Ok everyone, I have a budget of $1,300.00 and I have narrowed my choices down to the Held (Slade Race Suit) or the RS Thichi (GP-WRX R302) leathers. Please talk me into one or the other, because I am stuck - I want both of them! ---Whit
I have an rs taichi and love it. I don't think vie heard of anyone who doesn't love theirs. Its super light, extremely durable (crash tested myself) and feels like it has been broken in righ out of the box
My same two choices in suits called STG they said the RS is hands down a better suit! Call the guys that have the knowledge to give you the right answer.
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Alexa from spyder leatherworks suggested the rs one when I asked what I should replace the old one with - I listen to the goddess of all things leather....
I haven't crash tested my RS Taichi yet, but I really like how it feels. It is the EVO Vegas model that I picked up on clearance, so the leather is the supposedly better grade Japanese stuff compared with the hides used on the GP-WRX R302, but the armor is pretty much the same I believe.