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While at the recent 49er rally I got to talking with the Helite rep. As a new owner of their airvest I wanted to know if it was ok to remove the back pad in my jacket to reduce weight and increase ventilation. He said yes, go ahead and remove it. That a back pad does not really add any more protection to the air vest. I also asked about removing the shoulder pads as I know some vest owners had done that as well. He does not advise doing that. Best to leave them in.
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Wondered the same thing, thanks for asking him. I’m more of a belt and suspenders guy I guess, think I’ll keep running both. Suppose you went down, didn’t separate from the bike, therefore don’t activate the airvest? Back pad would be good to have in, right? I know, I know, seems very unlikely those stars would align and theres a comfort/benefit equation that could be factored in 🙂
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After my conversation with the rep he came over to where I was standing by my bike and gave me a replacement co2 cartridge. It was totally out of the blue. I know they have been hard to get due to shortages. Nice to have a little extra security should I set off the jacket by accident and then be stuck on the road without protection. Never hurts to talk to the vendors!
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