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Post by Polokid69 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:32 am

Dumb question but are my riding leather pants supposed to tuck inside the boots or over them? They are kind of tight in the lower legs and seem too thick to tuck inside the boot and not wide enough to go over the boot, I'm confused?
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Re: Leather pants

Post by Telomere » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:49 am

Most people wear their boots over their leathers. Every now and then, you will come across someone who wears their leathers over their boots (I think it is because their leathers are too big).
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Post by Polokid69 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:57 am

Telomere wrote:Most people wear their boots over their leathers. Every now and then, you will come across someone who wears their leathers over their boots (I think it is because their leathers are too big).
Mine dont seem to work inside or over the boot :-(
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Re: Leather pants

Post by Rhino » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:03 am

Polokid69 wrote:Dumb question but are my riding leather pants supposed to tuck inside the boots or over them? They are kind of tight in the lower legs and seem too thick to tuck inside the boot and not wide enough to go over the boot, I'm confused?
Yes.

Some pants go under boots, some go over.

Track-style pants (as in, if they have knee pucks) generally go in the boot.

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Re: Leather pants

Post by Polokid69 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:04 am

Rhino wrote:
Polokid69 wrote:Dumb question but are my riding leather pants supposed to tuck inside the boots or over them? They are kind of tight in the lower legs and seem too thick to tuck inside the boot and not wide enough to go over the boot, I'm confused?
Yes.

Some pants go under boots, some go over.

Track-style pants (as in, if they have knee pucks) generally go in the boot.
Mine have the pucks so I guess I need to find a way to stuff them in
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Re: Leather pants

Post by milesmiles » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:54 am

I'd say do whatever you want. Sounds as though it would work better for you to tuck them in the boot
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Post by U-Turn » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:16 pm

Just roll them up a bit.
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Re: Leather pants

Post by Firewa11 » Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:15 pm

Typically the boots don't fit as snug as they would under your pants. Also, wearing pants outside of your boots instead of tucked inside can lend your pants to getting snagged on your bike or pegs where you don't want them to get snagged (i.e. jeans over boots). I think my first track day I put the leathers on the outside and thought I looked like an idiot when I saw everyone else wearing their boots outside their pants.
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