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Category: Accessories

Comfortable Body Armor

Need some better options than the basic, uncomfortable body armor that came with your new jacket or pants? Or maybe you never upgraded your body armor for fear that it would impact the way your gear fits?

Now’s the time to upgrade, with these super comfortable, flexible options that are pretty much invisible until you need them to do their job.

Gift ideas for women who love motorcycles

Shopping for that special woman in your motorcycling life? Does she ride like the wind? Can she take a corner like Valentino Rossi? Does she ride as often as she can, whenever she can?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then she deserves some special holiday gifts to make her moto life even better.

I’ve listed a few ideas for stocking stuffers that are sure to impress your Moto Lady.

Trip Planning for Milan

T Minus 5 days!  I was warned by the Cycle World team that they will be taking photos and videos of us when we land (after 9+ hours in Milan to start documenting our journey.  Let’s just say I’m not the happiest camper when I’ve been flying that long….

Since then I’ve been thinking about how I can look my almost best when disembarking.

Thinking about this conjures up an image of a beautiful, fresh Victoria Beckham as she lands at Heathrow airport:

Mission Workshop Messenger Bags

In San Francisco!

Just found this site for Mission Workshop. If you’re looking for something different from Chrome, Timbuk2 and Rickshaw, you may like Mission. Not only do they offer bags, but they also make jackets and cycle shoes.

Automatic Tinted Visor

E-Tint Products
AX-9 Motorcycle Visor Insert
$149.99 + s/h

Interesting, a visor that automatically changes color depending on the lighting conditions. Would you spend that much on a visor? Hmm…