Enduro protective gear: armor, boots, helmets, neck braces, knee braces︱Cross Training Enduro
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- From www.crosstraini... Protective gear for dirt riding helps a lot with preventing or minimising injury, but there's a lot of debate about how far do you go? This includes, helmets, boots, body armour, knee braces, neck braces and goggles as enduro protective gear.
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Let's start with what most riders see as the essentials: Helmet, Boots, Knee guards, Goggles, Gloves. This also applies as motocross protective gear. These enduro training vids cover many dirt riding skills and dirt bike techniques for improved off road riding. Cross training applies trials to enduro techniques.
HELMETS
The good news? Any helmet approved by a major helmet standard does a reasonable job of protecting you, yes even the cheap ones.
ENDURO & DIRT BIKE BOOTS.
Lower leg injuries are extremely common, we recommend get the best boots you can afford. These vids provide an introduction on how to ride dirt bikes with our 70 free training vids. Many of these riding tips come from Graham Jarvis, Chris Birch and other top extreme enduro riders to form the concept of cross training - a blend of trials and enduro techniques.
KNEE GUARDS. Some riders don't use these, but most of us see them as essential.
GOGGLES. These are a no brainer. The huge risk with wearing sunglasses is that stick or branch that wants to gouge out your eye.
GLOVES. Another no brainer. It can be worth having a bit of armour on the knuckles and fingers, especially if you aren't using a full set of handguards on the handlebars.
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Now what about the protective gear that many see as optional?
KNEE BRACES offer a lot more protection than basic knee guards. Knee injuries are extremly common with bone fractures, blood vessel or nerve damage and injury to four main ligaments. An excellent study revealed that proper braces halve your chances of knee injury.
NECK BRACES. There's a lot of debate around these due to so little information.
BODY ARMOUR
There is so much available here, but no research that I could find for offroad riders. What do all the world's best extreme enduro riders have in common? Almost without exception they are former trials champions who applied who have applied trials techniques to their dirt riding skills to tackle some of the world's toughest events - Romaniacs, Erzberg, The Roof of Africa and Hells Gate.
PADDED PANTS
Most offroad pants have some padding for the hip. It's a high impact area so the more the better. Some riders wear padded underwear too for extra protection.
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i bet a good set of chain mail would be best for airflow and give you a +3 armor class bonus
+BAMAJiPS for the hard core riders? definitely lol!
+BAMAJiPS I prefer to use Magic!
+BAMAJiPS That's a awesome Idea, I will be investing in some chain mail for a group ride lol
+3 armor but -3 stamina and +3 weight.
BAMAJiPS dnd 101
Great Vid. I wear full armor jacket all the time. I have gone down many times, and each time get up thinking "I think that crash should have hurt", yet I am pain free. We have a saying her, "ATGAT" or 'All the gear, All the time' . spending the money on good gear is expensive, but is still less than a single hospital visit.
+2StrokeSmoke i'm looking forward to cooler weather and wearing full armour again to avoid the pain. :)
idk man. have you heard of free healthcare ? 😂
First time I took my bike out in the trails I wore a t shirt jeans work boots work gloves and helmet and goggles... came back the next week with full gear. Never again
Awesome. I love how you really try to base your stuff on research too!
+JoeJoe Moto thanks joe, sort of comes with the territory from being editor for that brain injury magazine for so many years. the research often shows that what seems to be 'commonsense' is inaccurate so i think it pays have a healthy scepticism about protective gear. :)
I have no research about the advantages of wearing significant upper body and lower body hard armour, but I can say anecdotally I have now thrice fully rolled down, ass over tea kettle (twice with the bike), long rocky hills and all times emerged unscathed (I barely even had any bruises). The combination of my crap riding and lack of physical consequences of crap riding have made me a believer in keeping my soft doughy old lady body covered in plastics and foam. When it gets hot I have been known to go swimming or get hosed down in all my gear which is an effective way to keep cool when armoured up.
