Pedrosa

This is more associated presently with racing but I felt the wider audience of IB might just appreciate the topic.

Just watching the 125 qualifying at Valencia and was interested to see that Dainese have several riders using their latest product. The product is an airbag which fits inside the speed hump of the leathers and is activated when a rider falls off.

When inflated the airbag makes the rider look like he has borrowed the shoulder guards from a defensive tight end but they do seem to work very well. They protect the riders shoulders and his neck from flopping bout in the event of a fall.

Not sure what they have to do if they have a slight fall and wish to remount their bike and carry on but I am sure that has been thought about by the makers.

Could this be something that could offer value to us road riders?