After my spill last week, I've been thinking that a jacket with some shoulder protection might be a good idea. Ideally it would be a standard bike commuter jacket, like the ubiquitous Showers Pass eVent jacket, with shoulder pad pockets in it. I'm looking for something lighter than the street motorcycle protective jackets. I wonder if there's a market for these among city bike commuters. Any ideas?
Protective bike jackets?
- Thread starter Bosus
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I ordered this to go under my Showers Pass jacket. Should breathe well with the back plate removed: https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/knox-urbane-mk3-shirt .
Justin Fischer
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Looks like a good jacket. You may be interested in this thread: https://electricbikereview.com/forums/threads/what-do-you-wear-when-e-biking.26223/
I considered the Alpine Stars Evolution, Sixsixone Evo, and the Dainese Rhyolite 2 as my top three. Went with the Alpinestars jacket because the sleeves can come off and the motorcycle rated spine protector. I wear it under my Sponeed cycling jacket, can't tell it's there from a distance.
I considered the Alpine Stars Evolution, Sixsixone Evo, and the Dainese Rhyolite 2 as my top three. Went with the Alpinestars jacket because the sleeves can come off and the motorcycle rated spine protector. I wear it under my Sponeed cycling jacket, can't tell it's there from a distance.
There's lots of light body protection to choose from. I have a high vis wind breaker with elbow/back/shoulder protection, plus Kevlar lined for abrasion resistance in the obvious skid areas. It has a liner that can be removed for even lighter weight/feel. You can buy just tshirts w/armor protection if wanted.
