Had a minor spill last week and ended up with the heel of my hand bruised up. Not so bad. But, I was thinking that, while this material might not match the performance of current hardshell helmets, it might make some sweet apparel. It could be inserted into the heels of gloves, over the hip and tail bones on shorts/tights, and over spine and kidneys on jerseys. Probably wouldn't be as noticeable as the hard mtn. bike armor around now (although, I've never used that stuff so I couldn't say).