March 6, 2010 at 12:35 am
#24805
SantaCruzRider
Participant
I think you’re banking alot on your ability to predict points of impact and whether or not your body will be relaxed enough to lessen any impact.
As for what high end manufacturers choose to make, it’s likely as predicated on their customers wanting to be able to tuck their gloves into a jacket pocket (so, no hard armor) as it is on crash testing.
I’ve yet to see any solid research showing how different types of gear save life/limb in real crashes, so your guess is as good as anyone’s. My guess is different, so that’s what I’ll use to inform my choice of gear.