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Product review: Dainese D-Explorer Gore-Tex Pants

Dainese’s top-of-the-line adv touring pants work in the heat with vents but come with a warm, waterproof liner for the rest of the year

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Overdrive|Jan 10, 2017, 08:45:24 IST

I blame Royal Enfield and Rev’it for the amount of money I’ve spent on the Dainese D-Explorer Gore-Tex riding pants. You see, the Royal Enfield Darcha is a lightly breathed on Rev’it Outback jacket and pants combination that works really well in every condition except for humid-hot. And that condition is a Mumbai staple. And the lack of venting, really, is all that stops the Darcha/Outback from being a genius all-rounder. So when my venerable, long-suffering and really rather impressive Joe Rocket Alter Ego pants finally wore out, well,...

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First Published:Jan 10, 2017, 08:45:24 IST
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