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Does your old motorcycle armor have what it takes? D3O. Have you heard about this remarkable
substance?
KB: Kyle Bradshaw from Cruiser Customizing here with Greg Beck, our Tucker Rocky and
first year rep. The TPG line has been out for 2 years now and is one of the premiere
motorcycle apparel lines that you can possibly put on your body. And this year, they've taken
the line on a completely new level.They've got all the features and benefits that you're
gonna want in motorcycle riding apparel. Now, last year, CE armor ,has it's basically rubber
or foam that met certain standards.
Now, we've got what's called D3o. This D3o doesn't look that much different than a standard
piece of CE armor, other than the fact that it's thinner.
GB:And comfotable.
KB: And a little bit more flexible. The thinness and flexibility of this D3o material makes
it extremely comfortable. It makes it flexible you almost don't know it's there. But, how
protective is this material?
GB: I brought a sample today and a test kit to show you exactly why D3o is such an important
feature in the new TPG jackets. Alright, here's the test kit. We got a hammer, we got some
samples, we have the D3O in the raw form.
KB: OK. you brought solid...(inaudible)
GB: Actually, when the molecules are relaxed, so it's easy to penetrate. But, if you impact
it, the molecules might not become a different item. For example, you like this one, Kyle.
I know we do this one.
*hammers*
Pretty impressive. That didn't hurt at all.
KB: That's pretty cool. I mean this hammer's not that impressive to me.
GB: That's the one that came with the kit.
KB: At the back over here, we got a 5 lb. sledge, and I think would be a really interesting
way to test the product.
GB: Go for it Kyle.
KB: So, this hammer had a dead drop. How did you make quite an impact. So, you're saying
that if I wrap this around my finger, that the dead drop of the hammer is not gonna affect
me.
GB: You'll know it later down your finger but it won't hurt.
KB: Hmm, OK. Let's give this a shot. So here we have a D3O that I'm mounting up over my
finger so as to protect it from this 5 lb. sledge that Greg's gonna drop on my hand.
We're gonna wrap D3O around my finger.
GB: Are we still gonna be friends?
KB: Probably.
GB: Dead drop. 5 lb. hammer.
KB: Dude, How lame was that hit, Greg? Come on. Hit it like a man.
KB: Let me dead drop the hammer on my finger.
GB: Yeah.
KB: Ready?
***DROPS***
KB: Ha-ha! It's awesome. Dude, that's a lot of pressure.
GB: D30 in action
KB: At the end of this video clip, we're gonna show the 5-lb. demonstration, close up.
GB: Tucker Rocky has brought this to you for the first time in TPG, from First gear.
KB: TPG has been the leader in technical performance gear for the motorcycling market. This year,
new and improved, including D3o armor. D30 armor can be identified on the jacket but
the pretty little arms tag on the sleeves or the D3o logos throughout.
GB: This is the first gear in motorcycling to have D3o.
KB: Here while we are playing with D30, looking at these awesome properties of protective
material has. And it has all the brand new TPG.
GB: In the sleeves, in the shoulders, almost invisible. It's hardly detectible. But when
you need it, it's always there to protect you.
KB: So this is the Rainier. It's fully waterproofed. It's got waterproof zippers. It's got waterproof,
windproof liner. It's full length. SO this is like the mecca of motorcycle jackets.
GB: The best. It even has interior vents so that when you open the outside vent, you can
open the inside vent, and you have a much more controllable atmosphere in your jacket.
KB: This is the new Rainier jacket.Full-length. Full-featured. You've also got a couple of
other jackets here that have a couple different features. What features are different from
each other.
GB: The Teton is a shorter version of the Rainier, really.
KB: And how about this one here?
GB: Ah, the Monarch. That's for the lady in the house.
KB: A new TPG gear from Firstgear, D30 Armor. Women's, Men's, full length, short length,
you've got the gamut for the motorcycle rider here with TPG.
GB: The perfect ride with the perfect gear.
Check out this close up demonstration of D30 armor against a 5 lb. sledge.
KB: Can't feel it up my finger and there's no damage. D30 is pretty awesone.
GB: It is pretty awesome.
Thank you for watching this week's Cruiser Customizing tip of the week. Until next week,
take care and ride safe.