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My head has contacted the pavement only once.Each time I’ve hit the pavement, it has been my hips and knees that get the worst contusions. My head has contacted the pavement only once.
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What Jacket did you get?
I have a couple of these (red and the light brown). I know it has some abrasion resistance but will need to research just how good that is.
I am on in a really hot climate but riding at 30mph+ in 95F weather, I've never gotten uncomfortable.
https://www.skullriderz.com/products/road-armor-protective-biker-shirt
Jetmechmarty, thx for the link I'll check those out too.
The protective clothing options are hugely varied in this modern age. You can buy anything from fully armoured air-bag race suits to more casual clothing that looks ‘normal’ but offers full protection, both are spendy however. Of course there are options between these extremes. My advice is buy the best you can afford for the type of riding you do. Safety before fashion is my moto.Great thread guys, I've been thinking about protective gear a lot lately just getting back into riding and all. A thing occurred to me, I don't really have a lot of
experience riding, especially different styles of bike and types of riding (off road). I took a training class to get my endorsement and that was it for formal
training I just went for it. I bought some armored pants and A red mesh jacket from Triumph which made my bratty little nieces giggle. They said I
looked like Michael Jackson's stunt double for the Thriller video, bitches. It was bulky and uncomfortable and I would usually do the strip down when ever I
got off the bike and it would become an expensive coat rack. Seriously one summer at the lake I turned to check on my bike and other people had hung
their shit on it. I get by with a helmet leather jacket gloves and boots/shoes. I believe the safest protective gear is the kind that you will actually wear on a
regular basis, The safety guys at work do not agree with me. Have you noticed construction workers relegated to wearing spelunking helmets now on
commercial sites? For decades we couldn't even wear a hard hat backwards because the visor wouldn't be there to protect your face from dropped objects
now we don't even have visors but we got chin straps. I would argue it more with them but Jim is right about making correlation fit your opinions. I don't
understand enough about studies and statistics but my BS detector gos off when I read a study done by MIPS stating that studies prove that their product is
best. Actually from what I understand MIPS is pretty good, I cant afford another head injury so I do plan on getting an updated helmet. So the quest for the
best protective gear will always be well a quest, I've been looking at those stretchy undershirts with the armor in them so you could wear it under other gear.
Thoughts on that? One of my concerns with the loose fitting over gear is that the armor wouldn't stay where it is supposed to during a crash. I just bought a
pair of summer mesh pants that will most likely slide completely off of my in a crash because they are too big and have no belt loops. I kind of like the idea
of the exterior armor if it would work. the knee and shin braces could make good cowling for wind and rain as well. They could design a fairing into them.
of course you would look like a Transformer once off the bike. Then there's air bags? The best piece of gear that I should invest in is more training and
understanding of my vehicles. I think my most dangerous practice is forgoing the pre trip inspection, maintenance, not understanding suspension set up or
ergonomics oh and riding past my abilities. Aren't most bike wrecks single vehicle accidents? My goal is to be smooth and not fast and stay upright. Anyway
enough rambling for now
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