Safety cycle clothing
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No, not more fluro and bright coloured lycra.
A comment in the Pro discussion got me thinking the other day.
With the number of crashes in the Giro and other races, as well general public on the roads, is there any form of safety inspired cycling clothing to prevent road rash?
It seems current clothing is getting thinner & thinner, ie: Sky's mesh outfits, why havent any manufacturers adopted a safety/protective aspect into the clothing. Maybe shorts could have hip padding of some form.
I remember seeing an ad for motorbike jeans with built in kevlar to prevent road rash without the hassle of wearing leathers.
http://www.horneejeans.com/testing
Perhaps something like this, with kevlar woven into the lycra could help prevent or reduce this:
A comment in the Pro discussion got me thinking the other day.
With the number of crashes in the Giro and other races, as well general public on the roads, is there any form of safety inspired cycling clothing to prevent road rash?
It seems current clothing is getting thinner & thinner, ie: Sky's mesh outfits, why havent any manufacturers adopted a safety/protective aspect into the clothing. Maybe shorts could have hip padding of some form.
I remember seeing an ad for motorbike jeans with built in kevlar to prevent road rash without the hassle of wearing leathers.
http://www.horneejeans.com/testing
Perhaps something like this, with kevlar woven into the lycra could help prevent or reduce this:
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Maybe someday. My risk of crashing is so low I would never give up any comfort or ventilation for crash protection.
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Maybe wear a Keirin suit. They got some nice pads under there.
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There is some new fabric in the works that has tiny ceramic dots bonded to it that slide on the road rather than grab and rip.
Apparently some cycling clothing manufacturers are working on using it.
Apparently some cycling clothing manufacturers are working on using it.
I've seen bib shorts with hexagonal padding on the sides. Tried it on and it wasn't very comfortable, and I'm sure it'd leave hexagonal marks on the skin when you take it off.
For the jersey I agree with the above... No one would wear it.
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For the jersey I agree with the above... No one would wear it.
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2015 Giant Propel Advanced
2015 Cannondale Supersix Evo
2013 KTM Strada mod. (totaled)
2011 Pinarello Dogma 60.1(loaner)
2011 Scott SUB 45(sold)
Politecnico di Milano Ingegneria Meccanica
Maybe the Scott designers were reading this thread?
http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/04/first-look-review-scott-rc-protec-bibshorts-and-jersey/
http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/04/first-look-review-scott-rc-protec-bibshorts-and-jersey/
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