Spool jacket problems

[mouldy]

Haha, you just don't get over it do you? You honestly expect gear to last through an impact severe enough to brake multiple major bones?

How often have your race leathers burst open at the seam Jay ? That said if you are gonna crash do it in good leather , triple stitched at impact points none of the cordura stuff is much cop when it hits the tarmac , holes too easy .

[cs363]

How often have your race leathers burst open at the seam Jay ? That said if you are gonna crash do it in good leather , triple stitched at impact points none of the cordura stuff is much cop when it hits the tarmac , holes too easy .

Agreed re the leather comments, but that's not strictly correct re Cordura. If it's the proper denier Cordura for the intended use its highly abrasion resistant - unfortunately a lot of the low-mid end priced Cordura gear is either not Cordura but a copycat material with a similar look or is too light a denier for its intended use, but that comes back to the get what you pay for scenario....

[whufcok]

Red baron Gave credit note for the full purchase purchase value of the jacket and notified us that we could have original back for 50 bucks if we wanted it payable to the importer in Albany cos they sell these off for 50 bucks at their warehouse. Big thumbs up to Tony at Red Baron

[JayRacer37]

How often have your race leathers burst open at the seam Jay ? That said if you are gonna crash do it in good leather , triple stitched at impact points none of the cordura stuff is much cop when it hits the tarmac , holes too easy .

I've had two splits, one in the bum of a set of spools, where I wore through the stiching, and the other in another brand earlier on in my career. Funnily enough, I have done exactly what Flathead described, crashing off a pushie actually, wearing Cordura/Nylon, and tore the material through with the thread. it seemed to me that when I hit the ground the material gripped (wasn't fast enough to slide) and the thread being stronger than the material caused it to rip.

I agree with you, Cordura is great for its weather protecting properties, but it isn't up to much impact wise...both for wearing through and splitting...I don't know how many non-leather jackets I would trust to hold together in crashes on NZ's coarse chip.

[F5 Dave]

t........ppppppppppffffffffttttt I said. I had paid $200 already for it a few weeks b4 and had bought a 2nd one for my partner the day I binned(she wasent with me). I could have been a ongoing supporter of Darbys had they just offered to restitch it but now they can &%$& off.

$200! You were ripped off!

Riding gear should only cost 20 quid & be able to survive orbit re-entry.

Let’s get all grumbly & angry. You wouldn’t be English by any chance?