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Post by armstrongracer on Dec 4, 2017 22:53:13 GMT
I suppose it's the 50 cent head thing but I've always bought the best kit I could afford, even as a nipper and truth be told I've never owned riding gear that wasn't leather. Anyway, I'm looking to start commuting to work so am looking to purchase my first all weather textile jacket. Goretex should give me rain resistance and breathability but I'm sort of worried about the abrasion resistance of textile. The roads here in Ireland are rough as f*ck and my last road get off basically shredded a set of RS Taichi's that had previously laughed off some high speed track get offs, including an egg-beater at Craner Curves with barely a scuff. Maybe my views on textile riding gear are outdated but does anyone have experience of texile gear crash resistance, my budget is around £350-400 for a decent jacket which brings in some of the lower end Rukkas with goretex liners and D30 armour also there is a Dainese Carvemaster with a similar spec. Any thoughts?
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Post by Diego the toe clipper on Dec 12, 2017 21:01:27 GMT
In summer over here its bordering on dangerous to wear leather due to the stupid heat.
My last "off" was on a hot July day and I was wearing an Alpinestar airflow mesh textile jacket, and Hein Gericke kevlar jeans, but with full Alpinestar SMX boots tucked in, and Dainese airflow shorty gloves.
I hit the brakes at about 60 mph and reckon I hit the asphalt at about 40.
The jacket was totally shredded, destroyed all up one arm and over the shoulder, but I didn't have even a scratch or bruise on my upper body or arm.
Hands unscathed although the leather palm of one glove looked a bit roughed up.
My jeans had a small scuff on the knee, right in the center of the area with gel pad protection, again, no scratch or bruise to the knee.
My only notable injuries were a black / purple bruise to my hip and a sprained ankle (I think my foot was under the bike when it went down).
But overall, I was very impressed. That kit saved me from a lot of pain, no doubt at all.
Would leather have been better? Possibly, but that kit seems to be a good compromise and I still wear similar stuff regularly.
EDIT, possibly an important detail is that I had the spare zip from the jacket sewn onto the waist of the jeans so that I could zip them together. I would recommend always doing that as I think it makes a big difference when sliding down the causeway...
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Dec 14, 2017 20:15:53 GMT
Read as many reviews as you can before you buy any kit. Just because it says goretex on the label doesn't mean it will keep you dry. I've always bought Alpinestars but I won't again because it just fucking leaks.
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