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Pelapik Kasut dengan Penyerap Getaran D3O Diperkenalkan, Tapi Apakah D3O?

Pakar penyerapan hentakan yang berpengkalan di United Kingdom, D3O, telah menghasilkan pelapik kasut dengan penyerap getaran D3O.

Satu perkara yang tidak dapat ditangani apabila menunggang motosikal adalah getaran daripada jalan dan motosikal itu sendiri. Getaran jalan adalah sesuatu yang boleh kita tangani dengan mengubah suspensi atau menukar tayar, tetapi getaran berfrekuensi tinggi dari sesetengah motosikal boleh menyebabkan kaki berasa kebas terutamanya apabila menunggang jarak jauh.

Tetapi siapakah dan apakah D3O…?

Mengetepikan D3O seketika, mari kita lihat ‘padding‘ kelengkapan bermotosikal yang lain: Jika anda inginkan keselesaan khususnya untuk tunggangan harian, ‘padding‘ itu seharusnya lembut. Namun, ia mungkin tidak dapat menyerap daya impak tinggi. Tetapi anda boleh memakai jaket atau seluar itu sebagai pakaian kasual.

Sebaliknya, jika anda inginkan tahap perlindungan yang lebih tinggi, keselesaan terpaksa dikorbankan kerana ‘padding‘ biasanya lebih keras dan lebih besar. Anda akan kelihatan seperti ‘cyborg‘ jika anda ingin memakai jaket itu. Tambah lagi ‘padding‘ yang keras boleh menjadi tidak selesa dan mengehadkan pergerakan.

Di sinilah keutamaan D3O. ‘Padding‘ D3O diperbuat daripada bahan yang menghasilkan sifat bukan Newtonian. Pepejal bukan Newtonian tidak wujud tetapi terdapat cecair bukan Newtonian yang wujud. Satu contoh yang baik ialah sos tomato yang lebih mudah mengalir setelah digoncang.

Jadi, ‘padding‘ D3O boleh ditempa dan lembut bila disentuh, dan ini membolehkan pergerakan yang bebas dan keselesaan yang tinggi. Tetapi apabila terdapat hentakan yang kuat, molekul-molekul di dalam ‘padding‘ D3O akan ‘bersatu’ serta-merta dan ‘padding‘ menjadi kaku untuk menyerap daya impak yang tersebut.

Oleh itu, ‘padding‘ D3O melihat pelbagai kegunaan termasuk dalam topi keledar tentera, topi keledar basikal, peralatan menunggang yang disebutkan di atas, dan kasut seperti beberapa model dalam barisan Stylmartin.

Berbalik kepada pelapik kasut dengan penyerap getaran D3O…

Pelapik kasut dengan penyerap getaran D3O D3O telah dibangunkan daripada pengethuan bersama pasukan Formula Satu. Pelapik kasut ini direka agar mengedarkan getaran secara merata pada tapak untuk keselesaan yang lebih baik.

Terdapat tiga tahap perlindungan: ‘Minimalist‘, ‘Standard‘ dan ‘Loaded.’

Ketiga-tiga versi memberikan perlindungan utama pada kawasan tapak tengah, di mana kaki bertemu dengan pemijak. Versi yang lebih premium menampilkan bahan redaman tambahan di kawasan yang lebih besar.

Produk ini amat dialu-alukan memandangkan sebahagian daripada kami sebagai penunggang yang telah mencari pelbagai cara untuk meredamkan getaran motosikal kami. D3O mengatakan ia akan tersedia pada 2025.

D3O Vibration Dampening Insoles Instroduced, but What is D3O?

The British shock absorption specialist, D3O, has come up with a solution in the form of D3O vibration dampening insoles for footwear.

One thing that never goes away when riding a motorcycle is vibration from both the road and the bike itself. Road vibrations is something we can address by tweaking the suspension or changing the tyres, but that high frequency buzz from some bikes can cause our legs and feet to go asleep especially when riding for long distances.

But who and what is D3O…?

