So all the riding I do is from work to home and home to work... its about a 4 min. ride give or take depending on what lights I hit...

I enjoy the short rides... speeds get up to 30 max... which gives me some level of comfort as I have no riding jacket or such....

my question is this i have seen ALOT of affordable body armor I could wear under a hoodie or jacket for my short ride... I realize that yes if i go down the road will rip right through it...

but if i had armor underneath wouldnt that give me a okay end result?

just contemplating is all...

lemme know what you guys think

 

from bumps and bruises yea, not nadda for road rash which is what really hurts

To me the leather or textile is more important than the armor!

 

agreed. When I went down my elbow was sore for a few days (didn't have my pads in) but I didn't get any rash. Giving the chance to trade for a hoodie and some armor if I'd taken it I'd have bee sorry....

 

I'd rather break my arm than grind it down to the bone.

Get a nice riding jacket...you wouldn't believe how CHEAP some of them are if you don't worry about styling.

http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street...le_jacket.html

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I have this one in Blue, fantastic jacket. It's my cold weather jacket and a good summer jacket when you take out the liner and open the vents.

http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street...le_jacket.html



And that's just from ONE site. Look around...you WILL find a good jacket at a good price.

 

__Z__, I am for one , a person that does take some risks. Bear Grylls didnt become famous sitting on his couch! Back on topic.....For short rides I dont see a problem, but bro you have been here long enough to know that 90% of the people here will look down on you for anything other than a jacket.....To many what ifs. Sometimes i would rather get road rash then heat exaustion or heat stroke..... If you cant make it 4 miles from your house on city roads (menus NY type cab roads) then maybe a bike should be motorless and have pedals....

 

Holy sh*t?! You're bear grylls?! I didn't know you ride! What's up dude?

 

You got me! Atleast theres humor in this!

 

We seriously need a chatbox/room this back and forth is like tweeting or facebooking (neither of which i have and dont want)

 

eh i always catch a bunch of flack for everything

and oh I can make it just fine... but precautions never hurt...

 

I think at 30mph your not gonna do alot of sliding in a fall. I say just save what you would spend on the armor till you can get a jacket. I got my joe rocket ufo for 160 and it has some good armor and is a tough jacket.