T-Pro Body Armor

I bought one of your jackets in September of 2001 -- a Cool K with elbow and shoulder armor. I was wearing it today while riding my Honda 700. I got knocked down by a van that made an illegal turn in front of me.

Fortunately, speeds were low and I suffered only bruises on my legs and right wrist. It wasn't until someone pointed out that the jacket sleeve on the underside of my left forearm was all torn up that I realized that I'd hit hard on that arm going down. I never felt it. The Kevlar kept the armor in place, and the armor absorbed the energy of the blow. I never ride without your jacket in summer or a heavy leather armored jacket in winter. I'm sure glad now.

Here are some questions: I want to order another Cool K. Jacket. I assume
the armor I have will still fit the new jacket. (Absolutely!) I also would like to get the new jacket with the back pad, but the web site says that's out of stock. (In stock at CBXman.com ! ) Can I order it and you'll ship it when it is back in stock? Finally, I had the black/gray model. I don't see that listed, although it is shown in the pictures. Is it available? (Yes and in stock at CBXman.com)

Thanks so much,

John King

You’ll have to forgive us at CBXman.com for inserting those extra words in the last paragraph of Johns’ letter but we want you to know that we’re thrilled to be a Brosh dealer and wear the products all the time ourselves.

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Brosh Overshoes and Insulated Gloves

Cold weather riding can be a real hoot as long as there aren’t too many frozen particles between the road and the rubber. If you live in the Northeast as I do, you could easily get shortchanged when it comes to putting in a full riding season. I have found that there are three essential things that will help extend our days on the road. They are #1 your ability to expertly judge pavement conditions and adapt to them. #2 keeping your hands warm and dry, and #3 keeping your feet warm and dry. The absolute most important thing is to develop those skills that allow you to predict the changes in road surface traction. This ability is a bit like golf, it takes a lot of practice to be good.

Items #2 and #3 are much easier to make adjustments to. Keeping your hands and feet both warm and dry is not only a comfort issue; it is a safety issue as well. Our reaction time slows greatly when our feet are frozen and our hands are stiff and unable to operate the controls quickly.

I would like to give my opinion on two products that were lent to me for a trial period late last winter. They are insulated gloves and overshoes that are manufactured by the Brosh Co in Israel. My most comfortable all season riding boots are about 6 years old and no longer waterproof. I had been looking for some kind of a rubber boot that I could use on my old boots and a newer lightweight summer boot that I also use. The summer boots are very light but certainly not waterproof either.

My friend and owner of CBXman.com, Dennis McCartney, had just begun to import these products and was curious about the quality and usefulness of each. I had planned to leave for Bike Week in one week so we decided that the winter Florida rain and the arctic air mass hovering over PA would be a pretty good test.

The Brosh Overshoes came packaged in a nice flexible nylon carrying case, the perfect size to slip into a tank bag. The Sportex Over-boots are very easy to get on and off with both inseam zippers and Velcro flaps. The top of the boot has a wraparound Velcro strap used as a weather seal. The soles are rubber, both molded and sewn to the upper. A water proof type nylon is used for the upper; it is held tight by an additional rubber strap. A high visibility patch facing to the rear has been sewn into the top of the upper. These Sportex Over-boots added an extra measure of wind proofing that became was most noticeable as I left for Florida one 35 degree morning in a slow drizzle. Later that evening at the 700 mile point in South Carolina I decided to called it a day. My feet were both warm and dry, and so were my hands! I had chosen my summer boots for the ride, yet my feet were comfortable for that 12 hour period.

The Brosh waterproof gloves are insulated with the Thinsulate material. The gloves are lined with soft velour fabric and they close at the wrist with a Velcro strap that is easy to adjust with gloves on. The palm area features an anti-slip type of material that allows a good grip, even in the wet. I had the opportunity to ride for over two hours in a moderate to heavy rain while in Florida. I have decided that these gloves are quite comfortable and they will fill my glove niche between single layer leather fall gloves and heated gloves necessary for those days below 25 degrees.

The gloves come in sizes small to extra large and the Sportex Over boots come in sizes to fit over all boots and shoes. The prices are $21.95 for the overshoes and $29.95 for the gloves. Both seem to be a good value and will make a huge difference in staying dry as well as warmer. Two thumbs up, one pair of each please……………………….

Dave Moss

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