Putting D3O aside for a moment, let us look at other motorcycle gear armour: If it is comfort you want, let us say for daily riding, the armour is soft and may not be able to absorb high impact forces. You can wear the jacket or pants as casual clothing.

On the other hand, if you want more protection, comfort is sacrificed because the armour is usually harder and larger. You will look like a cyborg if you want to wear that jacket around and the hard armour can be uncomfortable and limits mobility.

Enter D3O. D3O’s armour is made of substances that result in non-Newtonian properties. Non-Newtonian solid do not exist but there are non-Newtonian fluids. One good example is tomato ketchup which flows easier when shaken.

So, D3O’s signature armour is malleable and soft to the touch, allowing for great mobility and comfort, but the molecules will instantaneously together and stiffen to absorb large impact forces. And that is really all there is to it.

As such, D3O armour sees a wide variety of uses including in military helmets, bicycle helmets, the aforementioned riding gear, and shoes such as several models in Stylmartin’s line-up.

Back to the new D3O insoles…

The D3O vibration dampening insoles were developed from Formula One teams. These insoles are engineered distribute impacts and vibrations evenly across the soles for improved comfort.

There are three levels of protection: ‘Minimalist’, ‘Standard’, and ‘Loaded.’

Across all three, the main protection is afforded to the midsole area, where the foot meets the peg. The more premium versions feature additional damping material over larger areas.

The product is much welcomed, given that some of us riders have sought many ways to damp our bikes’ vibrations. D3O says it will be available in 2025.

D3O reveals new AMP helmet liner system

D3O has developed a new AMP helmet liner system that effectively absorbs low-level impacts.

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D3O Ghost Ultra-thin Limb Protector Launched

The new D3O Ghost ultra-thin limb protector may just revolutionise protection for motorcyclists.
It features Impact Print technology for direct imprinting into fabric.
It allows for freedom of movement and breathability.

The new D3O Ghost ultra-thin limb protector may just revolutionise protection for motorcyclists.

Here’s a little bit of background on D3O. The company’s orange-coloured protectors are already pretty thin, malleable and soft compared to virtually all protectors in the market. That seems to fly in the face of convention where harder armour may be considered as providing better protection.

However, the protectors have a special property: The molecules close the space among them quickly at the point of contact to provide protection. We’ve seen the test where a man places his finger underneath a piece of D3O armour and whacking it with a large hammer.

Being soft and malleable provides comfort to the rider, especially to those who thinks that wearing protective gear is akin to wearing a medieval armour.

Now, the D3O Ghost does it a step better as it features Impact Print technology, which allows the material to be imprinted directly into fabrics and substrates.

The company has already imprinted it into black lycra to provide unrivalled and unprecedented freedom of movement. The fabric will be used for knee, elbow, shoulder and hip protectors for cycling and motorsports.

It bodes well for those who complain about the discomforts of protective gear because the new material is highly breathable. And since it conforms to the limbs and body, style-conscious riders can’t use the excuse of riding gear spoiling the silhouette of their perfect bodies.

No word yet of when it’ll be fully integrated into motorcycle gear but we do hope it’s soon.

There are a number of brands that currently employ D3O protectors (although not the Ghost yet) including Furygan, Klim, Fox, TCX, Held, Scott, Icon, Triumph, Mechanix, among others.

You can check out D3O-equipped Furygan jackets at our store. They will be available on online marketplace soon.

Shark Helmets and Furygan melancarkan produk baru di Malaysia untuk 2017

Shark Helmets dan Furygan telah melancarkan beberapa produk baru pada Rabu lepas di ‘MiniGP Experience’. Turut menyertai pelancaran ini adalah penunggang-penunggang Moto2 mereka iaitu Johann Zarco dan Sam Lowes. Pelancaran tersebut telah berlangsung di trek Speedway PLUS, Subang.

Pelancaran ini telah diaturkan oleh pengedar rasmi Shark dan Furygan di Malaysia iaitu Winmaster. Shark telah melancarkan helmet terbaru mereka untuk 2017 iaitu Shark Spartan. Shark Spartan ini akan menggantikan model Speed R yang lama dari Shark. (more…)