Vanson vs SchottNYC
These are the two jackets:
http://www.vansonleathers.com/produc...er_america.htm
http://www.schottnyc.com/motorcycle-...motorcycle.htm
Again, I'm looking for someone that has owned one or the other or someone that has a good link to a site that reviews these products.
Thanks!
Listening to the comments about Fox Creek Leather I drove up there this weekend and spent several hours in their store trying different products. The sales people are terrific - both Melinda and Scarlett took turns answering questions and getting gear for me to try. They let me ride with it, return to the store, and fine tune the sizes. Great people, but more importantly incredible gear.
The leather is far more supple than Vanson and at least as thick - in fact it's thicker than the perforated jackets I have from Vanson, but I can't compare it to the regular Vanson gear. Frankly, taking it home and comparing it to Vanson, I far prefer the Fox Creek gear. The Classic I & II are typical "biker" jackets, but built to outlast the owner, and similar to the Schott jackets in style. They are also lifetime guaranteed. The quality beats anything I've ever owned or seen - by a lot. There are lots of nice touches in the jackets - full inner pockets (used to be called "gun pockets" before it became politically incorrect), built in "neck warmer" stored in the inner lining that zips out for warmer weather riding, zippered pockets to keep your stuff where you want it, real metal and leather all over - no cheap stuff.
Before you invest in either Vanson or Schott, give them a try. If you don't like what you get, they will accept returns for a full refund, as long as the gear is returned in new condition within 30 days. Compared to Vanson & Schott the prices are far lower, and the quality is as good as it gets. They are also 100% made in the USA.
Incredible value, great customer service, super high quallity products. Hard to not like them, but if the jacket styles don't work for you, you may need to look elsewhere. Search for Fox Creek leathers on this site, lots of comments, almost universally positive - that's how I found them. By the way, the ride there and back was almost 400 miles - beautiful mountain roads, great scenery - well worth the trip.
PS: I have no connection with Fox Creek, just a satisfied customer.
can't see why others haven't jumped in already but heres another bump for Fox Creek.
do a search and see for yurself. they even havesale andclearance offerings. if your set on your "brands" no prob... your wearing it. however, you cannot be disappointed in any way with FCL. [sm=icon_ladiesman.gif]
Fox Creek has really great people working for them but they really didn't want to work on custom sizing for me. Maybe it was just a fluke, don't know, but I did try on a few of thier jackets and they seem like quality stuff...
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I have a schott jacket and wouldnt trade 10 fox creek jackets for it. just check it out!


