Like you, I'm Irish and do suffer in the European heat big time. I did a trip around Germany, Austria, Italy and Slovenia a while back at it got well into the 30's a few times. Got to the point where I was pouring water over my underlayer before zipping up and getting on the bike.
I wore a Revit Airwave suit, I think the current version is the Eclipse. Great bit of kit which was great in the heat. Lots of mesh but still had decent protection and a hell of a lot cheaper than the Rukka stuff. Get yourself a decent wicking underlayer and yer good to go. Pack a light set of waterproofs for when the rain does come and yer set for all eventualities.
After shopping around I went with FC-moto to buy the kit. Best value around that I could find, whole suit came to about €300 and I added in a level 2 back protector which cost another €30 or so.
The alpine tunnels are your friend - the air in there is lovely and cool and gives you a wee break from the heat.
Enjoy the trip - can't say I'm not mad jealous!
I wore a Revit Airwave suit, I think the current version is the Eclipse. Great bit of kit which was great in the heat. Lots of mesh but still had decent protection and a hell of a lot cheaper than the Rukka stuff. Get yourself a decent wicking underlayer and yer good to go. Pack a light set of waterproofs for when the rain does come and yer set for all eventualities.
After shopping around I went with FC-moto to buy the kit. Best value around that I could find, whole suit came to about €300 and I added in a level 2 back protector which cost another €30 or so.
The alpine tunnels are your friend - the air in there is lovely and cool and gives you a wee break from the heat.
Enjoy the trip - can't say I'm not mad jealous!