Who wears mesh????

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I just had the pleasure of trying on a Mesh Alpinestar jacket and man am i disapointed. The material is so thin and porous that i think its only slightly better than just wearing a denim jacket. In all honesty who wears mesh and do you really feel safe in it?

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I wear mesh occasionally.

And I have reasonable expectations as to its protection.

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how many feet do you think it last on a slide?

[Alphamazing]

I wear mesh all the time during the summer. I crashed in 2005 wearing a mesh jacket. It held up enough to be used again for a while afterwards (albeit with a little bit of sewing) after an 80 foot slide. Mesh is surprisingly durable.

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I expect.... 40-60 feet safely... anything after that is a toss up.

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whoa...thats some engineering then.

[Wrecent_Wryder]

4c

[sharkfin25]

I just had the pleasure of trying on a Mesh Alpinestar jacket and man am i disapointed. The material is so thin and porous that i think its only slightly better than just wearing a denim jacket. In all honesty who wears mesh and do you really feel safe in it?

I wear mesh and I feel safe in it. I would defintely prefer to wear leather, and I probably will when it gets cold, but it's too hot in the summer and I'm not riding without SOME kind of protection. 

[jordanearl]

i wear mesh, an proud of it lol.  when its really hot theres no other jacket that im gonna force myself to wear other than mesh.  when it gets a lil cooler i always wear leather. 

[blue05twin]

Summer time I always wear my mesh jacket.  Did a highside last year and it held up fine, the padding  and armor i the jacket will hold up much better than denim.  When the weather gets cooler then it's time for leather or textile.

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I have a black mesh thong...oops, wrong forum.

[Budrick320]

I have a mesh jacket that I purchased when I bought the bike. I like it. It is a FirstGear all black one. Though I haven't worn in in many months. I am one of those T-Shirt guys.

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I have a black mesh thong...oops, wrong forum.

does that provide good airflow???

[annguyen1981]

I wear my mesh jacket when it's gonna be 80+.

It gets way too hot with only a t-shirt

My leather jacket comes out when it's gonna be under 70

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wow..that makes me one of the only leather always guys?

Even textile i don't trust.....

but then again i live in san diego...it rarely goes above 85 here..

[Alphamazing]

wow..that makes me one of the only leather always guys?

Even textile i don't trust.....

but then again i live in san diego...it rarely goes above 85 here..

My Mesh goes on as soon as it hits 75 or 80. Maybe we have more humidity, but I enjoy being cool. Like I said though, everyone that mesh surprises them with how durable it is after they crash. This is, of course, provided that the jacket has good armor and a high denier of matieral, and is of a reputable (and non-Joe Rocket) name.

[Wrecent_Wryder]

df3

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Thats a really good point..

Here in sd its long highway commutes at relatively high speeds(70-90) so the chance of a long slide happening are pretty high. The mesh jackets seem to come with really heavy duty (LARGE) armor so it definately would help in terms of impact protection.


Easy riding

[Dwn4whadever]

and is of a reputable (and non-Joe Rocket) name.

WTF is wrong with Joe Rocket!

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I have a black mesh thong...oops, wrong forum.

does that provide good airflow?

In the right places, even under leather.