Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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PS The UFO seems to be sold out in his size, so any other suggestions for good kit gratefully received
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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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nordicfan, Try looking at mountain bike stuff ? I tele too - helmet and knee pads are a must....not so sure about the back protector - but then I way too old to jump !
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nordicfan, I've got the Dainese Nextwave back protector & it's excellent. http://www.dainese.com
You can definately buy them from Ellis Brigham's and Snow & Rock might also stock them.
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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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Thanks for the advice, all.
I have now found the previous threads on this too. Dainese seems to be favoured. Also, it is easier to find on 'Google' which is a plus. I particularly like the fact they say they impact test their stuff at -20 C. I have seen how hard and brittle some materials go in the cold (e.g. when my Mum reversed into the gatepost at -5C, and the 'shock-absorbing' bumper on her car just disintegrated).
Oh, well - now to try to drum into the boy that the kit does not make him injury-proof.
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nordicfan wrote: |
.......I have seen how hard and brittle some materials go in the cold.... |
Me too. I took a heavy fall in Snowbird a few weeks ago. From the crack I heard & the pain in my chest I thought I'd broken a rib or two. It turned out that I'd snapped the insurance 'credit card' that was in my jacket pocket clean in two .
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nordicfan, back protectors need to be worn close the the skin and secured quite tight so there's little displacement during impact. That means under your jacket and next to your base layer. Cold temperature testing is just marketing poop 'cos if your body temp's -20, all the back protectors in the World ain't gonna make you rise from the slab.
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Masque wrote: |
nordicfan, back protectors need to be worn close the the skin and secured quite tight so there's little displacement during impact. That means under your jacket and next to your base layer. |
For that reason I find they're very warm & I hardly ever need to wear a mid layer - just a base layer, my back protector & a shell jacket is usually all I need. I put a light weight fleece on in Kitzbuhel at Christmas when it got to -15C.
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