Category Archives: leather gear information

Leather Curious?

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Leatherdude1I received an email the other day after a young man found my Guide to Leather Gear on my website. He said:

Hi just wanted to say thanks for your plain speaking straight up advice on leather gear and the leatherman community. As a newbie who has admired from the side but wasn’t sure what was important and what not your advice was real helpful.

Thanks, man. Glad my experience and straightfoward approach was helpful to you.

As the summer heat dissipates and leather weather returns, I am revisiting my advice on “leather for the newly curious”. Read on.
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Pavement is a Cheese Grater

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One of my well-intentioned but non-motorcycle-riding friends continues to send me articles that she finds on the web to try to discourage me from riding my Harley again. I know she cares, but I really wish she would lay off. I understand the risks and work hard to minimize them. I know that I cannot completely eliminate all risk, and I understand that riding a motorcycle — especially on congested suburban roads where I live — is dangerous.

I learned many lessons from my experience when I crashed while riding my Harley to work on May 31. One of the most important lessons was…
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Still Not a Fan of H-D Footwear and Gear

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rp_Meride.jpgReaders of this blog know by its title and numerous posts that I ride a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. My bike is well-made, runs well, and is a joy to ride.

But I am not among those who have drunk the “brand koolaid” and wear everything with the well-known Harley-Davidson brand image (what they call the “bar and shield”*) on it, especially the boots. Why?
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Leather Pants or Jeans

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RelaxedSince my collection of various leather jeans and pants are shown on my website, and I have blogged frequently about wearing leather, sometimes I get questions from curious men about wearing leather, and how to fit leather jeans.

Context: I am an average middle-aged married man who works in a professional office in a major city (suburbs, actually) on the East Coast of the United States. I’m no young rock star or California hipster. Why leather and why me?
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Keeping Leather Clean

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Langlitz29I very much appreciate suggestions for blog posts that I receive from regular visitors. Today I give a special word of thanks to “Xapollo” who asked me to write about “How to keep leather shirts and pants clean without paying a fortune to the cleaners.”

Yep, as regular readers of this blog know, I have a lot of motorcycle leather gear and “other” leather gear that I wear for more private fun with my spouse, and used to wear when my spouse and I went out to leather events or bars back in the day.

Leather is an investment. Good gear is not cheap. Here are my suggestions about keeping leather garments clean.
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Visit to Langlitz

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Langlitz-LogoLast week when I was on business travel in Portland, Oregon, I squeezed out two hours of free time after a long day of meetings and before an evening function to make my way via bus to Langlitz Leathers. This motorcycle leather gear manufacturer is the ultimate maker of super high-quality gear for the discerning biker who understands the difference between superior leather hides and construction from low-grade inferior junk made in Pakistan.

Man, when I entered the store, the aroma of leather…
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New Guy Into Leather?

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Leatherdude1I have received a few emails in the last week or so from younger guys who have said that they like the appearance of leather garments, and want to get some. However, they have tight budgets and have expressed concern that they don’t think they can afford new leather goods from a reputable leathercrafter.

A couple of these guys were asking what gear they should get to wear to a leather bar, or if they did not have leather garments, could they go to a leather bar at all?

Here are my thoughts on both issues.
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