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BuzZz wrote:I used to have a pair of gloves with metal rivets along the palms to prevent wearing through the leather in a crash. Nice idea, but one day I got the chance to test it. I had about 30 little burns in each palm after I got up. They were small, but 3rd degree and hurt like hell for way too long. I'll stay away from the steel armour from now on.......

Uh oh, I've got a pair of those. Hmmm, looks like time for a new set of gloves.

If you do go down wearing those gloves, do it palms up.

Playing Superman sliding down the road is not a good idea.

BuzZz wrote:And chainmail would get hot enough to cause serious burns if you went sliding along the pavement at speed.

I used to have a pair of gloves with metal rivets along the palms to prevent wearing through the leather in a crash. Nice idea, but one day I got the chance to test it. I had about 30 little burns in each palm after I got up. They were small, but 3rd degree and hurt like hell for way too long. I'll stay away from the steel armour from now on.......

Retraction: Please do not use chainmail if you are pregnant or nursing. Do not use if you are prone to falling of your bike at high speeds. Do not use chainmail with alcohol or other unprescribed medications.

Triumphgirl wrote:

BuzZz wrote:And chainmail would get hot enough to cause serious burns if you went sliding along the pavement at speed.

I used to have a pair of gloves with metal rivets along the palms to prevent wearing through the leather in a crash. Nice idea, but one day I got the chance to test it. I had about 30 little burns in each palm after I got up. They were small, but 3rd degree and hurt like hell for way too long. I'll stay away from the steel armour from now on.......

Retraction: Please do not use chainmail if you are pregnant or nursing. Do not use if you are prone to falling of your bike at high speeds. Do not use chainmail with alcohol or other unprescribed medications.

Also, chainmail is known to cause cancer in the state of California.

Just California? Does it react with high levels of carbon monoxide?

90 degrees, I wish. Try 110 in the shade. 90 is a cold spell where I live.

Mesh all the way in summer. Leather and textile in Fall/Winter. Not the best protection but I'm not sitting in my own personal sauna either.

If I were to get chainmail it would have to be made from Magnesium. Imagine the Fourth of July display you would see if I went sliding down the road. Help me Oprah Winfrey!!

leathers no matter how hot it gets.......sweat I can shower off, and I just don't trust textiles or mesh....speaking of which, I stopped off at a Bike Show and Shine last weekend being held at the local ultralight airfield and took a look at some of the vendors tawdry wares, looking for a new pair of light weight summer gloves. Found a pair that looked interesting....but would you believe they were a spandex mesh????????? and they were trying to pass them off as riding gloves....WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?

ceemes wrote:but would you believe they were a spandex mesh????????? and they were trying to pass them off as riding gloves....WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Disgusting

Meh, this originally seemed like a spam topic but since people are chiming in I figured what the hey.

I've actually seen someone wear chainmail around their torso while riding a medieval looking chopper with a weird viking helmet.

For me mesh in the summer when temps reach above 80º F and my vent-able leather jacket all other times. Maybe I should go to the local police shop and buy some SWAT elbow, shoulder and forearm pads, wear my Icon Field Armor on top of a moisture wicking running top. That way I don't need to wear a jacket...

I've been down while wearing my mesh Joe Rocket Phoenix 2.0 jacket and it held up well to the point where I could use it again and I still do till this day. The padding in the arms and shoulders are great and the back area is decent. There are times when I feel I could use more protection while wearing mesh so I put on my Icon Field Armor vest.

JC Viper wrote:Meh, this originally seemed like a spam topic

It is. The link OP's I removed was totally unrelated to the topic. So was the other post made in a different section. But, like you said, what the hey...