http://www.trainwreckstudios.net/abrasion/road.html (http://www.trainwreckstudios.net/abrasion/road.html)
Quote from: silentbob on May 22, 2009, 02:26:35 PM
http://www.trainwreckstudios.net/abrasion/road.html (http://www.trainwreckstudios.net/abrasion/road.html)
No surprises there.
There are two flaws in the test procedure IMO.
I can attest to the fact that you slow down after you land on the pavement...you can slide way farther than 80 feet... ;D
and sometimes there is an impact issue that they specifically tested around...and that hurts no matter how thick the leather is.
YMMV.
Mother nature: one clever girl!
(also one nasty pregnant dog)
I've tried a heap of man made materials.....nothing seems as comfortable as merino wool against the skin and leather against the world.
DISCLAIMER: This article originally was printed in Cycle magazine in Sept. '88 and was authored by Peter Halesworth. It's appearance here is due to the fact that I have not seen another study like this done since and felt it needed another showcase.
I'd like to think materials engineering has improved over the last 20 years.
Quote from: Privateer on May 25, 2009, 07:19:38 PM
I'd like to think materials engineering has improved over the last 20 years.
Mother nature has been at it for more than 20 years and still has the advantage.
Quote from: silentbob on May 25, 2009, 09:20:44 PM
Mother nature has been at it for more than 20 years and still has the advantage.
I don't contest that leather has the best abrasion resistance.