Good Gear Will Save YOU!!

thought · April 20, 2011, 04:53:57 PM

Quote from: bigiain on April 20, 2011, 04:34:39 PM
I'm glad to hear your friend is OK, but...

Does anybody _really_ believe those fashionable little titanium patches on your jacket can do anything to protect you against dislocating your shoulder? Call me cynical, but if you've got enough energy/force to dislocated a shoulder, a few square inches of titanium Dianese logo isn't going to make any difference...

big

the ti/al on shoulders isnt for impact protection, they're there to promote sliding. sliding = good, tumbling = bad

desmodoktor · April 20, 2011, 07:01:35 PM

Quote from: bigiain on April 20, 2011, 04:34:39 PM
I'm glad to hear your friend is OK, but...

Does anybody _really_ believe those fashionable little titanium patches on your jacket can do anything to protect you against dislocating your shoulder? Call me cynical, but if you've got enough energy/force to dislocated a shoulder, a few square inches of titanium Dianese logo isn't going to make any difference...

big

well, you are right abt the ``enough energy/force``
any idiot knows that nothing is going to protect you from dislocating/breaking your bones if you hit the wall doing a buck 20 ...
but theres a proof of a skid at 40-50mph at the ezpass booth , hitting the side of the curb with the shoulder and that little fashionable titanium patch saved my boy from dislocating/breaking his arm/shoulder and the good quality leather saved his skin from burning.. and i don't even want to start talking abt the leather pants and boots..
Long story short, if you ride at normal speeds and u go down .. good gear will save your ass, period.

Triple J · April 21, 2011, 04:54:52 PM

There's likely a shoulder pad in the jacket...which is what prevented an injury.

desmodoktor · April 21, 2011, 05:42:28 PM

Quote from: Triple J on April 21, 2011, 04:54:52 PM
There's likely a shoulder pad in the jacket...which is what prevented an injury.

yea! and on top of that theres titanium pads as well .. just so it looks good

DoubleEagle · April 22, 2011, 12:04:06 AM

Quote from: thought on April 20, 2011, 04:53:57 PM
the ti/al on shoulders isnt for impact protection, they're there to promote sliding. sliding = good, tumbling = bad

They might also stop some penetration by a sharp object like a branch , nail or something similar that you might slide into on the street in a get off.

Dolph

take risks · July 16, 2011, 09:53:34 AM

A car changed lanes into me while we were riding a large group.
20 plus riders, I had 2 riders behind me.
We were going 85 mph.
I was wearing tourmaster cortech.
It saved my life.

Lose some money.
Keep some skin.

desmodoktor · July 16, 2011, 01:18:34 PM

Quote from: take risks on July 16, 2011, 09:53:34 AM
A car changed lanes into me while we were riding a large group.
20 plus riders, I had 2 riders behind me.
We were going 85 mph.
I was wearing tourmaster cortech.
It saved my life.

Lose some money.
Keep some skin.

im glad you are ok! ride safe

take risks · July 17, 2011, 10:38:19 AM

Quote from: svp88 on July 16, 2011, 01:18:34 PM
im glad you are ok! ride safe

you and me both

she changed lanes into a pack of riders wtf.

It was at Ducati Rides America in Vegas loud bikes everywhere.
She told the cop, I dont want to be late for work, and they needed to let me in.

Good luck everyone!

Hellraising-vtec · September 11, 2011, 10:49:31 AM

glad to hear ur safe

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Triple J