I bought a new protector

[kawashima]

I had a protector (a) but it was a little bit troublesome wearing it, and it was tight at sleeves. And I didn't wear it so much.
Last month when I went to bike gear shop, I found a protector (b) which has no sleeves and bought it. It's very easy to wear and it wasn't tight at all. I started wearing protector under textile riding jacket again.
I recently read that protecting chest is important because some riders die because broken ribs will be stuck in your lungs. It reminded of the importance of the protector and bought it.
I chose to wear (b) no sleeve type, my jacket has no protector at all. So my elbows and shoulders are not protected. I may hurt my elbows and shoulders but I won't die.
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So what do you think of your protector and what do you have? Do you always wear it or do you only when riding hard on tracks?
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(a)
https://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/kawashima_/protector-01.jpg
(b)
https://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/kawashima_/protector-02.jpg

p.s. A little bit offtopic but recently I found that wearing protector concentrate stress caused by vibration at lower back and worsen my lumber pain. By wearing both corset and protector I could prevent it.
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[LeeR]

I wear a Knox Aegis 8 plate back protector and the optional chest protector.

I tend to wear them all the time, only on a few occasions have I not worn the chest protector.

My textile jacket and trousers came with CE armour fitted (shoulder+elbow, hip+knee).

As there are only ever 2/3 really warm days in England each year I don't find them too inconvenient, and strangely feel a little naked if I ride without them.

If I had a jacket without protection I'd considering buying the all in-one style that you display in your first set of pictures.
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[Chippa]

I have alpinestars bionic armour, it dosnt fit under my jacket so i only tend to wear it when its too hot for my leather jacket and just wear a hoody or a motocross top over it keeps me cool and makes me look well built lol

mine looks a little different to the picture... but just to give you an idea

Stay safe
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[dodger]

[Mystery]

[Chippa]

[Chippa]

[Chippa]

Theres one i found on ebay...

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kids-Youth-Alpinestars-Bionic-2-Body-Armour-Motocross-L_W0QQitemZ170276136009QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=&rvr_id=&cguid=286580b41260a0e201943dd4fec064c6#ht_1388wt_939

heres a pretty similar one made by sixsixone ...

https://www.rushcycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m48b88s65p691&rs=gb
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[maria369]

wounderful information,thanks^^


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[27cows]

How do people ride with all this stuff on?
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[LeeR]

Well it's quite easy most of the time, as the only things that need to move are hands, feet and head, it's not as if you have to perform gymnastics in it, is it?

Like all things, earplugs, helmets, gloves, boots etc... you get used to it and find that actually it doesn't efffect your riding to any great degree.
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[salty21]

i never understood the whole ear plugs thing, especiall when people wear them because the exhaust they put on is uncomfortably loud
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[.....]

Those body armour things are for offroad riding. They provide impact protection but will be fookin' useless when you're sliding down the road at 100mph. For abrasion protection you need leathers.

If you must use a back protector under your leathers. Failing that, use a cheese sandwich.

[27cows]

But I like to go off wandering on foot often. I wouldn't fancy walking in a suit of armour

Never understood why anyone would use earplugs on a road bike. You need to hear the sounds around you to stay safe.
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[Alexio]

I heard that apparently once you go over 60MPH there's enough wind noise inside the average helmet to start permanently damaging your hearing. I think it's rubbish. If I were doing very long motorway journeys in the future though I think I'd be thankful for some ear plugs.
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[27cows]

25 years of raucous 2 stroke wailing hasn't sent me mutton yet
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[Dibble]

The armour vests are good in winter too as you can wear lots of layers over them (decathlon fleeces in xxxfat-b***ard- ?6-7 each).

The armour stays nicely fixed in place where you want it not squirming around.

Most of my riding is Green laning or Urban where impact protection is more important than abrasion.

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[Pernig]

[salty21]

does that mean the same people wear earplugs on a night out?
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[Charlie]

I had been on the motorway for around 2 hours, and after stopping for a hot chocolate to warm up, I realised I had problems hearing what people where saying to me. I have never got back from a night out clubbing and struggled to listen to people talking to me. I now wear ear plugs when I do extended motorway riding.
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[salty21]

[Dr. DaveJPS]

[Charlie]

[salty21]

i've done a fair few motorways runs of 3 hours+ and never had a problem, maybe because i have a fairing.... who knows. But then you still see people riding faired bikes with earplugs
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04 NSR 125(sold) ---- 03 CBR 600rr(sold) ----90 pan euro ST1100 '' ----02 CG 125
94 CB400 Super Four ---- 2000 VTR SP1 (sold) ---- 08 ninja p8f(sold, meh) ----05 CBR600rr