It's probably in some other places too, but this months issue of Wired has a 2-page ad for 3do (pimped by becks some how) 

Hopefully this is a sign that 3Do is getting a little bigger and we'll start to see its materials in more stuff.   The 2nd page does have a photo illustration of a motorcyclist, though the 3Do site only shows a couple folks currently using 3Do materials in moto specific gear.. but it seems the ski/snowboard industry is using it quite a bit now

If you don't know of them, they make impact absorbing materials like we use for our gear.  Big whup you say... theirs is some cool shit though.  Under normal conditions the material flexible.  But when a sudden impact or shearing force is applied it immediately stiffens.  Basically you get the flexibility of soft amour with the protection level of hard.

Some interesting stuff... I hope they come out with insert kits like one can get from Knox or T-pro
http://www.d3o.com/

I don't understand why it takes so long to get this in motorcycle gear. You'd think all the companies would jump on a material like this. I guess companies like Dainese have too much invested in their own technology to just jump ship.

That's a good question.  There's probably some complex answer with back room dealing and that sort of stuff.  Lots of the apparel manufacturers don't make the amour but get it from another party like Knox, t-pro etc. so there's probably some contracts some place.

But what wonders me is why 3Do doesn't just start making their own inserts.  There's lots of jackets out there that have pretty generic amour pockets that you could put this stuff in.  Knox and t-pro sell kits for just this application already. 

I'd love to see some velcro strips of this stuff that you could just slap inside a pair of dragging jeans.

Quote from: erkishhorde on August 22, 2008, 10:34:09 AM
I'd love to see some velcro strips of this stuff that you could just slap inside a pair of dragging jeans.

I'm going to thread jack my own thread.  USA dragging jeans or Aussie?  I thought both had pockets for armour...

Quote from: IdZer0 on August 22, 2008, 08:21:22 AM
I don't understand why it takes so long to get this in motorcycle gear. You'd think all the companies would jump on a material like this. I guess companies like Dainese have too much invested in their own technology to just jump ship.

I'm here to tell you other companies ARE workin on similar technologies, and have been for some time.  They would be on the market as we speak if they felt the technology was developed enough for the application.  You will see it, just be patient.

Couldn't help but but notice a distinct lack of any testing information or energy absorption specs on the d30 site.  Of course, we don't put that info on our site either, but the info is readily available.  Out of curiosity, has anyone seen any of that kind of information anywhere?  I would love to read it.  It is very cool tech.

The info's there on their site.  YOu do have to register, then you have access to PDFs with the specs for a number of the products. 
This section would be most relevant (I think) to moto applictions.
http://www.d3o.com/index2.php?section=212-type2

From the PDF of their 'Type 2' knee armour

Property	Units	Value	Relevant Test Method	Tolerance
Protection2 @ 23˚C	J/kN	3.3	EN1621@40J	+/- 10%

²Protection Value indicates impact energy per kN of force transmitted based on the EN1621 test using an impact energy of 40J


-- So I'm not sure how that stacks up.. but the info's there.

Thanks!  I'll take a closer look.

Quote from: yuu on August 22, 2008, 10:52:17 AM
I'm going to thread jack my own thread.  USA dragging jeans or Aussie?  I thought both had pockets for armour...

I actually don't have a pair but I thought the USA ones were cheaper and didn't have pockets and you had to knox pads w/ velcro on them.

I got a "Moto USA" magazine last week in something I ordered from motorcycle superstore and there's a full page ad for the Firstgear TPG Rainier that used the d3o stuff. 

More of an adventure type jacket, It looks like tho.  Firstgear's website doesn't say anything about the d3o padding.

who needs another video game system? 

^^lol.

Quote from: He Man on October 19, 2009, 08:50:24 PM
who needs another video game system? 

Kui - are you even old enough to have played one of those 

edit: its funnier if i say this...

I was alive in 1993.

I thought it was mispelled and that 3d0 was a game. Couldn't remember for sure.