Padded pants for an off road virgin - advice please

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Right, having bought H.R.H's DRZ a while back and having neeeearly finished getting it ready for some serious green laning I need to finish off getting my off road kit sorted.

The kit I've put together so far comprises of the following:

  • Choice of my TourX or an old Lazer MX lid (don't like goggles so will prob use my trusty TourX).
  • My old Tuareg Jacket with in built soft armour.
  • Some natty Klim 'Dakar' Troosers.
  • Hybrid road /off road gloves (like MX gloves but with hard knuckle armour).
  • My old Tech 8 boots (with seal skins for those wet days :) ).
  • A pair of (661?) knee protectors.

Bearing in mind I gave my pelvis quite a battering last summer I now need to get some sort of protection for my hips/pelvis so, please can the wise amongst you give some reccomendations - the only stuff I seem to see is padded cycle shorts primarily intended for mountain bikers; are these up to the job :nenau

Also, I'm worried that the straps/knee pads will chaff, what do peeps do about that (if anything?).

Any other comments, pearls of wisdom gratefully received :)

Andres
 
The Knee pads that also protect the top of the shin

an armoured vest dainese /knox etc with breast plates and back protection

Hard armour ist best in heavy falls especially when you land on the bike

get used to googles your tour-x will get shagged

lightweight nylon jacket to go over it all to keep most of the mud of this time of year (and a bit warmer on the road sections )


Obviously this is just my opinion :D


Enjoy!!!
 
Wot he said, plus:

Padded rugby shorts. I used a pair for a while, not very thick padding, but cheap.
Or Dianese sell "Impact" shorts, which are around £40-50 a pair. They are aimed primarily at snowboarders and skiiers. Make sure you don't get the ones with the hard armour over the coxsyx (sp?) are though, as that wouldn't be comfortable on a bike.
For under knee braces, I wear lycra "sleeves" that stop chafe. Never needed them with normal knee pads. A mate of mine wears long cycling trousers under his race jeans instead.
HTH
Mark
 
Mmmm......cheers guys, was trying to convince myself that the Tuaregs armour would be enough but I take the point about an armoured vest -yet more money :mmmm

Andres
 
Outtomunch said:
Mmmm......cheers guys, was trying to convince myself that the Tuaregs armour would be enough but I take the point about an armoured vest -yet more money :mmmm

Andres
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I have a spare full upper body armoured vest with full back protector, the vest is a bit knackered and could do with a few stitches...yours for a tenner plus post if that helps:)
 
Timolgra said:
I have a spare full upper body armoured vest with full back protector, the vest is a bit knackered and could do with a few stitches...yours for a tenner plus post if that helps:)
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Another huge vote for body armour:thumb:thumb
I had a serious encounter with a fallen tree (end on) resulting ribcage damage lasted for couple of months or so. Without I'm convinced it would have been an ambulance job ATGATT
Richard
 
Get some impact shorts. I hardly notice mine when they're on and they have saved my arse (couldn't resist) on a number of occasions.
The worst was actually when walking downhill to open a gate. I slipped on a partially hidden wet rock and landed bang on my coccyx. Even with impact shorts on with the hard armour in it hurt like feck and made walking difficult, without them i reckon I'd have had had my first ride in the air ambulance.I don't notice the hard armour and leave it in but it is removable.
 
PIGGLET said:
Get some impact shorts. I hardly notice mine when they're on and they have saved my arse (couldn't resist) on a number of occasions.
The worst was actually when walking downhill to open a gate. I slipped on a partially hidden wet rock and landed bang on my coccyx. Even with impact shorts on with the hard armour in it hurt like feck and made walking difficult, without them i reckon I'd have had had my first ride in the air ambulance.I don't notice the hard armour and leave it in but it is removable.
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Defo what I'm after - any particular reccomendations?

Andres
 
Mine are actually snowboard shorts made by RED the accessories section of Burton snowboards. They are well padded with high density foam and have hard armour that slides in the coccyx and hip areas for extra protection. I don't use the hard hip armour though and have hit the deck numerous times once at about 50 on the road and not felt a thing:thumb2
My mates use dainese which seem good, not sure whether they have removable hard armour though.
Mine are the close fit ones HERE
 
:thumb+1 on all the armour.
I got dainese padded shorts for snowboarding and have found them useful for on the bike. The hard armour is removable (velcro), which is good for putting the smelly things through the washing machine. They have saved me from severe bruising or worse on several occasions. First time I wore the body armour, I felt like a complete numpty, but now, I dont even notice it.

Agree with Ming, your Tourx will get knackered. Mine is starting to look terrible. I take the visor out and use goggles with it, as the visor is terrible for steaming up. I dont know what to look for in good goggles that dont steam up.:nenau
 
Dakar Gal said:
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Agree with Ming, your Tourx will get knackered. Mine is starting to look terrible. I take the visor out and use goggles with it, as the visor is terrible for steaming up. I dont know what to look for in good goggles that dont steam up.:nenau
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Progrip do a goggle with a single anti fog lense, they're pretty good and at about £13 for the goggs and £3.50ish for spare lenses fairly cheap. Other option is double glazed goggles. Ive not used the latter as the progrips refuse to die:thumb2
 
Be very careful- try things on and sit on the bike with them - in particular the shorts and armoured vests...they can be extremely uncomfortable and if they're too bad, you won't want to wear them at worst or they'll sap your concentration.

Also make sue you can move properly-it sounds very obvious but stretch, twist and bend in all directions when trying stuff on, you don't want to be overly constrained when riding :)

:thumb2

PS have a look at the extreme sports type websites......they do some really good kit now and just 'cos it's not designed for motorcycling, it doesn't mean it isn't good for it and some of their stuff is extremely comfortable :)
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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