Leather vs Kevlar vs Cordura vs denim

[silentbob]

http://www.trainwreckstudios.net/abrasion/road.html

[ducpainter]

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...

and sometimes there is an impact issue that they specifically tested around...and that hurts no matter how thick the leather is.

YMMV.

[Spider]

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.

[Privateer]

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.

[silentbob]

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.

[Privateer]

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.