Advice Required Re. Potentially Harmful Gloves

Originally Posted by 454697819

Miss Speedy

I wanted to add that despite how some have responded to this thread it will do no harm for you to write to them and raise your concerns, I think it may be put down to a freak accident as most people separate from their bike during an accident.

It is clear that the fact that these gloves have such an extensive rock hard protector that they did more damage than good in this unique instance, I prefer little hard amour as possible for these reasons.

I hope you get a good response from RST and your man heals well

All the best

alex

Many thanks Alex... I have to admit i`m inclined to agree with you about the protector, the breaks to his wrists are in perfect alignment with the edge of the carbon fibre and i`m sure that has in some way contributed to the damage.

Dave is doing really well thanks and he starts physio tomor so will hopefully be all up and running very soon

Originally Posted by DMC

That coming from you is really quite amusing. During the time I have been on this forum, one theme has been repeated in conversation by many people. This relates to members coming across as a c0ck online, but being thoroughly decent people in person. You appear to consider yourself different to everyone else, well my friend, you are because from a survey conducted, 9 out of 10 forum members considered you to be a c0ck in person too!

Interesting, I don't seem to have seen any surveys conducted but please feel free to hold a poll.

Originally Posted by DMC

And please tell me dear Bozzo where exactly I stated that gloves for motorcycle use don't get CE approval???

This is where

Originally Posted by DMC

PPE is a term principally used for protective equipment in the workplace, the CE mark will therefore only generally be used in respect of such equipment. That said, the term is also applied to any equipment used for personal protection. However, as there is no regulatory requirement to wear gloves whilst riding a bike, there is no requirement to mark gloves used for that purpose with the CE mark.

Pretty clear I think. To anyone reading that it would appear that CE approval is not given to motorcycle gloves. It is, a link to the relevant standards has already been posted by me.

Lozzo, you and me have been getting on OK online recently, so I'm not trying to start a fight, I'm really not, so don't get all angry in your response.

But....

DMC: "there is no requirement to mark gloves used for that purpose with the CE mark"

Lozzo: "To anyone reading that it would appear that CE approval is not given to motorcycle gloves"

...No.

I read that exactly as Dave posted it, there is no requirement to mark gloves as CE. I don't conclude from that there there is no such thing as a CE marked glove. Just as there's no requirement to have a helmet with an ACU gold sticker, that doesn't mean you can't get one. There's no requirement for a new car to have ABS brakes.

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Lozzo, you and me have been getting on OK online recently, so I'm not trying to start a fight, I'm really not, so don't get all angry in your response.

But....

DMC: "there is no requirement to mark gloves used for that purpose with the CE mark"

Lozzo: "To anyone reading that it would appear that CE approval is not given to motorcycle gloves"

...No.

I read that exactly as Dave posted it, there is no requirement to mark gloves as CE. I don't conclude from that there there is no such thing as a CE marked glove. Just as there's no requirement to have a helmet with an ACU gold sticker, that doesn't mean you can't get one. There's no requirement for a new car to have ABS brakes.

I can see your point Ralph, but there are a fair few posters here who don't think like you or I. That passage takes some reading to fully understand it, and most people would skim it and think what I posted. It's not very well written and misleading as well as being obviously designed to make me look like I don't know what I'm on about.

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Lozzo, you and me have been getting on OK online recently

Originally Posted by Lozzo

there are a fair few posters here who don't think like you or I

Don't over do it eh?

Bog off

I don't wanna join in on this handbag waving but I also read dmc's post exactly like ralph did and that's coming from me who regulary doesn't read stuff properly.

IMO this thread has got into a tit for tat again, it's claires thread and I can't see how this is helping.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

I can see your point Ralph, but there are a fair few posters here who don't think like you or I. That passage takes some reading to fully understand it, and most people would skim it and think what I posted. It's not very well written and misleading as well as being obviously designed to make me look like I don't know what I'm on about.

Admit it, your just upset because I called you Bozzo

I promise I won't do any more Derran Brown shizzle to make you look like you don't know what your talking about

Originally Posted by specialone

IMO this thread has got into a tit for tat again, it's claires thread and I can't see how this is helping.

awww thanks Phil.... I think things have got a little heated but rather than handbags could we have something a bit more macho and romantic?? i`m thinking pistols at dawn and tight fitting jodphurs, white lacy shirts undone to to reveal just the right amount of a smooth manly chest