I haven't looked lately but a few years ago there was pretty much no research for dirt rider protection. 🤔 Our group talks about it a lot as we bruise ourselves often in low speed stacks but overheat too easily wearing armour. It was interesting to note the doctors told me there was nothing that could have prevented my spine fracture when crashing downhill because it was axial loading down through the spine.
@@crosstrainingenduro I do think to a great degree, the gear provides a placebo effect through a false sense of security...but I will take it.
How are you healing up?
I know a few guys are worried about the placebo effect when they put body armour on as they feel they can ride faster because they feel so safe. Logic suggests it must help though, if I lived in a cold climate I'd be wearing it a lot more! The back's going well thanks... it's still not 100% as it gets sore after two hours riding, and I only last that long if I keep my back very straight. Not noticing much improvement on this lately but hopefully it will disappear with time. 😊
Great video. Awesome information for people getting into the sport or wanting to upgrade.
VroomVroomDana nice to see you here Dana!!
DANA
Never really thought about knee guards. I do now. Body armor, been wearing for years. Has saved me a couple three times. Like the info on boots too. Great channel. No fillers. Just points. 👍😎
Good info! I just have a minor disagreement with the statement "don't wear a jersey on top of armor when it's hot". I have Leatt 5.5 armor which, unfortunately, only came in all-black (at least when I bought it). I wear a loose-fitting white jersey on top of it to reflect sunlight, and it's noticeably cooler that way. It would be better if the armor itself were white or grey, of course, but just wanted to note that a jersey *can* actually keep you cooler.
great tips
+CycleCruza
Fancy seeing you here lol
Hey cycle cruza my bro,,,nice to see you here
Protection is the key no matter what you Ride, First day out testing my New KTM 350 XCF-W just getting the hang of the power this bike has and with in the first 30 min i thought I had it down! ha ha ha yeah right! I was just testing on 6 foot walls of sand at the river and Looped the Bike so fast I flew off the bike landed backwards head first, then felt neck jerked and shoulder crush on some monster rocks! I have a great go pro video on this and you can see the bike launch about 6 feet in the air and i"m doing a back flip.. i just stoop up walked back to my bike which was in the river and i didnt feel anything at all.. i had all of the gear on Thor vest, with attached arm protection and great book and knee guards. Point is that if i didnt have the pro per protection great I would have been able to ride again. Love your Videos and thanks for confirming.. I have the Leatt Neck brace..
+WHOSNEXT76 it all happens so quickly when it does go wrong hey? i try to stay well within my limits nowadays with the old bones not being as strong as they used to be, but sometimes that nasty stack comes out of the blue. i find full armour too hot for our summer so i'm looking forward to cooler weather so i can use more protective gear again.
nice in have the same bike and it's a beast. the throttle has a nasty snatch so I'm getting a G2 throttle tamer I hope it helps.
Related to my previous comment. I Should have written this earlier: There is actually Thumb Throttle product. I did not do much research yet, but few videos on RUclips look good. It is high on my to-do list.
Full body Armour protected me a lot off times , i had some major crashes and had only a bruised arm and broken finger. Wont get on the bike without it.
+Jack Richter that's what i do like about full armour jack, how so often you fall off and it doesn't even hurt much of the time. it gets too hot for me in summer though so i just make sure i don't do any faster riding if i can help it.
Hi Barry, where i ride in South Africa is mostly massive rocks, up and down mountains and even in first gear you can get hurt bad on a down hill, you know broken body parts is expensive to repair. Thanks for the videos
good helmet and good boots, thats it for me. Health system can cover the rest if i come off.
I'm currently riding offroad wit full road bike gear, defo need to change up when i get the money
I just bought a laser carbon fiber helmet from the UK. It's awesome. I use Gaerne top of the line boots
Great info, Barry. I have two questions I'm hoping you or another viewer can answer. Might sound obvious, but I'd appreciate a view from those who know: 1) what's the most likely cause/scenario where you're going to sustain a serious lower leg/foot injury? 2) what is a chest protector designed to protect against (and do you need one)? Helpful answers appreciated, cheers!
