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Old 07-16-2009, 12:27 AM   #17
Amber Lamps
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Originally Posted by derf View Post
My teknic with the crappy strech material held up nicely in a 45 mph lowside, just some scuffing on the leg, ass and elbow. Nothing blew up or tore apart on me, however the A* glove I was wearing just dissapeared, all that was left was the back of my hand and the gauntlet around my wrist. My palm just dissintegrated taking my fingers with them.
Everyone has good and bad stories about every gear company. I had a Dainese jacket fall apart while the other guy's Technic jacket was in great shape. Before A* went with floating knuckle armor (like Icon, btw), I had a pair of GP Plus gloves break all four of my fingers in a crash.
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