Just a couple thoughts, assuming if you change your mind after reading this, and that you can return it and get your money back...
- First, you have to recharge it often. The battery only lasts 26 hrs. I've been on road trips, where the number of power outlets in the motel room were not many and were inconvenient.
- If you activate it, you can't make it operational. It has to be sent in and there's a cost to it.
- There's no neck protection.
- It doesn't appear like there's any tailbone protection either.
- You have to be moving at 6 mph to make it activate.
The idea of a vest is far better in my opinion, than having the airbag incorporated into a jacket. You can take this Dainese vest with you when you ride with a summer jacket or winter jacket. That's good.
I've had my Hit-Air (similar to the Helite brand) vest deploy three times. All were at less than 6 mph. The first fall saved me from some broken ribs at the least. I was stopped at a busy intersection and tried to turn right before the traffic coming from my left had a chance to get there. As I started to go, a teenager walked out in front of me. He was in the right, I was wrong. I hit the front brake since my right foot wasn't on the foot peg yet...and I went down hard. As I lay there on the ground, I realized I had the edge of a curb in my side...and nothing hurt. Oh...the airbag deployed. I think the way I hit, I would've broken a couple ribs. Even though I was hardly moving, the force of that 570 lb bike, slammed me to the ground hard. The only thing damaged was my ego...and I had to replace the CO2 cannister.
Replacing the CO2 cannister is easy. It takes about 5 minutes once you find the allen wrench and get a CO2 cannister. (I now have one as a spare at home.) All you do is replace the cannister and tuck the airbag portions back where they belong and you're on your way. You don't have to send it in through an authorized dealer to the company to have the sensors checked. That could take a couple weeks. In the meantime, you're riding without the protection you wanted.
When the Hit-Air airbag inflates, you get the protection on the front and back of the ribs as you'd expect. You also though have a section that deploys to protect your neck and collar bone. Another section, deploys and protects your tail bone. Maybe the Dainese system does that, but it didn't seem like it did.
The price is good for what they are offering. I'm just leery of the technology and the inconvenience of dealing with it.
Chris