+Rob McDermott good questions rob... far as i can see the only research that might give clues on lower body injuries will be either road riding or motocross riding based, so not terribly accurate for everyday dirt riding. chest protectors developed in motocross simply to take the impact of roost from riders accelerating in front of you, if you aren't in the habit of following faster/aggressive riders closely it's often not an issue. BUT some dirt riders say it has deflected sticks that otherwise might have jabbed them in the chest, and obviously can be handy if you fall flat on your face and go for a slide too.
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Great upper body protection, not just a chest protector. I wear the RPM vest which allows you to carry all of your tools and snacks up front (getting the weight off your back) and has a built in bladder pouch for water. you can get rid of a bag and fanny pack which is nice. but i still ride with a pack, I have a tendency to carry way to much stuff.
I think you need to make some renovation for the helmet like added a air conditioning, radio, and night vision if the Ryder front light was broken or added a emergency call if they accident that cannot open the helmet...
i use:
helmet
boots
gloves
goggles
long pants
t-shirt (or querly hoodie in winter)
I use an icon overload type 1 jacket with built in padding and it is very comfortable. Feels lime wearing a coat but it has elbow guards and shoulder guards and a back guard. Great jacket. Highly recommend. I've crashed a few times and I was fine.
Nice, concise, citing research, no BS. LOVE IT! Thank you so much for putting this together for a newbie to MotoX
Glad it was helpful! This vid needs an update, but you can see more up-to-date info in our more recent vids about braces, helmets etc.
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It's nice to know that my balls are relatively safe!
Don’t forget the billet aluminum ball protector.
useful space at the end there. I'll be watching it
+davidlip yep i've been doing that fora a while david as occasionally guys come up with really good info i've missed
Best video I've seen for gear
I’ve had 2 major crashes I used a Leatt neck brace ,Asterick knee braces they saved my life elbow guards and a Klim helmet we spend so much money on our bikes invest in your self 🛵 ride on
buddy..i love your films!i would love to ride with you someday,however you woud be waiting for me often..lol
Despite the best efforts of seriously talented & patient teachers, I seem to crash better than any else. So I wear a complete Forcefield upper body armour set, Crossfires, Forcefield knee armour, padding under my Klim Dakars and a 6D Helmet etc. I've broken the peak on my helmet but everything else is still in pretty good shape despite numerous low speed offs I've torn my supraspinatus tendon in my shoulder but the Forcefield armour saved me from likely broken ribs and a shoulder dislocation. I ride in the Uk so heat ain't usually a problem :) Even in July/August full armour plus an MX jersey is just dandy.
+A Hughes sounds like the best weather for it, i'd wear more armour if it was cooler over here....
+CROSS TRAINING, ENDUROCROSS & ENDURO TECHNIQUES LOL yes you're right but unfortunately you can get hypothermia the rest of the year!
I seriously wish I had taken injuries below the hips more seriously. Legs and feet are SUPER susceptible to injury while riding. I amputated a toe two years ago and just ripped up my knee a month ago. Thank goodness I always took helmets seriously.
Scorpion is a good brand to check out for helmets if you're budget minded but want ECE or SNELL certifications. My scorpion lid saved my life in 2014.
But buying the best safety gear is ALWAYS cheaper than the medical bills. After an MRI, doctor's visits, and bracing, I'm out about $2k and off the bike for four months. Torn PCL, sprained ACL, sprained LCL, and torn meniscus.
+dtroy15 ouch dtroy, you've been in the wars. i'm a slow learner and only started to buy top shelf boots after two sets of multiple fractures to the lower leg. and then only got knee braces after jiggering each knee (but thankfully not badly).
GREAT video very well done thanks for the research adaptation for riders.
