CABLE OPERATED

Mechanical systems are much cheaper than bike: cord electronic. there’s connection no They battery from require you to charge, to a pull the but you have to remember to connect the pull cord, and they are slower to deploy – around 100ms instead of 40ms. When you’re thrown from the bike, the cable is pulled free of the vest, and compressed air floods the airbag. This means the airbag will still activate in slow-speed lowsides where there’s no benefit to inflation. Most are worn over existing bike gear and don’t integrate with jackets.