Halo leathers is a new British company formed by a young British designer, Adam Kemp who also happens to be a more than decent club racer. "As a racer, if I wouldn't wear it then I wouldn't sell it," Adam told me at Brands Hatch last weekend. Which seems like a reasonable thing to say.
Adam has come up with a exhaustive set of measurements which are much more comprehensive and sophisticated than simply 'length of back and inside leg measurement', when it comes to sizing riders up for a proper custom fitting suit. In fact, there are no fewer than 26 different measures and, if you still aren't happy, there's a free alteration service as part of the price.
There are a number of basic suit templates and, if you go online, you can get all manner of logos, names and badges and whatnot in your design and the turnaround should be about two to four weeks depending on the complexity of the design and the type of suit. Adam is fiercely proud of his quality control and insistent that his suits will stand up to repeated crashes (useful in club racing...), and there are a number of, ahem, crash test dummies in the UK who have already thrown themselves down the tracks of Britain in what constitutes the ultimate test of a one piece leather suit.
All suits feature Halo-spec leather, Kevlar stitching as well as fluid armour in arms and hips. All the suits are available in two-piece zip-together apart from the twin zip SBK model, while made to measure is £130 extra over the price of a standard suit.
So, if you want well-made suit that will fit you in the colour and shape you want, might we suggest you check out the website and take it from there. We've seen the kit, spoken to riders who've used it and it all looks good. We'll get a set in to have a look as soon as possible.
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