I used to ride without elbow pads for ages and put up with the bruises and cuts, but after rupturing a bursa in a low side, I always wear them now.
+jonno85uk i use them most of the time jonno, and having seen that injury zones chart i reckon i'll always leave them on now.
I've just remembered some pieces of safety gear not on your list: palm protectors and finger-tape :D I know once my hands are blistered, things get ugly quickly.
Wow...... glad I got the new cardboard chest protector finished I've been working on.... Lol So true though.... my worst injury occurred when I lazily got on my big bore two stroke and grabbed a handful of Oooohhhhh goooodness while at the dunes.... when I woke up form the surgery, I didn't want to even look at dirt bikes......
+MrDuhfactor i've heard good things about the cardboard gear but apparently it's not so good in the wet? injuries, bleah... i'm really not looking forward to any big ones and hope our slower riding nowadays will push it well into the future. :D
As all ways great video!!!!. It's going to be in the 50's tomorrow USA NH so hope to get some seat time after-work, we found some new trails. Cheers mate.
+Bernie McGlone great temperature bernie, still in the 90s here :(
Thank you...very informative and still succinct!!
What you want to be a NINJA or a HEAVY ARMOR KNIGHT a tank or a dps lol ... but you will always need a healer
I have shock doctors baseball padded shorts that i wear under my pants as i was sick and tired of getting charley horsed in the side its also got a tail bone protector which has come in handy many especially when i flipped my dads bike doing a wheelie
Aha, that is what I am talking about! (Paragraph four at 7:11). Throttle handle should be illegal :) on dirt bikes. Historically it came from road bikes and it was wrong not to do something else. I think at least of 3/4 throttle handle length should be solidly glued to the bar just like the left hand side. The remaining 1/4 can be the actual throttle control. So you could hold on firmly with three fingers at least. I think just index finger is enough to control the throttle. It also can (and should) be electronic (it is the 21-th century, gents).
I actually tried this week grabbing the stem of control cables with one or two fingers and move the throttle with the palm. It is a little awkward, but easy to get used to and definitely feels more secure and stable
Nick Z
I should have written this earlier: There is Thumb Throttle on the market. It is high on my to-do list.
@eureka1512 You could do a thumb throttle, or if you still wanted a twist throttle, you could cut the throttle tube to your desired length then once the grip is on cut your grip just flush with the throttle tube so it can rotate.
Thank you
i have those exact gloves!
Thanks for the video! I wish I could turn the time back and discover the information about knee braces! I wouldn't lay on the couch with my ligaments ripped off and the surgery in the near future!
P.S. Will ride enduro anyway when recover! :)
thankfully i only did minor damage to my knees before i bought braces, oleg
if you do any further detailed videos. could you look into products that could bridge the financial gap for the time being for someone who is unable to purchase the top dollar gear items?
we probably won't review individual items but will try to give an idea of what to look for if on a budget e.g. we've covered the important criteria for helmets if on a budget.
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Looking forward to the review vid on the mobius braces you're doing.
+Shecki likewise shecki, it's definitely poles ahead of the evs web braces i've been using for years now...
+CROSS TRAINING, ENDUROCROSS & ENDURO TECHNIQUES That's great to hear! I'm thinking about picking up a pair for the season now that it's warming up a bit out here. Thanks for the reply.
Looking good in the green Thong!
+SpkStephen i wish i looked that good in green thong.... ;(
T shirt, jeans, work boots, proper helmet, gloves and goggles
careful gabe, you don't want to overdo this protection thing or you'll end up looking like the michelin man
CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS or like a storm trooper reject
Forget the protection, this is so much less comfortable than a proper gear. I totally get why ppl who can´t afford gear would ride like this, but even when you stay in the seat, the proper gear fells so much better :) .
I mean, sweaty cotton t-shirt and jeans, ugh.
My new shoei vfx w is the most comfortable helmet I've ever had. But for some reason my 100% goggles fog up way more than usual. Haven't tried dual lens yet but it is pretty bad.
