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Old 05-10-2012, 05:25 PM   #247
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those gear prices are a bit on the expensive side. granted that that's proabbly the price your paying if your looking to get alpinestar, daienese or whatever...but if your okay with other brands...


Gear
$200-500 - Good helmet (DOT, Snell will run a bit more)
$150-400 - Textile/leather jacket
$100-400 - Textile/leather pants, or kevlar jeans + knee/shin guards
$40-200 - Gloves
$150+ - Boots
Sorry yeah gdoh if you're comfortable with getting cheaper stuff than A* then definitely there are lower prices to be found. Even boots can be found for the $100 or less range. Several local gear retailers (at least Bby Kawasaki, Carter, and Daytona) also give riding school discounts, I think the PRS discount was 15% off?

Edit: Your best bet is still to buy your gear online though. I got my A* SMX-5 for $150, while I've never seen it for less than $225 locally. It sucks as I'd like to support local if I could, but that's quite a difference.
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