so in reality your jacket may help you some but when u hit that pavement that mesh is going to shred just as fast as a squids tshirt. yeah you may have a little bit of hit protection but what happens more? broken bones or road rash? i would think rash but then again i am no pro and am not trying to defend anyone but am more curious. and what brand helmet do you use? bc if its a cheap one its probably going to smash when you hit the ground and not even do much for you anyways. and your telling me when you ride your bike to work, if you do ride it to work that you wear boots and your mesh pants? and you wear those all day at work or what?