++ on quality boots and pants.
I've read before that carbon fiber on glove knuckles have splintered on impact and porcupined riders hands.
+robin greig i'll need to research the goggles more robin, but i suspect fogging isn't so much an issue of good goggles or not, but humidity, the speed you ride at, and the way air circulates within the helmet/face area? and interesting point on the carbon fiber... if that's true then you have to think what's wrong with plastic then? are they just trying to look cool with carbon fiber?
Yeap.. I should get some more armor. Like you said to me before.. at least knee and elbow.
Nice...thank you.
Good review, Barry! What would you change in the gear line-up for adventure riding?
+Allen Huling good point allen. i've put a link into the vid about a brief adv version i posted but will follow up with a detailed vid later. personally i still wear full dirt bike boots but often downgrade from knee braces to knee guards. mesh jacket with the usual built in armour.
What are your thoughts on the Bell MX-9 MIPS helmet? It weighs in at 1.77 Kg's (3.9 lbs). You mentioned that safety wasn't until the helmets weight was above 1.5 Kg's. That .27 Kg (.59 lb) differences seams pretty significant. Otherwise, it has nice features and good ventilation.
not familiar with the bell. as per the helmet vids, research shows weight only just starts to become a factor at 1.5kg but it really shouldn't be an issue until you are around 2kg or more.
You left out a very important piece of protective gear. How to keep the boys from chaffing in the hot weather. It's an injury that everyone seems to recognize because you're walking like a cowboy for several days afterward
+hugh jass doh completely forgot hugh.... problem is we are shit scared when we ride so the boys automatically retract to somewhere up near our kidneys therefore no chafing.
Great vid, Barry. I use a cheap-ish set of Thor knee guards . . . I took a spill, got up, kept riding. Next day I found a chunk out of the side of my knee and could only imagine how much hurty it would've been without the guards! Now I swear by em
+Bu115y yep they have to be essentials... remember a ride where one guy showed up without them and suggested he nip home to get them. two minutes into the ride he gashed his knee and had to head home anyway. :(
Great video!
Thanks. Trying to decide what chest protector to buy after a downed tree top stuck me in the chest.
Ouch. I haven't tried any others but I like the Zac Speed setup as it's a very solid chest piece that is built into the backpack... and it's all modular. You can swap other things in and out.
@@crosstrainingenduro I really appreciate you responding and the suggestion. Vital organ protection. Tree almost got me in the heart. I’ve gone from Leatt, Alpinestars, Tekvest, among others but wasn’t sure at all and they get pretty pricey of course. Thanks again.
One thing to remember the Zac Speed isn't technically 'armour' so it won't have a CE rating. Apparently it would have weighed too much to meet the specs needed. But it is very sturdy and much stronger than your usual 'roost guards' that cover the chest.
@@crosstrainingenduro Appreciate the clarification. Looked them up and like their stuff. I believe it’d do the job. Thanks for the help and great content.
What gloves do you recommend? 4 months ago i crash and literally destroy one of my fingers, i was about lost my finger, finally i keep it without nail and with less movility.
Since this i dont know what gloves i could use to protect my hands in crashes
When i crash i was wearin motocross gloves
+byadRi i haven't used enough gloves to make a firm recommendation but i do like the fox bomber gloves which are quite cheap on ebay and lots of guys use these.... armour on the knuckles, padding for the fingers. a full set of handguards is always handy too.
I am an intermediate rider. I ride with the following every time I get onto my bike, Airoh lid, alpinestar neck brace, gpi full body armour, padded shorts, Thor knee guards, gaerne react boots.
as for neck brace, I had a heavy high side on Saturday, riding like a twat. next day my neck was stiff, had scuff marks on the brace where the helmet hit the brace, helmet didn't hit the ground. my neck brace stopped the impact. I believe the neck brace paid for itself on that crash.
