ATGATT, why not to wear jeans...graphic

[clyons]

Well while we get silly tv commercials in England its a bit more serious...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmufqEW7Gtw&feature=player_embedded

[Punjistick]

0:20 mark looks yummy

[csmutty]

Americans can't handle the truth. With that said, I like it.

[beet]

That din't look like rash. With that said leather wont help compound fracture.

[Sportygurl131]

leathers will help that accident! as a volt. Firefighter/Medical Response technician... I have seen ALOT and leathers would have def helped keep that injurie a little less traumatic... not saying it will help a break... but there would have been less of an avulsion etc! I liked that ad...

[Paul_E_D]

Agreed, leathers do act as an exoskeleton of sorts and hold thing together quite a bit. That guys leg was mangled. The road likely contributed to that.

[The Snowman]

Having slid my ass on the ground twice this past season and walked away with absolutely no rash, I can attest to this.

ATGATT

[DuncanMoto]

good ad

[butcher bergs]

I don't even wanna know what my shoulder would have looked like if I wasn't wearing my leathers.

[The Crashing Tomato]

everytime I get nekkid I am reminded of when I was to cool for ATGATT .... damn pavement ripped my ______ to shredds

[nt650hawk]

How true.

Wear it and walk away. Now he has to worry about an infection setting in for any pieces that got left behind.

[FAST GSXR750]

Yeah having been a vol f/f i've seen my share too. Makes you think about just jumping on the bike to run down to the store. Read a study once that like 75% of accidents happen less than 10 miles from home on roads you are familiar with.

[JPMagna]

I got a Draggin' shirt (kevlar-mesh) at the end of this season. It's supposed to be as good as leather for abrasion resistence. I'll wear it always, but I never want to test it.. I tried their jeans, but they didn't fit me well. I wear Sliders jeans, also kevlar lined, on just about every ride.
http://www.dragginjeans.com/default.aspx
http://www.compacc.com/b/Sliders.cfm

[Awesome]

I wear shorts. They're less restrictive for evasive manuevers so that way I'll never crash.

[NobodySpecific]

I got a Draggin' shirt (kevlar-mesh) at the end of this season. It's supposed to be as good as leather for abrasion resistence. I'll wear it always, but I never want to test it.. I tried their jeans, but they didn't fit me well. I wear Sliders jeans, also kevlar lined, on just about every ride.
http://www.dragginjeans.com/default.aspx
http://www.compacc.com/b/Sliders.cfm

You want to know what's as good as leather for abrasion resistance? Leather, and that's about it. That kevlar reinforcement might help at first, but once the denim holding it in place shreds, it won't do a damn thing. While that makes it considerably better than just straight denim, nothing can replace leather. Textiles are better than the kevlar stuff, but that will still melt and shred, it just takes longer to do so.

I don't care what you wear, but it's dangerous to tell people a kevlar-mesh is as good as leather when it isn't.

[RandyO]

kevlar is way overrated, its not high on abrasion resistance, kevlar fabric is known for its puncture resistance

Cordura has high abrasion resistance, but friction can make it melt, as long as you wear underwear to keep it off your skin, it can be effective as some leather

[toocrazy2yoo]

That clip teaches an important lesson: Don't crash.

[Currently]

Can someone point me to the location where I can find the prescient ability to know when I will crash so I don't ride that day?

Fracking gear is so expensive ... and when they cut it off ... it makes me cry!

[clyons]

Gear's expensive but its better than them cutting muscle off or dead flesh?

[NobodySpecific]

Gear's expensive but its better than them cutting muscle off or dead flesh?

Not to mention hospital bills are FAR more expensive than a good set of gear.

[Currently]

Sarcasm is totally lost on this crowd!