I've done some searching, and although vegetarianism is brought up in a couple of threads, I can't see that its been the main topic anywhere [apologies if I'm wrong].

What I'm trying to do here is get a look-up table [type of thing] started as a resource for veggie bikers, but not just for food - for equipment, clothing, etc. I guess therefore it seems strange to open this in the 'Healthy' thread, but of all places it seemed the most appropriate.

I've been veggie for 15 years [although biking for much less], and its often been difficult to find non-leather gear, especially boots and gloves - that are suitable for adventure or off-road riding, so I intend to start listing the gear that I have, and where possible the places I bought it from. Please bear in mind that this info can, and probably will, go out of date. Don't blame me! Also, it'll be helpful if people can list things about food like: local veggie speciality dishes, or vegetarian resturants / diners, how to translate "I'm vegetarian" or "I don't eat meat or fish" into a local language. Or any other tips. Also, don't think you need to remember the name of that place in Bolivia you went to 2 years ago. Maybe someone is travelling to where you live, and your local may be of interest to them. I guess I'm saying anything is good.

So, here goes, and lets see if this takes off.

Rich

Food:
- NW London, Archway. There was a small but fantastic all veggie / vegan chinese resturant just downhill from the tube station. Everything was meat and fish free, but [and don't know how they did it] they perfectly reproduced [almost] your standard chinese menu. The 'mock duck' was unreal.
- MacDonalds, all UK. I know this may sound weird, but this is for the non-uk'ers in case they don't know. MacDonalds in the UK do have some veggie stuff, which is useful to know if you can't find f'all else.

Boots:
- Sidi Crossfire SRS. This was a couple of years ago, so not sure about there current stuff, and it has to be the SRS model [the standard crossfire's are leather]. They're made out of Lorica [a synthetic leather alternative] and I wear them loads. Not cheap, but good boots. The SRS bit means that you can replace the soles [Sidi Repalcement Sole] just by taking a few screws out. You can fit either off-road or supermoto soles - I have both.

Gloves:
- Bikers*>> Tallinn, and Sinisalo Enduro. Gloves have always been a pain in the arse, as they are either entirely or partly leather, or have no protection. This means that both of my gloves have no armour, so I guess I'll just have to be careful.

Helmet:
- Shark S650. Some helmets have leather in the linings, including some shark helmets. So check carefully.

Language:
- Greek. I'm sure someone will pick me up on this, but I've been taught that the Greek word for vegetarian [spelt out phonetically] is Hortofargos. Literally this means 'grass eater', so don't be surprised if you get some funny looks. To say "I'm vegetarian" say "Eemay hortofargos".

[This list doesn't cover all of my gear yet, so I'll add to it as I get chance. And I'll add food info when I can]