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| West Yorkshire |
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  3 of 5, "Good but need some butt cheek protection, and coccyx protection protrouds too much" 21/10/2009 @ 20:09 |
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| Revision #1 (Last edited: 29/11/2010 @ 23:47) |
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| Price Paid |
| £50 |
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| Bought From |
| Subvert in Leeds |
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| Times Used |
| 15 Times + |
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| Review Detail |
| I've had these over a year and they are pretty good, I wouldn't ride without them. I feel more confident riding in them, they have literally saved my ass a number of times. |
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| Strengths |
| On the plus side, the hip protection is awesome, and the plastic guards can be moved up and down as they are held in place with velcro. This is particularly helpful with the coccyx guard. |
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| Weaknesses |
My problem with these shorts is (which might stem from me having a skinny arse) I think they could do with some foam padding to absorb the otherwise unpadded region where your arse bone hits the ice. And when you do hit the ice the padding around the coccyx seems to protrude out further that my butt cheeks so when you fall, it hits the plastic coccyx guard first. Not bad the first few times but after a week of it, your coccyx gets pretty bruised as a result. I think I am going to get some additional foam and duck tape it to the outer of the shorts to help reduce my problems with these shorts. Ghetto style fix.
[Edit] They have since ripped around the arse bit, I never ride with the coccyx protector hard shell on, and because of the hard shell, they have worn away my beautiful Ronin pants... Humph[/edit] |
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 4 of 5 22/12/2005 @ 07:11 |
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| 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
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| Price Paid |
| 70 euros |
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| Bought From |
| The Park - Morzine |
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| Times Used |
| 6-15 Times |
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| Review Detail |
The most Robo-cop looking shorts I could find. They look like they have far more padding than almost any other impact short I've looked at. Hard pads or soft, take your pick, personally I've just left them all stuck on.
Looked at buying these about 2 years ago, but I tugged the 'pull up' loops on a shop pair and managed to rip the waist band off. Had another look this year and they seem to be of far better construction. |
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| Strengths |
Very good protection
Thick Pads
Removable Hard Pads |
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| Weaknesses |
Difficult to get on (honest, it's not that I'm just fat...)
Do feel a bit restrictive once their in place, hoping they will 'give' more with more use.
Still have a little niggle in my mind after pulling a pair apart by hand a couple of years ago... |
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| Similar Impact Shorts Used |
| Roces - good shorts but a woefully inadequate in the padding stakes compared to the reds |
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| Reviews: 1 |
| Worcestershire |
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 5 of 5 21/12/2005 @ 17:12 |
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| 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
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| Price Paid |
| £50 |
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| Bought From |
| Boardwise - Cannock - Fab shop! |
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| Times Used |
| 2-5 Times |
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| Review Detail |
I thought these shorts were amazing!
They have soft and hard padding whch you can remove if you wish (I just left them on) Have 2 tug areas at the sides to help pull them up and down.
Have Protection for hips thighs and coccyx. |
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| Strengths |
| Protect in all the right places. When I fell I hardly felt anything. I learnt to ride with no shorts and when I used these I wished I started wearing these from day one. Biggist strenght was the fit of them and once on could hardly feel them. |
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| Weaknesses |
| 1st couple of times putting them on was a bit tough but once worn them they were fine. |
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| Reviews: 5 |
| Buckinghamshire |
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| 5 of 5 11/02/2005 @ 14:20 |
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| 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
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| Price Paid |
| £60 |
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| Bought From |
| Blue Tomato |
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| Times Used |
| 15 Times + |
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| Review Detail |
I started looking for these out of season and had a nightmare finding the right size. (I'm real skinny!) When I found them on BT I snapped them up, you could probably find them slightly cheaper. After having a couple of very nasty spills I decided to see whether they were worth the money.
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| Strengths |
They do work. They won't stop bones breaking but it does cover the bits that get smacked about as you learn.
They're slim fit, so they won't make your a$$ look like an Americans, at least any more than boarding trousers do. |
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| Weaknesses |
| For a bloke, too tight a fit might make it hot and uncomfortable, but then I'd rather be slightly warm than nursing a shattered coccyx! |
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| Similar Impact Shorts Used |
| Looked at the Dainese shorts but wasn't big on the mesh, though it may be more "breathable". |
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| 4 of 5 12/09/2003 @ 17:40 |
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| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: |
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| Revision #1 (Last edited: 12/09/2003 @ 17:41) |
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| Price Paid |
| £45 |
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| Bought From |
| Lillywhites |
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| Times Used |
| 15 Times + |
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| Review Detail |
| Fell on my ass on a stone in Val'D and decided when I got home that a pair of these was the way forward. They are excellent, you can fall pretty hard and recieve much less damage to the coxicks, and they keep your butt warm if you need to sit in the snow!
You can still hurt your back if you fall though to the side and jar the whole thing |
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| Strengths |
| Good protection to coxicks and hips |
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| Weaknesses |
| Make a visit to the loo a bit of a drama |
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| Similar Impact Shorts Used |
| none |
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