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[Frank Conley]

Speaking of crashes, etc., I'm looking for advice/suggestions on necessary offroad gear (i.e., do most people wear shin and elbow guards in addition to chest/back protectors? Is that overkill, or just a matter of preference?). With at least six different foreign countries supplying MX gear, the selection is almost overwhelming. I'd be interested in hearing what has worked for riders in actual crashes. Brand name recommendations would be useful, too. Nothing worse than finding out *after* the crash that the brand of gear you bought is known to suck. There also seems to be an overwhelming selection of goggles. I'm sure there are differences between the models, but the uninitiated (like me) can't find them. TIA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer

[mwl_95623]

I'm also interested in this same information. However, I'm also curious what combination of protective gear works best from a "dual-purpose" perspective. It seems like MX gear doesn't do much for street abrasion or keeping you warm heading up into the mountains during the early morning hours. But if you dress for the street you're going to suffer offroad. I know everything's a compromise, but what works best? Matt

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Frank Conley wrote: > Speaking of crashes, etc., I'm looking for advice/suggestions on > necessary offroad gear (i.e., do most people wear shin and elbow guards > in addition to chest/back protectors? Is that overkill, or just a > matter of preference?). With at least six different foreign countries > supplying MX gear, the selection is almost overwhelming. I'd be > interested in hearing what has worked for riders in actual crashes. > Brand name recommendations would be useful, too. Nothing worse than > finding out *after* the crash that the brand of gear you bought is > known to suck. There also seems to be an overwhelming selection of > goggles. I'm sure there are differences between the models, but the > uninitiated (like me) can't find them. > > TIA > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Domains Claim yours for only $14.70/year > http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer

[Devon]

I wear: motorcross helmet Thor SVS-3 but anything Snell rated will do chest protector with arm and elbow guards- I think I've got FOX stuff well-vented mx pants with hip pads, Answer, but lots of people make them. Get ones with hip pads, the challenge will be finding something that doesn't look too stupid. The venting really reduces overheating (and thus fatigue) in hot weather. mx boots O'neal m900 knee/shin guards Fox gloves with armored knuckles Acerbis goggles with nose cover, or sometimes just impact-resistant plastic sunglasses. Scott, and others. Check whatever goggles you're shopping for witht he helmet you'll wear, and walk around for 1/2 or so. They need to be comfortable. *I'll use dual-lens goggles if it's humid or raining, they resist fogging better. A lot of people just use the hardware-store clear safety glasses. Great impact resistance, cheap, good if it's not too dusty, and comfortably "vented" for hot days. This is all good for a tumble through the rocks, or occasionally block-checking smaller trees to tighten up a corner (sort of like a slalom skiier nailing poles). Saturday I hit some stuff that stopped me dead in a rock garden, and landed on the handlebars. I'm putting the crossbar pad back on. Even with the chest protector to spread out the hit, it still hurt. Devon frankconley@... wrote:

>Speaking of crashes, etc., I'm looking for advice/suggestions on >necessary offroad gear > >

[Lujo Bauer]

Unlike back and chest protectors (which are also very important), you'll likely use your knee and elbow guards every time you fall, so I would definitely invest in some, especially riding in the rocky northeast. Fit is more important than the brand name. For knee/shin guards I have cheap, articulating plastic guards (I think they may be these: []http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/product_catalog/Product.jsp?skuId=3400083&store=Main&productId=p3400083&catId=103&leafCatId=10303]) that I'm very happy with. In a couple of low-speed off-road crashes the only time my knees felt any discomfort was when one of the guards was sitting too low on my leg. I think any similar guard would've done as well. -Lujo Frank Conley wrote:

> Speaking of crashes, etc., I'm looking for advice/suggestions on > necessary offroad gear (i.e., do most people wear shin and elbow guards > in addition to chest/back protectors? Is that overkill, or just a > matter of preference?). With at least six different foreign countries > supplying MX gear, the selection is almost overwhelming. I'd be > interested in hearing what has worked for riders in actual crashes. > Brand name recommendations would be useful, too. Nothing worse than > finding out *after* the crash that the brand of gear you bought is > known to suck. There also seems to be an overwhelming selection of > goggles. I'm sure there are differences between the models, but the > uninitiated (like me) can't find them. > > TIA

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[John Lyon]

Frank, I am assuming you already have a good pair of MX boots, helmet, gloves and outer apparel. If not pick these up first! I was looking for good upper body protection and CA Stu recommended the EVS BJ2. I liked the idea of integrated protection that was easy to put on and take off. I ended up purchasing a 2003 Six Six One Pressure Suit. I purchase my Pressure Suit from a firm call Supergo that sells mountain bike supplies for around $130. I think they are having a close out on the 2003 flack jacket and have reduced the price to $99. Not a bad deal IMO for back, shoulder, chest and elbow protection. An integrated kidney belt is also part of the package. A very similar product is also sold by Rockgardn (Flak Jacket) and I think Bohn. Other listers can give you more info on knee protection. I am using a very old pair of knee guards. EVS BJ2: http://www.evs-mx.com/ Rockgardn Flak Jacket: http://rockgardn.com Supergo: http://www.supergo.com John Lyon > Pain sucks and not riding due to injury sucks even more --- Frank Conley wrote:

