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Old 21-07-2006, 12:07   #21
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Old 21-07-2006, 13:33   #22
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I'll look after it for you if you want.

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Old 21-07-2006, 13:45   #23
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Old 25-07-2006, 16:23   #24
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Caught 5th gear last night and they were testing a form of air bags for bikers. Essentially you wear a jacket which has inflatable cushions/air bags which inflate if you come off your bike. Currently it takes 0.5 seconds to inflate.

Just wondering what bikers thoughts were on the thing?
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Old 25-07-2006, 16:32   #25
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Haven't they been playing around the idea of airbags on the front forks. Sounds a bit odd to me
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Old 26-07-2006, 21:15   #26
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Caught 5th gear last night and they were testing a form of air bags for bikers. Essentially you wear a jacket which has inflatable cushions/air bags which inflate if you come off your bike. Currently it takes 0.5 seconds to inflate.

Just wondering what bikers thoughts were on the thing?
On a huge sodding high side that would really help. On a high speed low side I don't know if 0.5s is that useful, but it would certainly cushing the blow more. It's definitely a good idea, now if they can make the clothing look cool....
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Old 20-08-2006, 23:35   #27
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Never get on the bike without a reasonable amount of clobber on personally. At a minimum its 2 pairs of jeans, leather, boots and gloves.
I'll often wear a pair of hiking boots rather than bike boots, because I tend to do a lot of walking when I get off the bike and they're more comfy for that. But they're also waterproof, hardwearing and have quite a bit of ankle protection built in.

I can see one potential drawback of the airbag jacket idea - that you'll bounce rather than slide and so not slow down as quickly, therefore increase the chance of hitting something solid before you stop naturally. Swings and roundabouts ...
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Old 22-08-2006, 12:40   #28
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Old 22-08-2006, 14:05   #29
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my favourite lack-of-correct-gear i ever saw, was a guy who nailed it past me on the motorway (way over 100mph) wearing a pair of shorts and a pair of converse with the laces flapping about by the back wheel. looked safe :/
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Old 22-08-2006, 14:48   #30
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Those guys really get on my tits... It gives the rest of us a bad name
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