Quote Originally Posted by Pixie View Post
That is a different fabric,then.I have only seen that type of cordura used for luggage.
Needle holes are bad - 'tis why membranes are HF welded
Yeah, it's the only bike jacket I've seen like that, and like I said it wasn't the greatest for abrasion resistance. My first 'off' wearing it was a lowside at about 30 km/h, resulting in a coin-sized hole in one sleeve. This had to be fixed by gluing a patch over the inside with rubber cement to effect a waterproof (albeit non-breathable) repair. Once it had the leather over the top on abrasion-prone areas, it became and almost-ideal jacket, apart from requiring occasional drowning in Scotchgard.