Joe Rocket -- Durability

[dgyver]

I have had 4 or 5 JR leather suits over the years and no quality issues. Still have 2 complete suits and 1 in pieces from being cut off. No damage until the paramedics got hold of it. Been down in my JR Speedmaster 1 piece and still wear it with only requiring minor stiching repairs. Mostly in the knee but the arm has the most scuffing.

Never really fond of textiles. They seem like disposable gear to me. I have heard of them being repaired. I know that there are several good leather suit repair places (Barnicle Bill's //www.racingleather.com) but not sure about textile repair. Mesh would even be more difficult to repair.

What ever you decide on, make sure it has hard armor in it. I have talked to a couple people that has recently gone down, both had hard armor which prevented serious injuries. I saw where the plastic had ground down while in the mesh gear.

[stephan]

JR Phoenix Jacket - Worn it for 5 months and about 2000 miles.  So far so good!  Zippers are good, jacket is holding up well.  The arm cuffs look a bit fuzzy from my gloves.  It's not frayed, just looks fuzzy.  What happens is the glove and jacket cuff velcro gets caught on the mesh and makes it that way.  I imagine eventually it will start fraying but for now it's just fine.  

Jacket works great, I've worn it up to about 90 degrees and it is nice and cool . . . . well until you stop anyway!  I haven't tested the protection level yet and hopefully I never do!