All right Barbara, that was pretty good.
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Road Captain
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anything other than leather jacket/chaps that will help if you go down? road rash and all that stuff. I dont like wearing leather thinking of wearing other items but dont know what else is out there that will keep me warm and lessen the road rash, got to buy all my winter stuff during the summer so its cheaper.
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Lots of stuff in Aerostitch that will protect better than leather and some of it is very comfortable riding in.
http://www.aerostich.com/
http://www.aerostich.com/
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Good leather is one of the best forms of protection especially if armor is added at critical points like shoulders, knees, etc. There are many good textile outfits, I have 2 pair of Tourmaster textile pants, that offer excellent protection and are better in the really cold.
Add decent gloves and a good quality FF helmet and you have decent sliding/impact protection
Add decent gloves and a good quality FF helmet and you have decent sliding/impact protection
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This is a copy and paste that appears on several websites unfortunately none had links to evaluate the source or the dates of the tests.
How Far Something Can Drag on Asphalt Before You Hit Skin:
"Samples were stitched to a bag that held a 75-pound sandbag inside a milk crate, then dragged behind a pickup truck..."
New 100% Cotton Denim Jeans -------------------- 3' 10"
Balistic Nylon ------------------------------------- 3' 10"
Leather, Lightweight, Nude Finish, 2.25 oz/sq. ft. --- 4' 3"
Leather, Fashion Weight, 1.75 oz/sq ft. ------------- 4' 4"
Two-year-old 100% Cotton Denim Jeans ------------ 4' 5"
440D Cordura Nylon ------------------------------- 18' 3"
Kevlar 29 Aramid Fiber, Style 713 ------------------ 22' 1"
Leather, Competition Weight, 3 oz/sq. ft. ---------- 86' 0"
Tear and Abrasion Strength:
CottonJeans ----------------- 4.5 pounds to tear 50 cycles to failure
70 Denier Standard Nylon----- 4.5 pounds to tear 165 cycles to failure
500 Denier Polyester---------- 8 pounds to tear 180 cycles to failure
200 Denier Standard Nylon---- 7.5 pounds to tear 275 cycles to failure
500 Denier Cordura----------- 22 pounds to tear 710 cycles to failure
620 Denier Cordura----------- 35 pounds to tear 1200 cycles to failure
Competition Grade Leather---- 80-110 pounds to tear 1200-1700 cycles to failure
1000 Denier Cordura---------- 110 pounds to tear 1780 cycles to failure
Kevlar----------------------- 1260 pounds to tear 970 cycles to failure
Abrasion Strength - Taber Industries:
"The specimen was mounted on a rotating platform and scuffed by two rubber-emery grinding wheels." The numbers represent the number of revolutions until the fabric totally fails.
Two-year-old 100% Cotton Denim Jeans ---- 168
New 100% Cotton Denim Jeans ------------- 225
Kevlar 29 Aramid Fiber, Style 713 ----------- 506
440 D Cordura Nylon ------------------------559
Leather, Lightweight, 2.25 oz./sq. ft.-------- 564
Leather, Fashion Weight, 1.75 oz./sq. ft. -----750
Senior Ballistic Nylon ------------------------817
Leather, Competition Weight, 3 oz./sq. ft. --- 2600
Seconds of Drag on Asphalt Before Getting Holes:
Denim ---------------------------------0.2 to 0.5
Textile gloves -------------------------0.6
Most leather gloves---------------------1.0 to 1.8
Keprotec stretch material---------------0.9
Poor Kevlar-----------------------------1.0
Two layers of waxed cotton------------ 1.3
1.3mm thick cow hide ------------------3.8
Two layers of 1.3mm thick cowhide------18
Three layers of 1.3mm thick cowhide-----55
Two layers of Kevlar plain weave---------5.6
Suede ---------------------------------18
Boot leather (generally 2.2mm thick)-----20
Leather stretch panels—————————20.4
"Samples were stitched to a bag that held a 75-pound sandbag inside a milk crate, then dragged behind a pickup truck..."
New 100% Cotton Denim Jeans -------------------- 3' 10"
Balistic Nylon ------------------------------------- 3' 10"
Leather, Lightweight, Nude Finish, 2.25 oz/sq. ft. --- 4' 3"
Leather, Fashion Weight, 1.75 oz/sq ft. ------------- 4' 4"
Two-year-old 100% Cotton Denim Jeans ------------ 4' 5"
440D Cordura Nylon ------------------------------- 18' 3"
Kevlar 29 Aramid Fiber, Style 713 ------------------ 22' 1"
Leather, Competition Weight, 3 oz/sq. ft. ---------- 86' 0"
Tear and Abrasion Strength:
CottonJeans ----------------- 4.5 pounds to tear 50 cycles to failure
70 Denier Standard Nylon----- 4.5 pounds to tear 165 cycles to failure
500 Denier Polyester---------- 8 pounds to tear 180 cycles to failure
200 Denier Standard Nylon---- 7.5 pounds to tear 275 cycles to failure
500 Denier Cordura----------- 22 pounds to tear 710 cycles to failure
620 Denier Cordura----------- 35 pounds to tear 1200 cycles to failure
Competition Grade Leather---- 80-110 pounds to tear 1200-1700 cycles to failure
1000 Denier Cordura---------- 110 pounds to tear 1780 cycles to failure
Kevlar----------------------- 1260 pounds to tear 970 cycles to failure
Abrasion Strength - Taber Industries:
"The specimen was mounted on a rotating platform and scuffed by two rubber-emery grinding wheels." The numbers represent the number of revolutions until the fabric totally fails.
Two-year-old 100% Cotton Denim Jeans ---- 168
New 100% Cotton Denim Jeans ------------- 225
Kevlar 29 Aramid Fiber, Style 713 ----------- 506
440 D Cordura Nylon ------------------------559
Leather, Lightweight, 2.25 oz./sq. ft.-------- 564
Leather, Fashion Weight, 1.75 oz./sq. ft. -----750
Senior Ballistic Nylon ------------------------817
Leather, Competition Weight, 3 oz./sq. ft. --- 2600
Seconds of Drag on Asphalt Before Getting Holes:
Denim ---------------------------------0.2 to 0.5
Textile gloves -------------------------0.6
Most leather gloves---------------------1.0 to 1.8
Keprotec stretch material---------------0.9
Poor Kevlar-----------------------------1.0
Two layers of waxed cotton------------ 1.3
1.3mm thick cow hide ------------------3.8
Two layers of 1.3mm thick cowhide------18
Three layers of 1.3mm thick cowhide-----55
Two layers of Kevlar plain weave---------5.6
Suede ---------------------------------18
Boot leather (generally 2.2mm thick)-----20
Leather stretch panels—————————20.4
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