I'm still seeing crushed collar bones from this design, though that's definitely better than a fucked up collar bone and fucked up ribs.
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I think they’re mostly trying to prevent the odd death / paralysis that still happens on rare occasion, rather than a collarbone which is usually a pretty easy recovery.
Even then, I think this is going to be a tough sell, even for pros. Or when they’re forced to wear them, they’ll complain about them a lot for the first couple seasons. But then it will actually save a life and it’ll shut them up. But will probably never be commonplace in amateur or recreational cycling.
Yea, it obviously will take a helmet on top of this to be anything remotely safe.
As someone who came through broken ribs thanks to a cycling crash a few years ago, anything is better than fucked up ribs. Literally anything
As for real-world consumer products, we’ve been told availability is “depending on the test results but possibly later this year”
Maybe in the meantime, we should aim to improve safety for the most vulnerable, not just pro cyclists?