Back Protector Talk

[shmike]

Originally Posted by t-rock

Definitely looking at one that straps to your back. So far I am looking mostly at the Knox ones. The ricochet 9 plate race model. Looking mostly because I am going to try to make it to the track in the spring.

Knox is the tits.

I use the Contour model when racing. I got it from my friends at www.racinglinez.com

Megan is incredibly knowledgeable about all of their products and how they stack up against others.

Tell her I sent you and she'll help you out.

If she instantly doubles the price, I apologize.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

I wear an A-Stars Bionic Vest, it's a combination back and chest protector that's built into a mesh vest that zips on. I love it, and it works great. Sportbike Track Time and NESBA both talked about making chest protectors mandatory for Int and Adv, and I think STT did it. I did a NESBA day earlier this year and they recommended back and chest protectors, I did an STT day about a year and a half ago and they had a fatality about a week before that would have been prevented with a chest protector. You can pick them up for about $150 anywhere. I seem to remember Azoom having the women's specific Alpinestars Bionic gear too.

NtS, um, yeah, just because I can be injured in the neck doesn't mean I shouldn't protect my back too.

whoa im not saying dont get one. I've been in some wrecks and have never scathed my back, but i'll still buy one for the track. as far as street riding go I think most of em do as much harm as they do good. Lots of them constrict movement, which if you ride a lot on the interstate and need to look back is mucho importante.

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

whoa im not saying dont get one. I've been in some wrecks and have never scathed my back, but i'll still buy one for the track. as far as street riding go I think most of em do as much harm as they do good. Lots of them constrict movement, which if you ride a lot on the interstate and need to look back is mucho importante.

I'll agree to that, I only wear mine if I'm on the track, or doing a hard ride. Normal day to day stuff I don't wear it.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

whoa im not saying dont get one. I've been in some wrecks and have never scathed my back, but i'll still buy one for the track. as far as street riding go I think most of em do as much harm as they do good. Lots of them constrict movement, which if you ride a lot on the interstate and need to look back is mucho importante.

If it is restricting movement then something (probably fit) is not right.

That said, I went with the shorter version of the Contuor than pictured above to not have to sit on it if used for street riding. I've not once used it on the street and regret not going with the full race model.

When getting fit for gear (suits, helmets, BP's) IMO, it is well worth dealing with someone that knows about the product and how it is intended to work rather than your typical dealership or cycle gear employee.

YMMV.

[Dnyce]

anyone wear the full bionic? i was lookin at the 1 with the chest and back, just trying to find a gd deal, but never considered the one with the sleeves too. seems like it would be too much....

[Mrs. Colleen]

http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?t=1934

About $125.

[FT BSTRD]

Studies are showing that more letal injuries occur as a result of blunt force trauma to the chest than originally thought. I would be looking at a chest and back protector combined.

Bohn has some REALLY good stuff and offer discounts for combination chest and back protectors:

http://www.bohnarmor.com/catalog/pro...=KC40%2FKC40CP




Knox has some really good protectors as well.


I wear a Dianese BAP1 protector. I like it but I have a short torso, so I'm always having to pull it back down or it's crowding my neck.


I HIGHLY recommend a back protector any time you are going to be doing "spirited" riding, and one with a chest protector is even better. Rolling back first into a sign post or rock outcropping could leave you rolling four wheels permanently instead of walking.

Most protectors are plated with the plates bending in only one direction. Upon impact the force will tend to bend the plates backward. When this happens, they plates interlock and become rigid.


They aren't that expensive, and you may never be in a crash where your back is exposed to impact, but it only takes one instance for your life to be irreparable altered.

Catheters and colostomy bags suck.

[PhiSig1071]

Yep, I had a relatively mundane 50-60mph highside and ended up with two broken ribs. Had I been wearing my A-Stars vest I would have probably rode home without a scratch.

[t-homo]

I already have a bad back from football (2 fractured vertebrae and a few pinched nerves) and I am planning on going to the track in the Spring, so I figure I need one. I am looking at some of the things like the full shirt type protectors with front/back both.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by FT BSTRD

Studies are showing that more letal injuries occur as a result of blunt force trauma to the chest than originally thought. I would be looking at a chest and back protector combined.

CCS has had a number of injuries to racers getting hit after going down.

A buddy of ours had a minor low-side result in a hospital stay and punctured lungs because of it.

Henry DeGouw, the promoter for the Florida series has been actively persuading racers to consider running a chest protector in addition to back protector.

A very good idea indeed.