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THE SAFETY OF RIDING GEAR WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN PICKING PROTECTIVE APPAREL LAURA SMITH - CO-FOUNDER, WORSE FOR WEAR WORSE FOR WEAR - MOTORCYCLE APPAREL FOR WOMEN @WORSEWEAR WHO AM I? Riding since 1997 Sewing since 1987


  1. THE SAFETY OF RIDING GEAR WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN PICKING PROTECTIVE APPAREL LAURA SMITH - CO-FOUNDER, WORSE FOR WEAR

  2. WORSE FOR WEAR - MOTORCYCLE APPAREL FOR WOMEN @WORSEWEAR WHO AM I? ▸ Riding since 1997 ▸ Sewing since 1987 ▸ Background in UX design ▸ Co-Founder of Worse for Wear ▸ Famous last words: “How difficult could it be?”

  3. WORSE FOR WEAR - MOTORCYCLE APPAREL FOR WOMEN @WORSEWEAR “IS IT TOO EARLY IN THE MORNING TO TWEET ABOUT THIS?” #WORSEFORWEARUSA Me, before coffee.

  4. WORSE FOR WEAR - MOTORCYCLE APPAREL FOR WOMEN @WORSEWEAR WHAT WE’LL DISCUSS ▸ Impact Protection ▸ Material Types ▸ Material Durability ▸ Seam Types

  5. WORSE FOR WEAR - MOTORCYCLE APPAREL FOR WOMEN @WORSEWEAR IMPACT PROTECTION ▸ Does it have it or not? ▸ Quantity of protectors and location ▸ Quality - CE Approved?

  6. IMPACT PROTECTION: PANTS

  7. IMPACT PROTECTION: JACKETS

  8. IMPACT PROTECTION: GLOVES

  9. WORSE FOR WEAR - MOTORCYCLE APPAREL FOR WOMEN MATERIAL TYPE ▸ High Tenacity Nylon (Cordura) ▸ Para-Aramid (Kevlar, Twaron) ▸ UHMWPE (Armalith, Dyneema) ▸ Leather ▸ For fashion or for riding? ▸ From which animal?

  10. MATERIAL TYPE: PANTS

  11. MATERIAL TYPE: JACKETS

  12. MATERIAL TYPE: GLOVES MATERIAL TYPE: GLOVES

  13. WORSE FOR WEAR - MOTORCYCLE APPAREL FOR WOMEN MATERIAL DURABILITY ▸ Abrasion resistance ▸ Cut resistance ▸ Burst strength

  14. WORSE FOR WEAR - MOTORCYCLE APPAREL FOR WOMEN @WORSEWEAR “WE’RE ABOUT TO GET A LITTLE NERDY.” Me, right now.

  15. RISK ZONES FOR IMPACT ABRASION

  16. TESTING FOR IMPACT ABRASION RESISTANCE: BEFORE

  17. TESTING FOR IMPACT ABRASION RESISTANCE: AFTER

  18. HOW DO YOU CUT A CUT-RESISTANT FABRIC?

  19. DIAPHRAGM TESTING OF FABRIC BURST STRENGTH

  20. WORSE FOR WEAR - MOTORCYCLE APPAREL FOR WOMEN SEAM TYPES ▸ Exposed or hidden ▸ Type of thread used and the thickness of it ▸ Number of lines of stitching in a seam

  21. SEAM TYPES: PANTS

  22. SEAM TYPES: JACKETS

  23. SEAM TYPES: GLOVES

  24. WORSE FOR WEAR - MOTORCYCLE APPAREL FOR WOMEN @WORSEWEAR THE (INEVITABLE) CONCLUSION ▸ Impact Protection ▸ Material Types ▸ Material Durability ▸ Seam Types ▸ Quality garments protect you from the road longer in an ‘unplanned get-off’

  25. LAURA SMITH - CO-FOUNDER, WORSE FOR WEAR LAURA@WORSEWEAR.COM WORSEWEAR.COM @WORSEWEAR

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