 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Snowheads,
I've got someone coming out to learn to snowboard with me in a few weeks. Although not essential, she's decided to go for some protection - wrist guards and impact shorts.
There seem to be plenty of options around for wrist guards at low prices, including plenty by decent brands. I'm struggling with impact shorts though. Does anyone have any suggestions for a decent pair under £40? 28-32", not too worried about female specific ones (unless I should be?)
Cheers!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I got a pair of these in the summer for biking and they seem ok. Not too bulky and pretty comfortable, I haven't had a big crash since I got them but got to be better than nothing and I still have a dent in my hip from the crash I had before I bought them.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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When I learnt to board I cut up an old camping mat and stuck it down by undercrackers. You can buy a brand new camping roll for under a fiver. And Masque, if you twist this into me being a cheapskate misogynist then you'll get a kick in the undercrackers next time I see you 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Wags, well yer certainly cheap  and the least you can do is draw the poor lass a diagram of the butterfly shape (with tail) to cut the foam into.
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Wags, Butt cheeks and a little way down the rear of the thigh and if going into cycle shorts you can add an extra side piece to the wing bottom to wrap around the hip. Butterfly tail goes down the coccyx.
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Aaagh, the thoughts of landing on my coccyx!! No boarding for me thanks, butterflies in my knickers or not 
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Humpfknick, broke mine in a half pipe . . . 600 mile drive back to the UK the next morning . . . . . . . . 
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| lynseyf wrote: |
| I got a pair of these in the summer for biking and they seem ok. Not too bulky and pretty comfortable, I haven't had a big crash since I got them but got to be better than nothing and I still have a dent in my hip from the crash I had before I bought them. |
oops helps if I link
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/de/en/661-sub-shorts-2013/rp-prod72486
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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eBay is your friend on this one, just search "Impact Shorts" and you'll have a raft of options. Decent padding on the butt and coccyx, if she's learning go for soft padding rather than hard plates, hips not so much of an issue for a beginner either as she'll either fall forwards and inevetably be putting her hands out, or onto her bum, rather than falling onto rails/boxes etc. Best reason to armour up as a beginner is to reduce the discomfort of sitting on the snow and stop you bruising your hands, particularly the ball of the thumb, when pushing yourself up.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Masque wrote: |
| Humpfknick, broke mine in a half pipe . . . 600 mile drive back to the UK the next morning . . . . . . . . |
....feel sick...
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You know it makes sense.
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Nice
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I learnt to board - well had a few lessons without a lot of success - some years ago and what I would have liked was kneepads. I always went down on the same bit of knee - forwards - and they got quite hurty after a bit. And a change of clothing, spare gloves in particular, I got pretty wet (it was March).
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Poster: A snowHead
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I'd def get some good quality impact shorts - it's really not worth scrimping - a couple of bad falls on yer coxics (spelt wrong?) can be painful for months.
Being a beginner you're guaranteed to catch a rail many times & fall hard on at least a few.
Dainese make some good ones - might cost £80 - &100 but well worth it. If you get decent ones you can sell them on the bay after for just £20 less if you wanted to - or keep them as they'll last forever.
The one's that work are the ones with the solid plastic guard on the coxics, others don't work well enough for hard falls.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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+1 for knee guards. Definitely wrist guards.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hi, when I learnt last year I bought these cheapish impact shorts by HEAD. I didn't buy them from this seller but here's what they look like:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Head-Ladies-Mute-Short-Plus-Impact-Protection-Shorts-BNWT-/140899577751
They did the trick, I fell over alot but didn't bruise (and I bruise easy) and was feeling smug as the week went on, when my fellow beginners who didn't have crash pants were moaning about sore areas! I would recommend.
I also bought some cheap knee pads (about £5) but found them bulky and annoying to wear. I only wore them on days when it was hardpack on piste. I know one beginner who cracked her knee cap on hard pack! Ouch.
I didnt bother with wrist guards, but that is because I'm already good at not putting my hands out from years of trampolining and dry slope skiing.
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FAQ
My cutout was more of a V shape, where do your butterfly wings go?
