Thursday 17 September 2009

BMW Coverall one piece suit - what a letdown.

Having got a wet crutch in a London downpour the other day and wanting
to be able to wear business clothes under bike kit I set off this
lunchtime to try out a BMW Coverall suit at Wollaston BMW in
Northampton. Sure enough, hanging right there, were 2 of the suits.
"OK to try these on ? " says I to seated bloke at a telephone
listening on the speakerphone to his missed calls " Help yourself " he
said, not bothering to get up or offer any other advice than " We call
'em Babygrows ".
Immediately upon lifting the hangar from the rack I was struck by the
lack if substance of the suit. Looking at it reminded me of a water
ski dry suit - that is the loose fitting job not the neoprene wet suit
number that makes the ladies look mmmmm, mmmmmm - it is unlined and
does not have the ankle to neck zips I thought it would have. Instead
it zips open from ankle to waist on both sides, the zips stop there,
and then the top has a waist to neck zip. The net result was that I
could not get both arms in because it does not open wide enough !
For our footy club we have one piece sub suits which unzip straight
down from neck to ankle one both sides, you stick your feet through
the elasticated holes at the bottom of each leg, stand up and zip the
whole thing up all the way on both sides.
I even took a business suit along to see if I could step into the
Coverall with it on. You would have to step into the suit as you would
ordinary bike trouser, unfurl the suit legs and then zip up the sides.
If I could net get in with a T Shirt on I dunno how you cope wearing a
suit jacket.
Aerostich of America have covered all these aspects ,so I understand
from their website and will make the suit to measure. Too bad their
suit is almost double the BMW item price but then if it is as good as
all the reviews say then its got to be worth it.
Better start saving..........................

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