Hey there,

I have a pair of Dainese delta pants and some sidi boots....at 5'2" I have to hike the pants up, bunch them above my knees to fit them into my boots.  I'm not sure I can reduce the length of the pants more than 1 or 2 inches because of the shin padding...does this mean I need different boots?  Different pants?  I really don't want to spend more $ on new gear.

Leather shop suggestions?  What did some of the shorter women/men on this board do?

Cheers,

e

If I recall, those are leather? There are a number of custom leather shops in the bay area-try posting up in the MOB-half the local racers have custom/modified leathers....



If nothing else-you can bet those hideous leathers tigre wears were not an off-the-shelf item 

Like someguy said, a good leather shop should be able to help you.  There are some tailors that will work with leather too.   I do not blame you for not wanting to buy new gear,  it can get pricey.  Good luck.

Yeah..I have a similar problem.  I think I have the torso and arms of a 6ft guy and the legs of a guy about 5ft.

I have bought Cortech and Australian Draggin' Jeans and the protection starts just below my kneecaps and goes almost to my ankles.  Great if I was looking for shin protection I suppose.   I took the Cortechs to a local tailor and he re-arranged things for $50.  Everything fits well and even the removeable knee pads are in the right location now.

The Draggin' Jeans worked out even better.  I emailed the maker in Australia and he got my exact measurements and custom-made me 2 pair!!    I can't say enough about this guy.  No extra charges and he told me to just return the pairs I had already received to the distributor.  How's that for customer service?

I know we aren't talking leather here but for daily town riding I prefer reinforced denim over leather anyways.  I'm sure if you find a good tailor who works with leather they can do the same thing for you.