Body Armour

[Ariel Badger]

What is good, what is bad? Fox Motocross stuff or HG? What is the level of protection.? What is lighter?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

I've heard great things about Knox armour. Unsure if they do MX stuff though.
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[Kaben]

Knox do some decent Armour sets to be worn under other things ( i.e a shirt for off roading)

Look for the Cross Guard and Warrior shirts online.

They offer a little more shock absorption than the plastic armour you seen made by fox etc - they are mainly to prevent injury from roosting.
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[Ariel Badger]

Forgive me for being a plank but what is "roosting"? Does it involve a male chicken with a lob on?
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[Kaben]

Roosting is basically where another competitor hits you. Usually with the bars and usually on purpose.

Obviously the armour helps againts tree roots and hard/sharp objects too.
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[Ariel Badger]

Jolly unsporting IMHO! I will need to wear my titanium studed gloves to disuade the blighters from roosting on me.

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[stinkwheel]

A briarwood pipe, a flat-cap held on with a piece of twine under the chin and a pair of stout brogues was considered more than adequate when the bike was built my good man.
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[G]

Erm, as far as I'm aware, roost is what you get when you spin up the rear on soft ground - the spray of soil looks similar to a 'roosters' crest.

This spray of dirt can be at high speed and can contain stones, so not great if you're just behind a competitor and you get a chest full with no protection.
A colleague at work got hit in the face by a rock thrown out by a crosser while spectating - needed quite a bit of reconstructive surgery, I believe.

I've got upper body armour held together with a nylon mesh. It's great for off roading, but would have to be worn with leathers etc on road and even then, I doubt it would be great, as it's design to take a single impact, rather than sliding/rolling you may get on road.
I'm pretty sure that while mine broke my upper arm, at the same time it prevented my shoulder getting totally mashed.

[iloveriding]

I use wolfsport, Its a bit ridged but when hammering a quad of road you need some stability as well as the FEEL of being as safe and protected as possible.
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[Ariel Badger]

Thanks for all the advice boys. I have given you all a teaspoon of Karma to help the sun start to shine.

The guys that rode in the thirties to the sixties in Scrambles with no gear were amazingly tough. I want some armour.
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