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Originally Posted by reuben
With all due respect, I don't think that anyone here rides a bicycle while wearing a suit of armor, so I'm not at all sure how that makes it a "closer analogy".
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You kind of do. You ride with a structure made of rigid metal (or carbon fiber - which is also sometimes used for armor) between you and the road. Which, as far as load transfer and shock absorption, is very much like a layer or armor.