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Old July 24th, 2018, 07:34 AM   #6
Triple Jim
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Name: Jim
Location: North Carolina
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I think you're going about it in a level-headed way. It's better to choose gear by looking carefully at the quality than looking at the name on it anyway. Sometimes price goes up because the company buys lots of full page ads in all the cycle magazines, and not because it's really better. And then sometimes name brand stuff really is the best.

I wanted a second pair of leather riding pants that weren't perforated. Wickedstock.com has a pair that is obviously a clone of my AGV Sport "Willow" pants for $90 instead of $200, so I got them. They're made well enough, with similar but not as neat stitching, and the leather is about 3/4 the thickness. My pro seamstress daughter examined them very carefully and prefers the AGV Sport pants, but admitted that the cheap ones don't look like they're going to come apart at the seams or anything terrible.
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