 Poster: A snowHead
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hi guys any advice as to which crash pants to buy dont want anything to bulky or uncomfortable thanx
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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brown ones?
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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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Afire, as skid-marks accumulate the crust hardens to become a protective shield. A nice hot French radiator speeds the process, 
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Afire, I recommend Dainese Impact Shorts Plus. They do a number of other models & after trying them all I reckon that they're the best. Bought mine online from Silver Machine in Wolverhampton. http://www.dainese.me.uk/engine.asp?SMID=252
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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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spyderjon, spoilsport 
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thanx guys will have a look at them cheers
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seen the forcefield ones on bargain boards £75 look good and not to bulky are the Dainese ones a snug fit or lose enough
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Afire, I have the Dainese shorts (with the Coccyx pad). Not particularly svelte silhouette - but I'm not that svelte to start with (36 waist). They are a snug fit on me, but not uncomfortably so. Feels very strange the first time you put them on, but after a while it becomes to feel very natural. The fishnet style is pretty well ventilated, but not the most comfortable on the legs.
I also have a Forcefield top, which is probably nicer than the Dainese one (it's a solid elastane-type fabric rather than the fishnet construction) but can get a bit warm (and odours do then build up). Again, you feel a bit like the incredible hulk when you first put it on, but I now feel naked (particularly if on the dry slope) without it.
If you're for the most flexible wear and svelte look, you might try this new stuff that is soft until it is impacted, when it stiffens up. rob@rar has some of that, and really rates it, so PM him if you want further info on that. Not cheap though.
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Thanx alot for the feedback thought the netting on the dainese ones looked a bit uncomfortable liked the look of the forcefield one better looked like a more comfortable fit just want to get something ill be happy wearing because i really don t want to be in the discomfort again that im in now
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Afire, the netting on the Dainese is very comfortable.
The decision you have to make is whether you want hard armour or just padding. My Dainese shorts have hard thigh protectors & a hard coccyx protector (with padding underneath) as I don't think padding alone offers enough protection.
BTW, they're supposed to be worn snuggish so they don't move on impact.
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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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i dont know if i need the hard protectors on not wont be on rails or anything like its just on 2 hols i ended up in serious pain after dumping myself on my hole on ice. That cool about the dainese ones thanx i know there meant to be snug its just that the netting didnt look as snug as the others dunno which ones to get now 
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Afire, you have to get to a dealer & try them on as fit varies between makes/models etc. There's no-one local to me so I bought online from Silver Machine & also Bike Doc in Dublin who both allowed me to return items if the fit wasn't right. The shorts I bought were actually the 5th ones I'd tried &, like you, I initially didn't want the mesh or the hard armour but in the end they were the most comfortable &best fit for me.
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You know it makes sense.
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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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always learning budget isnt a major concern if i can get something thats right ill have to see if i can find some to try on see what fits best cheers for the help
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Poster: A snowHead
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spyderjon, said
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| the netting on the Dainese is very comfortable. |
I agree - it's elasticated, so holds everything nicely in place...... the padding on the hip is excellent too. I got the most horrendous bruising in the world falling on the ice rink in Chamonix, in exactly the place now protected by my Dainese shorts. My entire leg was blue/black/green/yellow for weeks and the solid swelling took months to disappear. If I ever go ice skating again, I'm gonna wear my shorts. It was an unlucky fall (I'd fallen on ice rinks before with no damage) but it would be easy to do the same kind of injury on a hard piste. You don't need to be doing rails to need armour.
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