Keith, sucks that you went down, glad you and the bike are mostly ok.
If anyone still thinks textile gear is helpful check out the damage from a slide at really slow speeds (how fast were you going, 30 or 40 km/h?). Try bailing at highway speeds and a lot of the textile gear will just evaporate. I know some people have good luck with it, but for me this video confirms that it is not to be trusted.
No question the proper type and grain of leather is better than textile in general, but then i also see riders wearing soft leathers they bought at walmart thinking thier good to go which is as bad as riding naked IMO.The leather jacket must be a legit riding jacket to be any good.I think textile riding jackets are fine for low speed city riding but any time i'm on the superslab i ware leather.I guess it depends in textile material and strength which varies on brand and price.Some may actually be better than leather but who reads the lable,not me until today
I don't see any real reason why the bike went down,maybe there was some **** on the tire just waiting to become part of the contact patch from the last ride, if so it was the luck of the draw
Tear and Abrasion Strength by the numbers:
Pounds of force until fabric tears Abrasion cycles on pavement until fabric fails
CottonJeans 4.5 pounds to tear 50 cycles to failure
70 Denier Standard Nylon 4.5 pounds to tear 165 cycles to failure
500 Denier Polyester 8 pounds to tear 180 cycles to failure
200 Denier Standard Nylon 7.5 pounds to tear 275 cycles to failure
500 Denier Cordura 22 pounds to tear 710 cycles to failure
620 Denier Cordura 35 pounds to tear 1200 cycles to failure
Competition Grade Leather 80-110 pounds to tear 1200-1700 cycles to failure
1000 Denier Cordura 110 pounds to tear 1780 cycles to failure
Air Mesh Kevlar 1260 pounds to tear 970 cycles to failure
Stretch Kevlar Blend 420lbs pounds to tear 1800 cycles to failure
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