Originally Posted by allgoo19
Don't buy anything made with leather. There are many synthetic material superior to leather and they are washable such as Amara, Lorica, etc. I have to wonder why people still keep making and buying leather products. I see no benefit of it. Synthetic material can be improved over time as people demand better quality, leather can't.
Synthetic materials have certainly come a long ways, but you just can't beat a nicely worn leather motorcycle jacket if you ask me
And there's nothing like the smell of leather. I heartily believe leather still has its place in the consumer market, maybe not so much in bicycling, but in other areas.
As for stinky helmet and gloves..... I stand outside and hose down my helmet now and then, but I toss the gloves in the laundry after every ride. Don't know about the rest of you, but with the weather getting chillier, my nose runs like a faucet and the gloves come in handy to wipe away, so you can see why I wash them after every ride. Sorry for the graphic description.
