Some helmet advice
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Some helmet advice
After a coworker hit a deer on his bike Tuesday night I'm thinking about getting some proper safety gear. He is scraped up and his bike is totaled, but that's better than the shape the deer is in. I'm wanting to get a Modular helmet and a mesh jacket. My biggest thing is that I want a helmet where I can get some air flow. I want some sort of armour jacket, but one that I won't be sweating the whole time I am riding. Any suggestions?
Road Warrior
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I've got a half helment (DOT), but looking to get the full face for this fall/winter. Just got a Mesh-Tex jacket from Firstgear. Ordered it from NewEnough.com on clearance. Great jacket, and fit was true to size.
Nobody ever plans on skidding the pavement, but I prefer replacing a jacket to skin graphs if/when it ever happens...
Ride safe
Nobody ever plans on skidding the pavement, but I prefer replacing a jacket to skin graphs if/when it ever happens...
Ride safe
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After a coworker hit a deer on his bike Tuesday night I'm thinking about getting some proper safety gear. He is scraped up and his bike is totaled, but that's better than the shape the deer is in. I'm wanting to get a Modular helmet and a mesh jacket. My biggest thing is that I want a helmet where I can get some air flow. I want some sort of armour jacket, but one that I won't be sweating the whole time I am riding. Any suggestions?
Consider that 33% of head injuries are in the area protected by a full face and left vulnerable by an open helmet, and only partially protected by a modular.
This said, most has to do with your preferences and local climate. I ride with a half helmet in the hottest days of summer.
As for the jacket, a good mesh jacket with proper reinforcements in the elbows, shoulders and back is the answers.
Some have also rib protection without forfeiting comfort.
Road Master
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I wear a HJC IS-16 FF. It's comfortable and breathes pretty well. The integrated, retractable sun visor is pretty nice. Yes, it makes me look like a power ranger/astronaut/fighter pilot/etc.
As far as jackets, I wear a Joe Rocket Phoenix 5.0 mesh armored jacket. It has CE armor in the shoulders and elbows and has a back pad which can be switched out for a CE back protector. It flows air very, very well and is supremely comfortable. It also has a zip out liner which is windproof and waterproof so it's a good three season jacket.
With my FF and mesh jacket I can ride all day in 90+ heat comfortably. Stopping at lights is a little warm but I can deal.
As far as jackets, I wear a Joe Rocket Phoenix 5.0 mesh armored jacket. It has CE armor in the shoulders and elbows and has a back pad which can be switched out for a CE back protector. It flows air very, very well and is supremely comfortable. It also has a zip out liner which is windproof and waterproof so it's a good three season jacket.
With my FF and mesh jacket I can ride all day in 90+ heat comfortably. Stopping at lights is a little warm but I can deal.
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Fieldsheer makes a great mesh jacket with armor...I have one..coolest jacket yet.
Helmets...make sure they are vented well...I have a HJC modular..also have an HD half helmet...full face is hot in summer.
Helmets...make sure they are vented well...I have a HJC modular..also have an HD half helmet...full face is hot in summer.
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From: charles town, wv
After a coworker hit a deer on his bike Tuesday night I'm thinking about getting some proper safety gear. He is scraped up and his bike is totaled, but that's better than the shape the deer is in. I'm wanting to get a Modular helmet and a mesh jacket. My biggest thing is that I want a helmet where I can get some air flow. I want some sort of armour jacket, but one that I won't be sweating the whole time I am riding. Any suggestions?