+Allan Bates sounds like a good news story on the neck brace allan. when you look at some of the motocross crashes you think how can that guy's neck snap around like that without a neck brace and he gets back on and continues? fortunately neck injuries are rare but the consequences can be terrible and the braces do seem to provide extra protection for certain types of impact. glad it appears to have worked in your stack!
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I you can get dirtbike pants with built in knee pads
Another great video 👌 Have you used or know anyone using 'mousse tubes' ? Are they worth the money?
+Notorious Moto i used them for a year, did a comparison here: ruclips.net/video/xkPc27mU17s/видео.html
i have been using leatt fusion 3.0 armor neck brace in one its very strong and ventilated i am reading at up to 40c in the summer and problems with the armor (moor from no stamina ) only have one problem and it weight
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My dad is always getting mad when he catches me doing some sketchy riding in my tennishoes and t shirt. I took a pretty nasty 40mph crash on my grom and went flipping though the air and the only damage was ripping up my Jordan’s and turn signal but if I ever took a road trip I’d maby consider it.
I taught myself to wear proper gear whenever I do something with a higher risk of getting hurt. How? I just always crashed and hurt myself when I thought "Fuck it! I'm not gonna crash today" ;)
Great summary of dirtbike gear. Ride safe!
+RichRIDES one thing i've liked about the cross training richrides, is we are almost always falling off at a standstill or in first gear nowadays... we could still hurt ourselves but the chances are way lower than when we used to focus on haring through the flowing tracks as fast as we could.
CROSS TRAINING, ENDUROCROSS & ENDURO TECHNIQUES That reminds me of the time I managed to shoot my trials bike up a steep ledge. It made a backflip on top, came back down and punched me into an innocent bystanding tree ;)
good video thankyou
what about armour for tree huggers?
Apparently I need some more HP, I was mostly focused on getting the master sword in the hidden woods. Dang it.
Good show Mate
I'd use elbow pads, but it seems to make arm pump that much worse. Not sure if you ever ran into that problem.
+Aaron Maz not personally but have heard of it aaron. mine just have the two straps which i don't do up tightly, but if you have the sock type and it's a firm fit then that would make arm pump worse i figure....
Lo and behold, the long awaited, guide to not dying so fast :D
+Benjamin Samuel damn that would been a great opening line for the vid ben....
+CROSS TRAINING, ENDUROCROSS & ENDURO TECHNIQUES that 6D still holding up for you?
i wear a neck brach mainly becuase to take weight of my helmet off my neck
thank god i watched this, i hardly ever wore my full body armour, woops
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I am still a bit sceptical of knee braces as i have heard they increase the chance of breaking your femur
+Murray Robinson i've heard the same thing murray and plan to research it more. i suspect it could be a myth, or if not then it's a case of which is the lesser of two evils e.g. with some impacts a neck brace might just mean you injure a lower part of your spine so you might survive instead of die, or not be completely paralysed etc. look forward to getting to the nuts and bolts of it all.
GREAT!!!!
+mattia picchi thanks mattia :D
will good if u show crash, and to explain why PROTECTIVE GEAR
I want to protect the bike too
I only wear helmets, padded pants, riding boots, gloves, and a t-shirt (sometimes my riding jersey)...Is that good enough?
no idea, this vid was meant to help guys decide how much gear to wear....
i m loking forward to secret prody imege :)
What d'ya reckon about kidney belts Mr. Crosstraining? Mine doesn't fit anymore. We tried one on kid number 1 and he couldn't get his leg over the bike so it's still in the van. Try again? Give up? Thx in advance
i've never used one jason....
Great summary video! Thanks! I also get REALLY hot, so finding gear that doesn't insulate the heat is a big factor. I'd HIGHLY recommend the chest protector I use (Troy Lee Designs CP5955). It's got GREAT coverage (including shoulder/clavicle/biceps), is really well ventilated and is ultra comfortable. It fits nice and snug so could comfortably wear it under a jersey if one wanted to with out looking too much like Robocop. :) I've had a few offs during my DB 'career' and the armour clearly shows the damage that would have otherwise been my flesh (in particular the shoulders). Check it out.
