Back protectors

[a j]

Afternoon all,

Just wondering if anyone has got any preferances, appoligies if this has been done before.

I have an 'old' knox back protector (foam type), it has served me well and i have crashed plenty in it. Looking around there seem to be better (with more protection) on the market at the moment.

I have noticed that knox are due to release a new type soon taylored to different back lengths, i spoke to infinity who said they were due to be out sometime in march? Anyone managed to buy one yet?

[fergus]

AJ

Just make sure you get one that covers your coccyx (sp?) and your upper shoulder blades. Are you using it for track or road use? I think the knox race long is good, although I use a soft impact absorbing type (crowtree) with a hard dainese (die-easy) one over the top to take the initial smack down (in a WWF sort of way).

Each to their own really. I wouldn't get on a bike without one though. Off-road I use the knox shirt that has chset protector, back protector, etc all built in. OK for supermoto as well.

[a j]

Cheers fergus,

Yep my current one covers my 'tail' but i find it a pain on the road as it rides up. I'm planning on doing more track days this yr but my race days are over for the time being So i was thinking of buying a more comfortable type.

[fergus]

If you can get one with a waist band - the sort with a strong 15cms wide 'kidney-belt' type arrangement - this should stop the thing riding up. Lots of them have shoulder straps, like a rucksack, although these end up riding up your back as you say....

Depending on your current type, you can find some wide elastic, stitch/glue some velcro on to each end, then glue the badger onto your existing protector - all for around 3-4 quid!

PS check out the dog in the link below and click on the link in pink below the dog. I thought it was quite amusing... www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=752

[neilsie]

fergus said:

AJ Just make sure you get one that covers your coccyx (sp?) I think the knox race long is good Each to their own really. I wouldn't get on a bike without one though.

This is the one i used, and not long ago, asa reslt of a nice volvo driver, I landed on said part of body.. without it, wheelchair bound i was predicted to be. To me, riding without it, is like riding without a lid...

just my 2p's worth!