Does the held vest need to be clipped to a jacket/suit or can it be worn standalone under a regular motorcycle jacket (like the Alpine Stars Vest)?
Could you tell us any more about what you heard regarding neck protection coming for the Tech-Air? Neck protection would put the Tech-Air way ahead for protection. I love its shoulder protection; I think it matters a lot. I've read that impacts to the shoulder are a cause of some spinal injuries (because a big hit on the shoulder causes the spine to twist and fracture).
Whatever happened to just buying something ifs!! Why would I want a subscription after paying hundreds just to keep the thing usable?! Its not a phone!! Bad move imho. I've looked at them, alas not big enough, but this would put me 100% off.
I was of the same opinion mate, but it offers an unlimited warranty and replacement brains after a certain time.
You can also take the box out of the vest and use in another compatible suit/jacket so you only need a single subscription
I like the idea but £90 for a refill seems a lot especially if you set it of by accident Any idea how long the battery lasts it looks like a pain to take out Seems to take a bit long to deflate too
So it's £310 (ish) then £12 a month/buy for £400? So you need to buy the vest then buy/rent the brain?
That was my take on it. I found both web sites lacked an easy to read/understand break down of what owning the product actually costs. I’m going to treat myself to a Helite Turtle for the road. I don’t need to change any of my existing kit, it’s a one off cost, easily self reset if it goes off, repairable if not too badly damaged, replacement gas cylinders are, IIRC or were, £12 each, no electronics or batteries to worry about and I get a discount. Nice and simple for me to understand. Andy
This makes it a bit easier to read: https://www.ghostbikes.com/17047-he...HHbIygRrODNjCAqzAQibCbFkKxm4BuWxoCesYQAvD_BwE
So why couldn’t the Held and IneMotion web sites say that ? So up front costs of just over £700, an addition £25/year for track membership and £80/90 for a replacement gas canister. I’m buying a Helite. Andy
That’s the new generation e air bag from Helite which has only just been released into the market. I guess Hideout will offer the same e air bag for their made to measured suits and jackets. Helite themselves offer a front fork mounted bluetooth sensor to increase the reaction time of deploying the bag and better discrimination for slow speed offs. Andy
Hideout already offers the In&Motion electronic airbag for their suits, as well as Helite. (I asked them recently.) So, I think you’d have the choice!
It can be worn Stand-Alone, I've used my Held eVest with a variety of different manufacturers jacket. The key is make sure your jacket has room or stretch panels should inflation occur. I also have a Held Textile jacket and the advantage of the clip-in system is that when putting-on/taking-off the jacket/eVest are as one item.