Reusing crashed gloves

[george formby]

Damn that sounds painful. Good to hear that she was wearing gloves (proper ones) and that she recovered well. When I had my off I had on all the gear, except I was in normal jeans. Too many riders make the mistake of riding in normal pants without protection. Would have saved me the lil pain, inconvenience of limping around, and not to mention weeks of recovery, had I worn proper riding pants.

A bloke who lost control of a stonking wheelie an old CBR thou, (which wrote my bike off parked at the side of the road, completely flipped it), ended up in the gutter with one leg of his jeans split to the belt. What a mess. an encyclopedia of lacerations.
Never forgotten it and never really compromised my gear since.

Having said that if you wear your gear for years it does lose integrity. I've had body armour break up in my leather jacket. It must have been useless for a long time before it disintegrated. Thinking about it, apart from helmet, gloves and boots, the rest of my gear is so old it would be like toilet paper if I binned.

Sorry, just a random thought.

[avimistry]

A bloke who lost control of a stonking wheelie an old CBR thou, (which wrote my bike off parked at the side of the road, completely flipped it), ended up in the gutter with one leg of his jeans split to the belt. What a mess. an encyclopedia of lacerations.
Never forgotten it and never really compromised my gear since.

Having said that if you wear your gear for years it does lose integrity. I've had body armour break up in my leather jacket. It must have been useless for a long time before it disintegrated. Thinking about it, apart from helmet, gloves and boots, the rest of my gear is so old it would be like toilet paper if I binned.

Sorry, just a random thought.

Random thought most welcome. Yes, plastic, foam, and even leather does lose integrity over time. Temperature and other external elements, sweat and just using an item, will cause it to wear down. We all know that helmets have a life of 5-7 years, but I'm not sure about other gear. I mean, it goes without saying that if seams are breaking or bits coming off then it should be replaced, but what bout natural disintegration...

As for the CBR wheelieing bloke, it's a hard (and painful) lesson learned for him, but sometimes it's such images that hit the message home. Experience may be the best teacher, but in the case of riding where you'd rather avoid the practical lesson, then learning from others mistakes/experiences is the next best thing..

[swbarnett]

Damn that sounds painful. Good to hear that she was wearing gloves (proper ones) and that she recovered well.

Indeed. She tells of being in absolute agony when the paramedic's touser cuff just brushed the hand. There wasn't one square mm that wasn't bruised or grazed on the hand that got run over. Because of the glove, apart from being bloody painful, there was no damage beyond that - all bones, nerves and skin still very much intact.

When I had my off I had on all the gear, except I was in normal jeans.

That's the interesting thing. Her legs were only covered by jeans during her off and the legs suffered vertually no damage at all. Just a small bit of very minor grazing.

[avimistry]

Indeed. She tells of being in absolute agony when the paramedic's touser cuff just brushed the hand. There wasn't one square mm that wasn't bruised or grazed on the hand that got run over. Because of the glove, apart from being bloody painful, there was no damage beyond that - all bones, nerves and skin still very much intact.


That's the interesting thing. Her legs were only covered by jeans during her off and the legs suffered vertually no damage at all. Just a small bit of very minor grazing.

There's a reason companies put soo much R&D in what may seem like simple riding gloves. And your wife just goes to show it.

Grazing, or road rash, can be really painful but it is also an utter nuisance. Dressings, water/dirt exposure, clothing rubbing against it . Not to mention, it can take months to heal completely. I hope she has given up the jeans for riding pants. The options for pants these days are way more than you would need. Even kevlar leggings/thermals.

[Drew]

I've never had any issues with finger restrictions with the bridge. Your ring finger and pinky tend to move together (naturally), so whether you use 2 fingers or 4 fingers they will move/stay together. That's just in my experience.

I know that, but I hate the feeling all the same.

[nzspokes]

I know that, but I hate the feeling all the same.

Agree 100%.

[avimistry]

Agree 100%.

I know the Astars bridge consists on 3 webs, so perhaps if you cut just the top most one you'd have better comfort with some protection.

[swbarnett]

Grazing, or road rash, can be really painful but it is also an utter nuisance. Dressings, water/dirt exposure, clothing rubbing against it . Not to mention, it can take months to heal completely. I hope she has given up the jeans for riding pants. The options for pants these days are way more than you would need. Even kevlar leggings/thermals.

I agree with the sentiment but there are two caveats that mean I'm quite comfortable with her riding in jeans. She's been riding as primary transport for over 30 years now and had a few minor drops and a couple of major ones. The jeans have never been an issue. Secondly, riding pants aren't made in her size.

[avimistry]

I agree with the sentiment but there are two caveats that mean I'm quite comfortable with her riding in jeans. She's been riding as primary transport for over 30 years now and had a few minor drops and a couple of major ones. The jeans have never been an issue. Secondly, riding pants aren't made in her size.

Yeah size is an issue for me as well. I'm a smaller guy and even some big brands don't go as small as I need. Dainese and Rev'it cater for smaller riders, and even though local retailers have started stocking the smaller sizes the prices are quite inflated. At least try some knee guards. I recently got the Draggin ones, which go under pants. Quite low profile, easy to get on, stays in place, and as comfy as they come: https://www.dragginjeans.net/armour/...rd-detail.html

[swbarnett]

Yeah size is an issue for me as well. I'm a smaller guy and even some big brands don't go as small as I need. Dainese and Rev'it cater for smaller riders, and even though local retailers have started stocking the smaller sizes the prices are quite inflated. At least try some knee guards. I recently got the Draggin ones, which go under pants. Quite low profile, easy to get on, stays in place, and as comfy as they come: https://www.dragginjeans.net/armour/...rd-detail.html

My wife has the opposite problem with sizing.

To be honest we've always treated over-trousers as an optional extra (I mostly wear mine for warmth and rain protection and don't always wear them in summer). Probably a generational thing. Each successive generation seems to up the ante when it comes to "minimum" gear. My father rode in a pudding basin helmet and an army great coat. When I started in the '80s I had a full-face helmet but only a PVC jacket, minimal gloves and whatever shoes I was wearing at the time. In summer I would replace the PVC with denim. Nowadays there are riders that regard a back and chest protector as "necessary" equipment.

It may also depend on how often someone rides. If one only rides on the weekends then they're perhaps less likely to regard donning a complete suit of armour as too much of a hassle than those of us that ride every day.