Motocross Gear
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I designed MX gear 6 years for Answer Racing, it is really fun stuff to work on. The graphics are pretty much wide open, I know a lot of the designers in MX keep an eye on the skate and surf industries for new trends. I would stay away from Thor, there stuff has sucked the last few years and their sales are off because of it (off 40%). I would look at Fox and Shift for cutting edge out there graphics. For more clean designs I would look at One Industries, MSR, Answer and Troy Lee.
Definitely go to a shop, a good size shop because they will have a good selection. If you can wait a few weeks all the gear companies will be releasing their 2010 gear. Check their websites soon. If you can't wait, some of the pro's are wearing 2010 stuff now. Go to racerxonline.com, vitalmx.com and transworldmx.com, they have photos of the guys racing in the new gear. Not the best way to see the gear, but they are wearing it.
As far as fit, BonSeff pretty much nailed it. You need adjustment in the waist, and room in the knees because of knee braces. The pants have become very complicated in their construction. As far as the TPR's, they started to get big which made for heavy pants. The trend now is for lighter pants. Also TPR's are made with gravity molds, so keep that in mind. But they can do amazing things these days. Don't be afraid to get too intricate on the TPR designs ie: textures and small design elements. I have seen some MX companies advertise pre-curve arms on their jerseys, um they are made out of nylon. So how are they pre-curved and how hard is it to bend a nylon sleeve? Anyway, gloves are kind of tricky, they usually run small in MX, they range from lots of protection on the back of the hand to minimal protection with mesh materials for ventilation.
It should be fun job to work on. Have fun!