appreciate the video buddy

Nice video. Concise and helpful. I'm 195 5'9. I noticed you were having to scootch up the elbow pads at the start of the video. Do you think a medium might be better to keep the pads where they should be?

@@SudburyDualSport yes I believe so

Not sure as it's not summer here yet haha. I'll let you know once I'm out on a hot day but it seems well ventilated. Pads are a soft rubbery stuff. Never tried on leatt stuff. Sorry I can't be more help.

@joshdoddadbod ok keep us posted, yours is pretty much the only review of this jacket on the internet! 😃 another question i forgot, did you compare this to the previous version of bionic tech, the v3? From what i was able to find, the v3 has a much shorter back pad, not covering the tailbone area compared to the v2?

Hi there, I'd probably go for the larger size. I'm about a 40-42 inch chest.

Thank you!

No. The back protector connects to the chest protector. You need to wear the chest and back together.

@EliasLeo6 I have the same Tech V3 protector vest. You can take off easily the back and chest protectors, they are attached together. You can wear it like an elbow and shoulder protector or you can wear it with any other back or back and chest protectors.

So it’s a 2 piece design like the leatt 6.5 where u can wear the chest protector over ur jersey sperate then the elbow and shoulder jacket?

I share your concern about sliding. I think your best option is to ride with something slide resistant over this one, without the padding in it. This is just padding and i think would mainly provide protection in the initial contact with the ground in a sliding scenario if there is no leather/motorcycle grade textile holding things together. Cheers

@@hkk210 that's what I ended up doing. I bought some fox titan elbow guards and cut the fabric away and just took the plastic shell and VHB taped it to the elbow section of the jacket. I then bought compression sleeves and pulled it over to really hold it all in place.

I think it's a personal choice. I like the idea of having tougher and more reliable armor than road rash resistance. Obviously wish I could have both but I don't trust the armor in road jackets and they don't have chest protection. It's protecting most o the vital areas so imma run with this on the street

@@calebdean6997 My understanding is that no matter how much protection you wear street riding, you are very vulnerable if you hit stationary objects like poles or other cars etc. Cant really protect against hitting those at speed. However protecting yourself against the flat ground is possible by wearing a helmet and full riding gear. Make no mistake, the padding is not for hitting a tree at 60mph.

​@hkk210 right, I agree nothings gonna save you if you hit it hard enough. I have heard some crazy stories involving chest injuries from lower speeds. And I think I like the idea of having a chest plate. And comparing it to a riding jacket that has the bare minimum elbow, shoulder, and back pads. That definitely aren't as strong as this piece

I think if you are road focused a dedicated road jacket with built in armor is likely a better option.

@@joshdoddadbod Thanks. I think I really need to try to see. All the road focused jackets don't quite have the ability to keep right at the waist.

I never had the v2 but I will say I'm happy with this one.

Yup. I'm using a jersey about a size up. So I'm a M usually but using a L.

I don't think so

Theoretically but in A high speed slide I don't know if it will hold up for long.

@@exit9874 would be nice if they combined them. I also think about sliding on impact with hard armor vs the soft rubber grabbing the ground and torquing your arm in a funny way.