I have been enjoying my new Langlitz leather for some time now and I really like them but until recently they had not really been truly tested. I bought a Crescent jacket and the pants in the black goatskin and they fit and look fantastic. They are so easy to use that I can put on the jacket and pants faster than my buddies can put on their chaps. Zip zip and I’m ready to go.

So now the test. We spent six days riding touring bikes in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and South Dakota. It rained off and on for five of the six days and included some nasty sleet and temperatures down in the mid thirties. It was the most challenging riding conditions I have encountered in 150 000 miles of riding in ten years. In short I never unpacked my rain gear or used any of the jeans in my suit case. I wore nothing but the Langlitz leathers and different combinations of long underwear to fit the temperatures. I only once got a bit wet but there is a story to that in a minute. My wife and friends were frequently changing in and put of various rain gear and leather jackets all the while I sat there watching them and doing nothing but smugly bragging about not having to do all that. It was great fun.

So how did I get wet? Coming out of Jackson Wyoming over some high mountain pass the rain picked up with the wind and it turned to sleet. I then strangely felt a cold wet in my crotch area and thought oh crap(actually other word) the suit is letting me down around some seem down there. A look down revealed a gaping hole of a unzipped pant and the sleet pouring into the hole freezing my uh , you know.

Great product just remember to zip up.