looking for advice on what gear to wear at the moment im using knox spine protector,helmet,gloves what else is there to buy i dont want to go down the leather gimp suit route

 

add shin guards......done

like the MX style ones, dont need anything super expensive either, mine are $25 Fox ones that I can wear under my jeans.

I have em, but never wear em, and my shins and knees pay for my laziness! Would be even worse if I had a shitty cage that hit my shins too!

 

good sturdy jeans, 100% cotton t-shirt, and some grippy flip flops.

 

+1 on a decent pair of knee and shin guards... I'm just about to get a pair of 661 Race pads because my "football" style EVS ones don't stay in place, are uncomfortable and do next to nothing to protect my knees!

 

http://www.sixsixone.com/Catalog_661...d-9cef115babfb

http://www.motofrugals.com/product.jsp?id=Asterisk%20%20Cell%20'06

They make AWESOME stuff...I test it all the time and it's approved!!!

Major crashes...I walk away!!!:YEAH

 

if ur just starting out, i strongly advise elbow pads. i always use mine.

 

 

FrankieG, seeing as you test 661 gear I'll ask you if you don't mind ...

I need a back protector, I have a cheap armour vest suit but it sucks, doesn't fit me right and restricts my movement tooo much.. so I'm buying just a back protector.. I want one that will fit very well without noticing its on (so needs waist strap and shoulder straps)

this one looks very ideal and not too badly priced... have you tried this one out and what do you think of it?



Also after these knee guards, any good? lightweight enough for stunting? Think they are 2007 models and not in the 08 range but they look good from the pic? I'm fed up of my guards not fitting right and being uncomfy so want a set that fit like a sock so they can't move!!



Cheers!

 

I like the Icon shin guards, BUT I have huge calves from weight lifting and football and they wont fit over my calves. The 661 set looks nice, but my knees would sweat a ton if the top part didnt allow my skin to breath.

As for vest, I used to run an Icon vest all the time and was VERY happy with it! I even flipped an endo at around 20-30mph where the back seat landed right in the middle of my back......walked away a lil dazed! ER dock said I shoulda been paralyzed by that kinda impact. Was worth the $100 or whatever I paid for it! Need to get a new one since this one has since been demolished!

 

 

I always stunt better with no gear on. I think it makes me more restricted and I have a greater chance of wrecking.

 

cheers for the advice guys shin/knee and elbow protectors will be purchased

 

dont be like that. bad habit and prolly a hard one to break

 

Don't get me wrong. I wear a helmet if I do anything other than circles, but I hate wearing it.

 

even circles go bad sometimes. i wish i had video of the other night. ran out of gas in the middle of a fast wide circle. no helmet, it was a human catopalt... ****** awesome luckily the only thing that happened was i caught the bar with my thigh on the way over. huge bruise but could have been way worse

 

I stunt in my birthday suit....seems to work cus my nakedness scares all the squids away from the spot, thus making stunting far less dangerous!

 

i rock these...