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Message started by Sam7.62 on 10/19/11 at 14:37:22

Title: Gear: Zippers Vs Loops
Post by Sam7.62 on 10/19/11 at 14:37:22

I recently got a pair of riding pants and jacket. The jacket has the loops that go on a belt,no zipper on the back. The pants I go have a zipper on the back to attach to a jacket, they also have loops the I can use with the jacket.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about and would it be worth it to sew in a zipper attachment on my jacket? I broke one of loops the on the pants with a quick tug.(very thin)

On the jacket side the snaps are easily undone and a b!tch to hook onto a belt.

Would any of this even help in the event of a slid?

Look at the 5mins of your life gone :)

Title: Re: Gear: Zippers Vs Loops
Post by Serowbot on 10/19/11 at 15:21:51

If you go down,.. they'll probably rip right off anyway...
I wouldn't bother...

When I crashed my Ninja,.. the waist of my jacket ended up bunched up under my shoulder blades... no zipper or snap would have held...
I didn't get any road rash, because the bunched up jacket held my back off the pavement... but I did get a football sized bruise on my left kidney from the jacket being pushed up...

Is your jacket textile, or leather?...
Mine was heavy leather,... it held up very well...

Title: Re: Gear: Zippers Vs Loops
Post by Sam7.62 on 10/19/11 at 17:04:26

Textile/mesh. I know it's not as good as leather but I haven't found a leather jacket that breaths as well as textile/mesh.

Title: Re: Gear: Zippers Vs Loops
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/19/11 at 21:09:24

596B673D243C380A0 wrote:

Textile/mesh. I know it's not as good as leather but I haven't found a leather jacket that breaths as well as textile/mesh.

& if you do, find out what kinda critter it came off of.. I would expect it was a very sick animal, leaking blood everywhere.

Title: Re: Gear: Zippers Vs Loops
Post by babyhog on 10/20/11 at 05:31:43

Sewing zippers is the biggest PITA!

Title: Re: Gear: Zippers Vs Loops
Post by Sam7.62 on 10/20/11 at 15:01:35

524D4B4C51566757675F4D410A380 wrote:

[quote author=596B673D243C380A0 link=1319060242/0#2 date=1319069066]Textile/mesh. I know it's not as good as leather but I haven't found a leather jacket that breaths as well as textile/mesh.

& if you do, find out what kinda critter it came off of.. I would expect it was a very sick animal, leaking blood everywhere.
[/quote]

I knew someone was going to say something like that. Didn't know how else to describe it at the time. Air flow would have been better. Or not who knows.

Title: Re: Gear: Zippers Vs Loops
Post by built2last66 on 10/20/11 at 15:58:02

Pics please so I can access this situation.