I always feel a twinge of guilt when I ride my bike. I ask myself if I am just being selfish because my father and two of my three uncles have serious spinal cord injuries. Plus my folks depend on me to help them as the eldest son. The last thing my mom needs is to have to take care of both me and my father with spinal cord injuries. Add to that with my having been raised Catholic it means I can feel guilty about darn near anything. So, I saw the Helite Turtle Vest as my path to salvation. With it I think I can ride guilt free. I know that sounds stupid. But it is the truth.
Mine came from Revzilla today, and I took my first ride with it. I hardly noticed that I had it on. Twice I attempted to get off the bike without remembering to unclip first. The cord drew tight across my thigh and then I remembered that I had it on. No explosions. I don't think I'll be riding without it. I tied the lanyard to the rear tip over bars. I will have to remember not to stand on the foot pegs to stretch on long rides. That could be pretty embarrassing, and kind of dangerous, if it deployed at speed while I was standing.