> Speaking of crashes, etc., I'm looking for > advice/suggestions on > necessary offroad gear (i.e., do most people wear > shin and elbow guards > in addition to chest/back protectors? Is that > overkill, or just a > matter of preference?). With at least six different > foreign countries > supplying MX gear, the selection is almost > overwhelming. I'd be > interested in hearing what has worked for riders in > actual crashes. > Brand name recommendations would be useful, too. > Nothing worse than > finding out *after* the crash that the brand of gear > you bought is > known to suck. There also seems to be an > overwhelming selection of > goggles. I'm sure there are differences between the > models, but the > uninitiated (like me) can't find them. > > TIA

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[Zachariah Mully]

On Thu, 2004-05-20 at 12:12, Frank Conley wrote:

> Speaking of crashes, etc., I'm looking for advice/suggestions on > necessary offroad gear (i.e., do most people wear shin and elbow guards > in addition to chest/back protectors? Is that overkill, or just a > matter of preference?). With at least six different foreign countries > supplying MX gear, the selection is almost overwhelming. I'd be > interested in hearing what has worked for riders in actual crashes. > Brand name recommendations would be useful, too. Nothing worse than > finding out *after* the crash that the brand of gear you bought is > known to suck. There also seems to be an overwhelming selection of > goggles. I'm sure there are differences between the models, but the > uninitiated (like me) can't find them.

Most name brand gear will work fine. At minimum: *MX helmet, snell and dot cert'd are available pretty cheap... I wear a Fulmer, not that you could tell with all duct tape on it *Goggles, if you wear glasses, get the Scott OTG's and a dual lens replacement. If you wear contacts, make sure the venting doesn't blow directly over your eyes and dry them out (like the OTG's do). *MX boots, any name brand works if you're wearing them (as you found out). The Stich CTB's aren't stiff enough for serious offroad, but fine for dualsporting. I wear an old pair of Alpinestar Tech 8s. *knee pads, anything your dealer has that fits. Mine need to be replaced soon because I landed on my knee so hard that it cracked the plastic on the knee guard *elbow pads. You could use anything lying around (hockey, rollerblading), but I prefer ones that cover your forearms as well. I wear SixSixOne 2X4s. *MX pants. These are nice to have but not necessary. I rode around in jeans for the longest time without problem. MX pants are nice to have because they are cut to stick into the tops of your boots and have gripper panels on the insides of the knees for when you're standing. Not needed but a nice piece is my MSR Gold Medal jacket (the blue jacket I was wearing). It's cut to be worn over MX gear and when treated is pretty water resistant. I find that wearing a wicking base layer (coolmax), a fleece, my MX gear, and then the MSR jacket gives me the ability to control my temperature pretty well throughout the day. I don't know how many injuries my gear has prevented, especially my boots, there are many times I thought that I'd broken my foot I hit it so hard, but it's usually just bruised. http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com has good deals on last years mx gear. Z DC A5X A12X

[PJ Riss]

I wear Joe Rocket Phoenix 3.0 pants and jacket. Looks cool on the street and after multiple wipeouts in some gnarley rocky off road rides, I can honestly say it works great as I've never been hurt yet and it wears like iron. Paul Rio Linda CA A16 --- Lujo Bauer wrote:

> Unlike back and chest protectors (which are also > very important), you'll > likely use your knee and elbow guards every time you > fall, so I would > definitely invest in some, especially riding in the > rocky northeast. > Fit is more important than the brand name. For > knee/shin guards I have > cheap, articulating plastic guards (I think they may > be these: >

[]http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/product_catalog/Product.jsp?skuId=3400083&store=Main&productId=p3400083&catId=103&leafCatId=10303])

> > that I'm very happy with. In a couple of low-speed > off-road crashes the > only time my knees felt any discomfort was when one > of the guards was > sitting too low on my leg. I think any similar > guard would've done as well. > > -Lujo > > > Frank Conley wrote: > > Speaking of crashes, etc., I'm looking for > advice/suggestions on > > necessary offroad gear (i.e., do most people wear > shin and elbow guards > > in addition to chest/back protectors? Is that > overkill, or just a > > matter of preference?). With at least six > different foreign countries > > supplying MX gear, the selection is almost > overwhelming. I'd be > > interested in hearing what has worked for riders > in actual crashes. > > Brand name recommendations would be useful, too. > Nothing worse than > > finding out *after* the crash that the brand of > gear you bought is > > known to suck. There also seems to be an > overwhelming selection of > > goggles. I'm sure there are differences between > the models, but the > > uninitiated (like me) can't find them. > > > > TIA > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at > www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris > Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > >

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[Eric L. Green]

On Thu, 20 May 2004, PJ Riss wrote:

> I wear Joe Rocket Phoenix 3.0 pants and jacket. Looks

Great stuff. I like'em. Given how cheap they are, they wear great, fit great, and do what they're designed to do. Only problem is that you'll need to wear a wind-proof/waterproof liner under the jacket anyplace where the temperature is below 80 degrees. I once walked out into 65 degree weather wearing these, and almost froze to death going home over the freeway. -E

[Trail-Flyer]

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