Rabbit
Well-Known Member
So there is a new standard for abrasion resistance in CE riding garments: AAA, AA, A, B, C.
After much digging it appears that everyone is moving towards this standard but very little has been published on what kind of resistance we can expect from the garments themselves. There are 3 impact zones in the standard with 1 being high wear areas such as knees, gluteal regions and hips.
Im a little less sure on where zones 2 and 3 are though.
Here are the speed requirements for the primary impact zone: AAA 72 mph, AA 45 mph, A 28 mph, B same as A but no impact protection is required, C has something to do with off road.
These are the maximum requirements for speed resistance in each of the classes. Hope this helps anyone else looking at how protective their pants actually are.
This is the link to the article if you want to dig deeper. Hope this helps and safe riding all!
After much digging it appears that everyone is moving towards this standard but very little has been published on what kind of resistance we can expect from the garments themselves. There are 3 impact zones in the standard with 1 being high wear areas such as knees, gluteal regions and hips.
Im a little less sure on where zones 2 and 3 are though.
Here are the speed requirements for the primary impact zone: AAA 72 mph, AA 45 mph, A 28 mph, B same as A but no impact protection is required, C has something to do with off road.
These are the maximum requirements for speed resistance in each of the classes. Hope this helps anyone else looking at how protective their pants actually are.
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