Racer Gloves and the Motorcycle Show this weekend

The San Mateo IMS is this weekend, and I'll be working all weekend with my friend Lee at the Racer Gloves USA booth.

If you've read my reviews, you know how much I LOVE these gloves. It is unfortunate that the 2 best women's gloves in the line were discontinued, but I know that they're working on updated versions for women next Spring/Summer.

Pick up discount tickets at your local shop/dealer (Moto Shop, DStore, Cycle Gear, to name a few), or buy them online.

Come by and say hi and try on the best fitting gloves ever. I won't be doing any seminars this weekend, as I've committed myself to the Racer booth but I'll be there all weekend :D.

Episode 24, Moterrific Podcast

If you've never collided with a deer before then you should listen to Ep. 24 of Moterrific. Cristi walked away mostly unscathed.

http://moterrific.com/mp3s/Moterrific-10072013-Episode24.mp3

ICON Akorp 1000 Jacket Review by Moto Lady

Go check out Moto Lady's review of this pretty cool looking women's motorcycle jacket.

Gorgeous pics too!

Women's Motorcycle Helmets

My answer to this question has always been no, there's no such thing as a woman's helmet.

However, now there is. My friend Sarah, Marketing and PR Manager/Schuberth North America has this to say about why many women need a different fitment when it comes to helmets.

http://blog.schuberth.com/en/?p=1357&preview=true

I must say that many women in my experience, have needed smaller helmets around the areas she describes, and I found that more than half the time, the female customers that I worked with needed XS-S, rarely M/L and usually the narrower/oval shaped helmets (Shoei/Scorpion/ARAI) tended to work the best. And I definitely saw a lot of women fit the C3W/C3W Pro lines better than any other helmet.

I for one, can't wear the Schuberth C3W. I can only fit the C3W Pro comfortably. The C3 fits me well also. And that's ok, some women will fit one helmet and not another. But I think it's great that Schuberth identified these fit differences and decided to address them.

I think having more options is always a *good* thing. (Yes, even if it's pink!). In the world of women's motorcycle gear, isn't it great to have even more choices? :D