+Merlin Maertz yep there's some good stuff coming out like that now merlin which i want to do a specific video about. i really like my zac speed gear but there's no shoulder protection but the new version is coming out soon that sounds very similar to your get up.
Cool. Yeah, the Zac stuff looks great for sure! It's a really solid integrated design. I imagine it would make the pack sit really solid on your back and heavily reduce it from flapping about in rough terrain. Looking at the V2.0 (if that's the new one you are referring to), it seems that doesn't have as much shoulder coverage as the TLD's one, which was a primary requirement for me.
By "big bucks" to get decent knee braces, are you talking the $700+USD sets? (That's $7000AUD, right?)
ride safe guys
+Mandeep Singh will do mandeep :)
Thanks for the vid, guys.
As far as helmets go, does anyone know of any independent research that compares helmet materials? I have a nice light weight Kevlar-reinforced carbon fiber helmet, but I'm wondering whether it'll give me more damage in a low-speed impact -- as standard materials are probably more likely to warp and crack in order to dissipate the energy.
the foam does all the impact absorption, any outer layer is just there to stop the foam being worn away too quickly e.g. high speed slide down a road. as long as it complies the standards, what the outer layer is made of is largely irrelevant according to experts i spoke with... but 'kevlar' or 'carbon fiber' are very trendy at the moment for dirt bike helmets although i wonder if it makes any difference for dirt riding crashes. could be a different story for road use though...?
Hmmm.... That's interesting. When you say "... as long as it complies [to] the standards, what the outer layer is made of is largely irrelevant...", it SOUNDS as if we could design and build our own customised helmets one day (so long as the outer part meets some standards and the padding is taken from a top notch helmet). After all, we love modifying and improving our bikes; why not our kit?
You'd want to thoroughly test the design to destruction first, though.....in a lab -- not on a bike. ;)
hey good video! :)
Can i use mx boots for enduro? :))
is there a difference? we all use mx boots and i figured they were the same boot...
i was actually looking at getting those gloves. r they good
maybe a bit late, but i got them as well and they saved my hands from a 50 km/h crash where i majorly used my hands to slow myself sliding on asphalt. they barely have a scratch and the knuckle armor is pretty tough, so you wont be disappointed if you should get them!
any recommendation for knee braces?
+CrazyCaiman as per the vid just make sure they are genuine knee braces. haven't tested many yet but a vid about this will pop up in future.
Heres the prob im 15 in 10th grade and im growing like crazy i already wear a size 11 or in europe a 45 but i i wiil most likely out grow the thing so do you have cheap but not weak boots
far as i can see you just get what you pay for. maybe look at quality secondhand boots... they'll be cheaper and much better protection than the brand new cheap ones.
Good info. I couldn't ride without a kidney-belt. You don't use em?
+Sneeuw It's more for support than actual protection, but I can't find mine anymore and my back was sore after my last ride. :(
+Sneeuw interesting, years ago they were considered almost standard protection but haven't seen one for years...
+CROSS TRAINING, ENDUROCROSS & ENDURO TECHNIQUES
Really? I remember feeling like all my organs were being shaken and mixed around if i didn't wear one. Those "Full-swat-upper-body-armour-vest-things" usually have them incorporated. Think i might get one of those. :)
0:39 - Black mountain road?
Just ordered a Leatt gpx 5.5... Any opinions??
Forgot to mention I got both the neck and helmet
I like how he sticks his middle fingers up at 3:33
Does heavy squatting half your risk of knee injury when compared to an average sedentary adult?
Interesting question... I don't know. Exercise certainly strengthens your knee against injuries. But to what degree? And what types of injury? I don't know.
Totally agree about knee guards. Bad enough what the aging process does alone.
