear race leathers have proven that they not only protect in some of the most horrendous crashes you can imagine, but they “stay together”! What I mean by that, is Komodo Gear “leathers” are NOT a “one crash product”. Countless motorcycle road racers all over the United States have not only escaped serious injury after high speed crashes wearing Komodo Gear leather race suits, but have surprised their friends and fellow competitors buy being in the next race, wearing the same set of leathers, looking “no worse for wear”!
Such quality of construction is no accident for a company like Komodo Gear! There is a saying: “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. When it comes to motorcycle race suits “leathers”, I would propose that the final product is only as good as the sum of its parts!! And the “parts” begin with the leather used in the construction of Komodo Gear racing leathers. Our leather experts search all over the world to find the highest quality hides to use in the construction of Komodo race suits. However, to understand why “all race leathers are not created equal”, we need to look at the various processes that go into the transformation of a cow’s hide into the beautiful set of Komodo Gear road racing leathers you take out of the box that is delivered to your door!
We will start with an overview of the steps that go into the preparation of the hide before the “tanning” process can begin. Preparing hides begins by curing them with salt. Curing is employed to prevent putrefaction of the protein substance (collagen) from bacterial growth during the time lag that might occur from procuring the hide to when it is processed. Curing removes excess water from the hides and skins using a difference in osmotic pressure. The moisture content of hides and skins gets greatly reduced. In wet-salting, the hides are heavily salted, then pressed into packs for about 30 days. In brine-curing the hides are agitated in a salt water bath for about 16 hours. Generally speaking, curing substantially reduces the chance of spoilage by bacteria. Curing can also be done by preserving the hides and skins at a very low temperature.
The next phase in the “transformation’ is referred to as “beamhouse operations”. But, let’s talk about that in a later blog……..stay tuned!!
