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Old 12-27-2004, 05:47 PM   #1
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Question Textile's or leathers

Ok i want to buy a jacket i was thinking of a ICON timax textile but dont know if leathers are better. I live in florida so it's hot all year and don't want to burn up in a leather








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Old 12-28-2004, 01:24 PM   #2
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do you want to burn up while sliding down the street?

Skip ICON, they make cheap stuff, but in my experience it is also not very crashworthy.

Leather will protect you from abrasion better than textile, however both with proper armor and padding will protect from impact the same.

Leather can be gotten with good venting, and when i lived in both Phoenix and Daytona Beach, I found that i had no problems with GOOD vented (not perferated) leather.
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Old 12-28-2004, 02:06 PM   #3
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Ok i will look in to getting leathers.
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Old 12-28-2004, 05:20 PM   #4
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dainese makes a mesh shirt with all the hard armour sewn into it including a spine board
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