I like to wear mine even before I load the bike these days after the time my foot slipped out of my thong on the tailgate of the Hilux. As I fell forward I smashed my shin on the edge of the tray (ouchy) and the bike toppled on top of me. Fucking fatso WR-F.
Was like being pinned by Optimus Prime..
+9fifty5 ouch 9fifty5! yeah that would smart. i remember taking a new guy out one day and he had no knee guards. i suggested he get some as soon as possible and one minute into the ride he fell and hurt his knee badly enough to end the ride. :(
I hope your buddy is ok and can get along with only one eye.
+BAMAJiPS he rides so badly who knows, it might even improve his riding lol
+CROSS TRAINING, ENDUROCROSS & ENDURO TECHNIQUES lol!
cycloptic gumby! ;)
Is it wrong that i only wear boots, gloves and a helmet? i find the more gear i wear, the more i crash, something about comfort meaning i stack less
+roflcopterkklol i think you should wear some pants, or at least underwear at a bare minimum lol. each to their own, but personally i always have knee guards as part of the bare minimum. but then there are guys where the full get up with neck brace and knee braces is a bare minimum....
+CROSS TRAINING, ENDUROCROSS & ENDURO TECHNIQUES There was a time when I didn't think I needed knee guards. Then on the ride that is in my profile pic I caught the top of a thistle on my knee and upper shin above my boot while going about 15 mph. It was like kneeling on a cactus the whole way back to camp. I haven't not had them riding since then. Once they are on and I start riding, I forget they are there until the end of the ride when I'm taking them off.
Chris Partner
Yeah knee braces really do sound like a good investment
you forgot to mention kidney belts a must have in my opinion.
i think you'll find most competitive riders wear them. they have certainly helped save me from serious injury and back pain. even stopped a stick going through my guts once.
on a serious note have a look and see what you think of the leatt airfit.... it's a compression suit made from different types of foam.... I recently got one... about 3 months ago... expensive yes... but to off set that... they are very comfortable.... and the material is moisture wicking ... so for me... a 110kg 6"1' sweaty bloke this is what the doctor ordered... you don't need to wear a jersey if you don't want but I do and find it cooler then when I was using elbow guards and a roost protector... anyway if you want another gumbys advice and you are in the market try it... only downside so far... washing it!!!!
www.leatt.com/shop/body-protector-3df-airfit.html
+Steven Underhill i noticed there is a Leatt protection rating system steven, but no details on their website of how they put this together and rate their gear. i've seen the foam suit before and was intrigued... i emailed leatt a few times but they never answer emails so didn't pursue it any further. :( a mate of mine has leatt body armour and says the stitching keeps coming undone although he keeps getting it repaired under warranty, but i'm sure that's just a one-off as most guys rate the leatt gear well from what i read.
Who makes the shorts you show at 6:20?
i think they were klim... filmed that years ago
i had a $300 helmet and i had a crash and had very bad concussion
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full armour is shit its fucking hot and sweaty and dont help that much. a basic chest plate is the best. and those litttle upper rm guards attached to chest plate sare shit to, alot of the time if you fall off the little arm "protector" can flip around and dig into your arm ar break it
yep just back from riding in steaming hot cambodia and the chest plate in the zac speed gear had plenty of ventilation. guys in normal full body armour were cooking themselves. :(
6:13 what backpack is that?
+Dark6star zac speed as per the narration at the same part of the vid
+CROSS TRAINING, ENDUROCROSS & ENDURO TECHNIQUES Yeah well I missed that part apparently lol
+Dark6star looking forward to their new setup which will have shoulder/elbow protection too, but can be detached as well
+CROSS TRAINING, ENDUROCROSS & ENDURO TECHNIQUES I thought I could just grab the pack, didn't know it was a whole setup, dangit, guess I can make a makeshift hydration pack out of any pack but that one looks perfect for a sumo/dirtbike, if they had the pack available separate, they would sell a lot.