Shawn,
Let's see, where to begin, oh yes, I know......OUCH DAMMIT!!!!
There.
Now, for the armor. I don't use it. I have two sets of leathers,
neither with armor, both with extra padding and thicker leather in key
spots. Armor is likely useful though.
What armor does is spread a sharp or pointed impact over a larger area.
This in turn can help to avoid a broken bone, etc., but in a truly serious
impact you'll still break things. Most track folks use armor and swear by
it, but people I know often avoid it on the street.
On a similar topic--back protectors. Does anyone on this list use one for
regular street riding?
Armor and back protectors are both standard fair on most tracks. I've not
checked the club-level web pages to see if the rules mandate them, but it
may be required. A good idea none-the-less.
Oh.....one last thing. Speaking of breaking bones, did ya get a plate
number on the @$$ho!e who started this mess??? Want the GTS Touring
Society to show up in numbers and use our no-longer-functional stock
chains (we've all converted, remember?) to beat the tar out of him???
Huh? Huh???? :)
Phil
On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Shawn Pearsall wrote:
> In my few years of being on here...we've danced around the topic, but never
> officially talked about it..so here it goes:
>
> Body armor...anyone wear it (besides inside the suits)? If so what type,
> where?
>
> Recently I had the displeasure of meeting a young man at a stop sign. I was
> about to do a California roll.......
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