Crashed my bike in rural Utah Crashed my bike in rural Utah, but was wearing my helite and helmet. Only injury was my helmet hitting my jaw from the ground and cutting my lip. Helite deployed and worked perfect. Truly an exceptional piece of gear.

Only reason not to buy is you don't care about your spine / neck... I have both the adventure jacket for colder weather and the vest that I partner with my summer jacket. I NEVER RIDE WITHOUT it. My friend went down on his bike after I badgered him to get a Helite. He had soft tissue damage yet way less than if he had a regular riding jacket. These work. Period. There is no reason except cheapness for not protecting your most valuable asset, your spine and neck. You can live without a limb but its gonna be a life of suckage to live paralyzed. The quality of the jacket is great. I did have to resew the inside of a pocket (I think my pen ripped it, but otherwise its been very durable, warm and water proof. The vest is awesome in the summer with lighter weight jackets.

Just the nature of an airbag gets a… Just the nature of an airbag gets a little hot in the summertime with minimum airflow to your body. Has gone off three times with me although wasn’t going slow and just tipped over and got very tight and secure the neck as well. But deflated in a reasonable time.

best personal safety gear after the helmet the Helite Air Vest or Jacket maybe the best personal safety gear you can buy. I own two one for me and one for the occasional passenger I might have.

I crashed recently and broke 9 ribs. I crashed recently and broke 9 ribs, but didn't have a Helite on. I'm sure if I had a Helite on I wouldn't have broken any or fewer ribs. So now I don't ride without it. I don't even notice it when i'm riding. It's become part of the ritual of gearing up.