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Craig380 · 01-04-24, 06:34 PM

Interesting, but I disagree based on my own personal experience. When I wrote off my K6S on a patch of diesel in 2019, I went down HARD on my hands and knees at about 40mph. I was wearing kevlar-reinforced jeans with CE armour at the knees (nothing fancy either, they were no-brand jobs from eBay).

I had bruising on both knees and a bit of bleeding from 'carpet burn' rashes where my thermals had been dragged quickly across my skin from friction, but no broken bones. I'm certain that without the armour, I'd have broken both knees / adjacent leg bones.

01-04-24, 06:34 PM	#2
Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,244	Re: The benefits of body armour... Interesting, but I disagree based on my own personal experience. When I wrote off my K6S on a patch of diesel in 2019, I went down HARD on my hands and knees at about 40mph. I was wearing kevlar-reinforced jeans with CE armour at the knees (nothing fancy either, they were no-brand jobs from eBay). I had bruising on both knees and a bit of bleeding from 'carpet burn' rashes where my thermals had been dragged quickly across my skin from friction, but no broken bones. I'm certain that without the armour, I'd have broken both knees / adjacent leg bones.