Elbow protection

[Blair.DRZ]

Came off on a ride on Sunday and grazed and bruised my arm up pretty bad, was only wearing a t-shirt at the time.

Does anyone use elbow guards, are they comfortable or just a pain in the ass, or do you just rely on the padding that some of the jerseys have in the elbows. I don't do mx, just trail riding.

Cheers

[clmintie]

We all wear them all the time, would feel naked without...... Saved a fair bit of skin over the years, making work on Monday mornings a lot less painful....

[Crisis management]

I wear a pressure suit...but I am an old fart and tend to fall off all the time..

Having said that, there is no guarantee even with protection you won't get hurt, I managed to crack a few ribs 5 weeks ago even with the pressure suit, and thats at nana speeds!

So, get as much stuff as you can afford and wear it, even if your mates laugh at you.

[dammad1]

I wear them, but I find I have to have them on quite loose or I get more arm pump, which means they save you on initial impact but they will move after that.

[Blair.DRZ]

Cheers for the advice guys, think i'll go and invest in some elbow guards now, the more protection the better !!!

[Reckless]

I wear them, but I find I have to have them on quite loose or I get more arm pump, which means they save you on initial impact but they will move after that.

BINGO!!
Thanks for that Dammad! Now I'll explain why?

I've all of a sudden been getting a bit of arm pump and crampy hands. As I'm trying to go a bit faster for longer I've been tightening the arm straps on my pressure suit much tighter in case I fall off. The cramp gave me shit for the first hour and a half (1-1/2 loops) of the Mr moto ride last Sunday then seemed to slowly come right. I just toughed it out thinking I was a slacker but maybe the cross straps on my forearms loosened throughout the day??

Bloody brilliant! Thank goodness for Kiwibiker Hopefully problem solved!!
Thanks mate!

[thommo77]

Im just a trailie as well. Just bought a Nemeses body suit. Offers basic protection for elbows, back, shoulders etc. Fits well and the various protectors seem to stay in place.
Only $150. For what I do, its ideal. Couldnt justify the extra $'s for a full-on 'big name' suit.

[camchain]

Last time I was talking elbow guards I recommended them to a mate on the way to a ride. An hour later his elbow/forearm had a nice big graze down it. I use skateboard elbow guards that have been excellent. Quite lightweight with no movement restriction.

I recently bought some Shift ones that give added forearm protection. The useless things kept sliding down my arms but I think I can mod them a bit to sort this. As well described by dammad I'd watch for ones that might restrict blood supply and also ones that look great from protection standpoint - but are also heavy. A tiny bit of extra weight on your arms can really tire you out fast, potentially leading to what we're trying to avoid.

The sooner human dirt biker body evolves into insect-like exoskeleton the better. Keep working on that scar tissue build up.

[Pierce]

im another that uses a pressure suit. I run the alpinestars one and have the same issue of getting arm pump if the forearm straps are too tight. Just loosen them up and it's usually sweet

[dammad1]

BINGO!!
Thanks for that Dammad! Now I'll explain why?

I've all of a sudden been getting a bit of arm pump and crampy hands. As I'm trying to go a bit faster for longer I've been tightening the arm straps on my pressure suit much tighter in case I fall off. The cramp gave me shit for the first hour and a half (1-1/2 loops) of the Mr moto ride last Sunday then seemed to slowly come right. I just toughed it out thinking I was a slacker but maybe the cross straps on my forearms loosened throughout the day??

Bloody brilliant! Thank goodness for Kiwibiker Hopefully problem solved!!
Thanks mate!

Yeah my brother refuses to wear his because every time he does he gets arm pump.

[oldguy]

sorry to hijack this thread, since where on body protection, Kidney belts, to any of you use them, on trail, or are they more for the MX racer, and if you do, what do you look for, they look like they would restrict movement around the mid section, and boy do I have a big med area eg (fat guts)

[barty5]

sorry to hijack this thread, since where on body protection, Kidney belts, to any of you use them, on trail, or are they more for the MX racer, and if you do, what do you look for, they look like they would restrict movement around the mid section, and boy do I have a big med area eg (fat guts)

Yeh i use one feel like shit after bout 5 mins if i dont helps keep guts in place (or fat guts if rupe is reading this cause he is bound to make a remark) last ride i did with out it was horible. dont really notice it once worn a few times althought 1st round of gncc i did it up a bit to much and that was uncomfortable.

[Reckless]

Anyone that uses a pressure suit has a kidney belt oldguy they are built in. That's why I got one, by the time i bought the roost vest, elbow guards and Kidney belt the pressure suit was a good option for similar cost with better integrated protection (built in backprotector). Mine are Azonic ones!

[alistair1]

i run a evs pressuure suit, and i get arm pump if the wrist starps are too tight,the velcro now hangs on by about two mm so its loose enough. and ive grazed my ar through the elbow pads(did they move then move back? i dont know...) aswell

[oldguy]

Anyone that uses a pressure suit has a kidney belt oldguy they are built in. That's why I got one, by the time i bought the roost vest, elbow guards and Kidney belt the pressure suit was a good option for similar cost with better integrated protection (built in backprotector). Mine are Azonic ones!

Cheers reckless thanks, know what you mean, about buying individually, I looked at the pressure suit, didn't realize they had the kidney belt built in.
With the pressure suit I didn't want to look like a pro, but underneath it all I'm just a wanna be trail rider.