So who bought this suit ? Pretty expensive but so crucial. Wish I had the $.
http://www.dainese.com/us_en/d-air/d-air-racing (http://www.dainese.com/us_en/d-air/d-air-racing)
http://www.bikestop.co.uk/dainese-d-air-one-piece-suit-1116.html (http://www.bikestop.co.uk/dainese-d-air-one-piece-suit-1116.html)
So dianese d-air is out for the masses I think. Anyone get it know know cost?
It's not available yet. Maybe later this year.... as of right now it's for racing customers only, then they will offer the custom-fit version ($5k) and sometime later (hopefully) a $4k version in off-the-rack sizes.
I think if someone is willing to spend 4k on a suit, might as well go all the way and get the custom 5k suit.
Quote from: thought on April 17, 2012, 07:58:02 AM
I think if someone is willing to spend 4k on a suit, might as well go all the way and get the custom 5k suit.
Yeah, I'm also not really seeing the market for a $4000 off-the-rack suit when for another grand you can get one that fits perfectly.
Maybe the $4K suit is for the person of exactly average dimensions.
Quote from: thought on April 17, 2012, 07:58:02 AM
I think if someone is willing to spend 4k on a suit, might as well go all the way and get the custom 5k suit.
[thumbsup]
Fine, as long as you are young and not likely to "expand" anytime soon! [roll]
5K these days though?!
The biggest problem is that custom suits take upwards of 90 days to make (if you're lucky) so if you're able to save a grand and get the suit that day..... I see the point to that.
It's a great motivation to keep working out and maintain size. :-)
Ideally $1k price would have been ok. ( I say that pretending that I can afford it)
After breaking a wrist and shattering a collarbone, I'm ALL for something that will greatly reduce major thoracic injury, especially to the neck/shoulders/clavicle/chest. My ambulance ride + 10hrs stay in the ER (just x-rays, drugs (morphine), and some doc consultation) cost big money (twice the cost of a $5k suit).
Anyways, from the horse's mouth: Dainese USA doesn't have a set date from Dainese Italy about when the D-Air will be available. Sometime summer, maybe. So... whatever that's worth.
Definitely no comparison to hospital cost.
I wear as much extra gear as I can but this d-air would be the greatest. I need to find a sugar mama to get it for me . :-)
I've got a zip-together jacket/pants combo that I wear a lot of the time. I've also had a ride in the $500 taxi, and surgery to follow it up.
Coulda bought a (economy) car for what surgery cost...
That said, while I could almost swing a $1000 set of leathers, I sure as shit can't do a $5000 set of leathers right now.