Crash Tested: Stylish Safety Gear
Our friend Scott is what most people would consider a stylish young man. The other day, he had a 70mph get off in the kind of gear that works almost as well on a bike as it does in a … Continued
Gear: Icon 1000 Federal jacket
The Icon Federal 1000 jacket is, without exaggeration, the best thing to ever happen to women’s motorcycle gear. It singlehandedly conquers every long-endured problem we have with armored riding jackets and we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief … Continued
New CE 2 standards for body armor and the D3O protectors that exceed it
What you’re looking at is D3O’s new “Xergo” range of elbow, shoulder, hip and knee protectors. At just 20mm thick, they’re capable of transmitting as little as 13kN of force to the wearer in standard CE testing. The minimum requirement … Continued
These clothes were made for riding
Icon’s notorious for tackling the problem of squids not using safety gear with loud, obnoxious products that look more at home in comic books than they do outside the world where chin strap beards and denim shorts are acceptable clothes … Continued
D3O impact protection explained
Made from a patented polymer who’s molecules flow freely at rest, yet lock together when impacted, D3O is one of the most exciting innovations in protective gear in the last decade. First used at the winter olympics in 2006, it’s … Continued
Why can’t we look good when we ride bikes?
Conventional motorcycling wisdom states, “Dress for the crash, not the ride.” But why does being safe have to involve dressing up like a DayGlo sausage, a European hairdresser or a large nylon pillow? Why can Dainese make an airbag racing … Continued
The most wonderfully over-the-top adventure suit ever
Turns out we were wrong when we said the Icon Field Armor Stryker was the first widely-available, mass-market use of d3o armor in motorcycle gear. Klim got in touch to tell us they’ve been using it for a while in … Continued