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Body Armour/Ski Protection
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Having gotten bruised recently from gates when racing I was looking at purchasing upper body protection.

POC do an expensive full jaclet with arms/back and shoulders. Dainese cycle kit does similar protection cheaper. Or as an alternative Dainese do a slalom jacket which is similarly priced but without the back protector.


In short who wears what and how comfy is it?
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POC is great for rigid armour, or Spyder do a Slalom Vest with D3O protection for the shoulders and arms. None of it cheap however.
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cforcat, I wear the Dainese slalom jacket and impact shorts for doing slalom and it's pretty comfy, however not cheap! Tho I did get the shorts in snow and rock sale last year for £30 Very Happy I don't mind the lack of back protector but obviously some people prefer to have one, so I guess that's up to you personally Very Happy
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cforcat, I've heard that this stuff is the business - low profile, re-useable (unlike some hard shells after major impact), breathable, light and British! Gets very good reviews..

http://www.forcefieldbodyarmour.co.uk/
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vivski wrote:
cforcat, I wear the Dainese slalom jacket and impact shorts for doing slalom and it's pretty comfy, however not cheap! Tho I did get the shorts in snow and rock sale last year for £30 Very Happy I don't mind the lack of back protector but obviously some people prefer to have one, so I guess that's up to you personally Very Happy



Which jacket did you get? The padded or soft padded one?
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Following from above if you are interested, I think this is the cheapest retailer - as supplied to the GB Snowboard and Ski teams...

http://www.bargainboards.co.uk/P/Forcefield-ARMOUR-Shirt(4220).aspx


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Hi,i dont know if this is of any use to you but i was in my local LIDL two days ago and they have b-square back protectors for £15 and after googling them found that they scored very high in the quality ratings.
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cforcat, I have the soft padded one
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In response the above quite like the look of the Forcefield top, however the Energiapura Maglia looks like it fits the bill and is £40 cheaper.

Anyone used/seen the Energiapura kit?

http://www.energiapura.info/negozi/protech-eng.html
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cforcat, not sure whether you have a preference for hard shell of soft armour, but good value stuff is here. Our son uses the 'Brand X' jacket for ski racing and we're really pleased with it.
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