Enduro……What protection do you wear?

[smifffymoto]

I need additional protection,now I ride in just a helmet and back protector.
I need a wrist brace but I also tweeked my knee going through 8 inch deep clay/mud and numerous dismounts throughout the day.

So it got me thinking,I am under protected and vulnerable when I come off.

What do you wear and would you recommend what you wear?

[KTMsm]

Everyone different but I wear:

Long hinged knee guards (winter ones have neoprene making them very secure)

Alpinestars "vest" with elbow, shoulder, chest and back protector & kidney belt built in

For rocky terrain I'm buying some armoured shorts as I want hip / thigh protection as it hurt when I came off in the Peaks

I bought loads of stuff (new & used) off ebay and sold on what I didn't get on with.

I tried the forcefield limb protectors (that I use on road) but even in a light fall I got terrible bruising which I haven't with the proper off road type

Edited by KTMsm on Saturday 12th March 12:32

[Bob_Defly]

I have armoured shorts too, sometimes wear then, sometimes don't as they are a pain.

I have a light all in one upper body thing that covers arms, shoulders and chest, armoured shorts, knee/shin pads.

I used to have more heavyweight body armour like this: https://fortnine.ca/en/fox-racing-titan-sport-jack...

but it didn't fit my body shape so I sold it. I don't wear a neck brace or knee braces as I'm not racing or riding that fast.

[ouninpohja]

Get some proper knee braces, I left it too late to get some and knees take forever to heal

[LukeBrown66]

I know several people who do it, some wear the bare minimum just MX gear, some go massively overboard with full protection. It depends but I would say a mixture of stuff to protect knees elbows and chest good gloves and boots that fit well and are worn in. and a drink pack.

[Drabbesttunic]

I have hinged knee pads, a shirt with built in chest, elbow, back and shoulder protection.

[Kawasicki]

Proper sturdy boots... gloves and helmet/goggles. That was it.

[Nick928]

Leatt 6.0 impact pants (under trousers), Alpinestars SX1 knee guards, Alpinestars Bionic TechV2 vest.
Tech7 boots, Klim Dakar in boot pants and suitable jacket for the conditions.

[smifffymoto]

Does anybody have experience of Ortema,a German brand?

[graeme4130]

Get some decent knee braces, as knees are easy to screw riding enduro (or mx) and don’t heal overnight
Other than that and the normal kit, I wear a light chest and back protector

[Biker 1]

Apologies as slightly off topic, but can you enduro type blokes suggest decent elbow protection? I suffered burstitus a while back & the slightest knock inflames the damn thing. Even putting on a jacket with stiff elbow armour inflames things - more modern D30 stuff is better as more flexible, but after an hour or so riding, elbow aches like st.....

[KTMsm]

Biker 1 said:

Apologies as slightly off topic, but can you enduro type blokes suggest decent elbow protection? I suffered burstitus a while back & the slightest knock inflames the damn thing. Even putting on a jacket with stiff elbow armour inflames things - more modern D30 stuff is better as more flexible, but after an hour or so riding, elbow aches like st.....

I use the forcefield limb tubes for my knees (on road) as I found the armour in trouser pockets moves around too much - I don't think they offer as much protection but I find them very comfortable - if interested have a google as there have been many variations of them.

Here are the current ones for elbows & knees:

https://www.forcefieldbodyarmour.com/gtech-limb-tu...