Thread: One Piece suit
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Old June 30th, 2015, 09:48 AM   #1
APEmike
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Name: Michael
Location: Tehachapi, CA
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One Piece suit

No, not swimming apparel for the significant other... Leather race suit.

So, I walk in to my local Cycle Gear just to try on suits as they have them in stock. The ONLY suit they had within 5 sizes of me happened to be the one I thought would fit. And I was right! Mostly...

Alpinestars Motegi in size 48 Euro sizing (yes, I'm a little guy) Fit was near perfect, only being slightly tight in the forearms and biceps, more snug than strangling.

Only issue... I couldn't zip the leg bottoms. At all. Too many years on a bicycle doing 60-80 miles a day 6 days a week have apparently gifted me with monstrous T-Rex calves. They are seriously a full 2 inches too big for the suit.



So, the question is this: is there an off the shelf suit with more loose fitting calves? Or am I looking at a custom suit? If so, is there anywhere I can get one in the under $900 range?

Last futzed with by APEmike; June 30th, 2015 at 09:50 AM. Reason: for clarity
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