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Bowtex Essential Ultralight, protector pants unisex
Article No.: 11092628
The boundaries of lightness in motorcycle protective equipment get pushed!
The Essential Ultralight is a stretchy unisex Dyneema®/Elastane monolayer construction, providing a skin hugging feeling of protection and comfort. Slide them under your favorite pair of jeans or pants and transform them into AA rated garments.
Dyneema® fibers and their thermo-conductive properties allow you to stay cool and comfortable on the longest of rides and in all weather conditions.
Features
- Certification level AA rating according to EN17092-3:2020
- Fresh Dyneema® / Elastane fabric provides great elasticity and breathability
- The X-Panel 3D construction frees your movements for maximum flexibility
- Reinforced flat lock seams all around
- Adjustable drawstring waist for a perfect fit
- SAS-TEC Tripleflex level 1 knee (SC-1/KA) and hip (SC-1/KA) protectors included
- Ultra lightweight, ultra stretchy and easily packable
- 100% Made in Europe
Why do we have a certification regulation?
Mainly, it's here to help you chose between different type of protective rider equipment. Its main purpose is for riders to be able to get the right gear for their specific use case. Whether you are riding around town, on back roads or on the freeway.
Thanks to EN17092, riders can have a better overall view of the real performance levels of the gear they are wearing. Each garment need to have a certification marking, i.e. a label that tells whether it's been certified for level C, B, A, AA or AAA.
This regulation is now compulsory since April 21st, 2023. And it's now no longer legal to sell rider protective equipment in Europe without a certification marking.
EN17092 is here to test pants and jackets exclusively, as boots, gloves and helmets each have their own specific regulation.
You might think that leather suits are the strongest thing out there, but it turns out that technical textiles have come a long way and are now able to achieve the maximum level attainable in accordance with EN17092.
This new regulation sort of reshuffles the card of what is achievable.
Who carries which tests?
Resistance tests are all carried out by independent laboratories approved by the European Comission. Motorcycle gear manufacturers turn to them in order to obtain a certification marking on the products that they want to sell within the EU.
As far as the tests themselves, we can categorize them in the following main types:
- Impact abrasion
- Tear strength
- Burst strength
- Seam strength
- Fit and ergonomics
- Chemical innocuousness
Of course, one must obtain positive results to all tests in order to obtain a certification marking.
Gear manufacturer have to choose a certain level (C, B, A, AA, AAA) before the tests are carried out.
Level AAA
Top level. It's normally reserved for heavy riding gear. The abrasion speed is raised to 120kph. Therefore all road uses are covered, including freeway riding and higher speeds. Level AAA also offers superior impact resistance, not only on the hips and the knees, but also on the rear.
Level AA
The sweet spot. Level AA offers a decent amount of resistance against abrasion, at 70kph, and impacts. It covers normal road use, excluding high speed sections such as freeways. At Bowtex, they decided not to certify garments under level AA, as riders are often going at higher speeds compared to cars.
The different risk zones
EN17092 distinguishes three separate body zones, which are defined according to their respective risk of impact in the event of an accident.
Zone 1 is most exposed to abrasion and impact and is therefore the zone that requires the greatest resistance from a garment. On the upper body, it consists of the shoulders and elbows. And on the legs, it consists of the hips and knees.
Level AAA is an exception, as zone 1 now extends to the back of the body.
Zone 2 is at medium risk for abrasion and impact. On the upper body, this includes the outside of the arms and the back. On the legs, it includes the hips and thighs.
Zone 3 is considered the zone of least risk for abrasion and impact. On the upper body, this is the front and inside of the arms. On the lower body, this is the front and inside of the legs.
Caution! Low risk does not mean no risk. In zone 3, Bowtex has recommended the use of a strong polyamide fabric that could be certified for level A on its own.
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