Hi everyone,

I used to ride as a young adult and haven't been on a bike for 27 years. I'm taking a back to biking course next week because I want to return to riding (for various reasons). I used to wear leathers, but I've been vegan for nearly 6 years so that's no longer an option.

I've been researching and found some great trouser options with AAA rating (Oxford brand - the info on the Armourlite tech looks great, although the idea of wearing something that looks like jeans is really odd!). I've also found one vegan leather company (Andromeda) offering some great options but nothing in stock that would fit me.

There seem to be loads of textile jackets with a AA rating, but the only ones I've found with AAA are shirts rather than actual jackets. I know there are loads of vegan leathers out there these days for other products (boots, bags, etc) so I was hoping someone can point me in the direction of any other brands that are making AAA rated vegan leather gear.

I know it's a long shot, but I don't want to compromise either my safety or my ethics.

Thanks in advance.

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“Helmets are useless once dropped”, the director of marketing at Arai says otherwise at 7:15: https://youtu.be/Ovd3KGu6BgU

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