asphault slip n' slide

[jtf_explorer]

my jacket is the icon superduty jacket. it has the textile torso with the leather sleeves. I saw some comparisons how jeans last 4 feet when sliding on pavement and leather last 80 feet or something like that. I was just wondering how my and other textile jackets stack up against leather and if you guys believe in leather only.

[Itzamna]

They wear leathers on the race track, so they obviously trust leather more. The textile jackets are pretty good though, and when trying them on, they seemed to have a little more armor thickness than the leather. Those Icon textiles are pretty thick and have quite good armor and I was close to buying one myself. I liked the feeling of it a lot. Then I found the Alpinestars leather jacket I have now and had to have it. I would buy either personally, but in the end the leather will probably stand up longer in the crash.

[iwannadie]

jeans last 4 foot? no way i rollerblade and ive fallen with jeans and theyve shredded in less than 1 foot slide, and thats going rather slow falling to my knees... jeans offer no protection at all falling off a bike at speed

my jacket is the icon superduty jacket. it has the textile torso with the leather sleeves. I saw some comparisons how jeans last 4 feet when sliding on pavement and leather last 80 feet or something like that. I was just wondering how my and other textile jackets stack up against leather and if you guys believe in leather only.

[Coach]

It really depends on how you fall. I went down about a month ago in jeans and slid probably 30-40 feet. Jeans were completely unscathed except for where my keys were in my pocket. Not even scratched up otherwise. Not saying I'd want to be in jeans in a high speed wreck, but just relaying personal experience.