The reason Icon gets a bad rap is because it seems like most of their stuff prioritizes form over function. My friend's shop had a leather Icon jacket in the showroom with textile elbows. Their jackets also fit on the baggy side, which is less than optimal in a getoff. I'm not sure if it's still the case, but for a while their jackets had a warning patch on the inside which indicated that it had not gone through the necessary testing certifications to be classified as safety gear.
I'm not saying that this stuff will disintegrate the moment it comes in contact with the asphalt; in fact, I've heard lots of positive reviews about how well their gear has held up in a crash. It's just stuff like this that makes you think twice about the quality. After all, skin grafts and hospital bills are not exactly cheap.
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