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Posted by: watzupdog
How many people use football chest protectors for there kids when they ride. The chest protection that they sale at honda and places like that only protects if a rock or dirt flies up from the quad in front. It doesnt really help in case of a crash. I was just wondering if anyone used them. Also its real easy to hook a neck roll onto one of them.
Posted by: watzupdog
Well my thing is should I care about what the other riders at the park thinks, or should I protect my kids as much as possible. Sure they would look cool and would be protected from the small dirt clogs coming at them every so often with a roost protector. But if they ever needed chest protection I would prefer them have something a little thicker than 1/8 inch of plastic painted with a cool logo. Plus there is alot of companies that make some really cool colorful football chest protectors that dont even look like the old school chest protectors. oh and to answer my own question. I'm going to protect my kids as much as possible and not care about the other riders at the park. Now when they get older they might not want to strap on a football protector to ride an atv. But for now thats the way I think I'm going to go. Also the FB protector cost more. So its not a going cheap thing. Its just I wish that they put a little bit of padding in these things...
Posted by: watzupdog
Real cool guys. Hey his name is ss97 prorider is his status on the forums. DUH..... Glad Im not taking your advice.. And wearing a football chest protector for everyday atv riding is about the same as wearing a racing preasure suite. (Makes me laugh) for everyday riding. Bet your the talk of the riding area.
Posted by: watzupdog
Originally posted by: NotSoYoungAnymore
Guess that reply explains the status.
Status of what.... Complete sentences dude... Are you sure your wearing your helmet with your space suit....
Posted by: watzupdog
I ride butt naked...
Posted by: watzupdog
appreciate it.... I'm still going to ride naked though..... Anyway I wasnt ticked off... I just dont get why you think that we ride with shorts and a T-shirt. there isnt anything in my pryor post suggesting that we do... I'm all about protection... Polaris helmet, 661 neckroll and chest protector, fox jersey, thor pants and boots and smith googles... I was just wondering if anybody used the football chest protector... They had a bunch of really neat ones on sale last weekend and I thought hhmmmm that would even MORE protection... Later...
Posted by: ss97
I wear a Fox Airframe Roost/Chest protector..... It has large padded shoulder caps like a football or hockey set. It has saved me on a couple of occasions. Just two weeks ago I cased a double jump, my hand slipped off the grip and a smashed my chest onto the front break reservoir. Had I not been wearing it, I would have seriously bruised to broken one of my upper ribs.....I won't ride without one.
Posted by: fixit
Just thought I would reply to the first question of type of chest gaurd worn. We have worn hockey chest protectors for my kids when they first started riding, not as rugged as football chest protectors but worked quite well, they are still using the hockey elbow and shin pads . We don't ride to hard or race.
The kids are 11 and 9 now and the only bad habit They have because of me is that they wear sun glasses( safety glasses. free from work) instead of goggles.
Posted by: Valder
T-Boned with another quad or bike is going to leave a mark somewhere no matter what you wear.
My kid wears all the stuff we got at the dealer...I have worn the roost protectors and even did some jousting with a tree branch once with my O'Neil vest...tossed me off the machine too. Saved me from a cut and possible bruised rib. Vest got screwed though. So they work for more than just rocks.
Posted by: AIRMOBILE101
It just boils down to common sense. I have my son in full gear when he rides. All the way down to those expensive a## ONEAL racing boots that he will grow out of in a year. Is football/hockey the proper gear? No, but at least you attempted to protect your daughters and sons . I have seen many kids with no type of helmet or gear on riding. That is dumb!!! I guess what Im tring to say is "something is better than nothing" Oh, my son is 5. He wears a Vega helmet w/Thor roost . I run with the HJC helmet w/EVS LITE. Something is better than nothing!!!
Posted by: NotSoYoungAnymore
ALL of us should be wearing protection EVERY time we ride. There are good roost deflectors and medicore ones. My son (13) and I use 'pressures suits' under our jerseys. They provide chest, shoulder, elbow, forearm and spine protection. Running into another similar size child in a football game is not the same as flying debris or people at 25-40 MPH. To say nothing of a 250-500lb quad roling over you. I know what that feels like...
Parents who do not require their children to use proper protection are training for a lifetime of 'it won't happen to me.'
Helmet
Googles
Gloves
REAL riding boots
Torso protection
Posted by: NotSoYoungAnymore
It fits you like a jacket. It's made of nylon mesh with the protection I mentioned built into it. Some (like my Thor Impact Rig) have kidney belts too. You put it on over a t-shirt, zip it up adjust a couple of straps, cinch the kidney belt, and put your jersey or a loose fitting shirt , over it.
To look at them, you would swear they must be uncomfortable or restrictive; there are neither. Mine is very comfortable, I don't notice it as much as a regular outer roost protector, and being mesh, it breathes really well.
Several brands, there may be more...
Axo Protector Jacket
EVS Ballistic Jersey
Fox Launch Suit
SixSixOne Pressure Suit
Thor Impact Rig
They run from $110 to $200 depending on which one, youth or adult, and where you buy.
Posted by: NotSoYoungAnymore
Why not a football helmet as well? You can get one with a full face guard too.
An expensive youth helmet has a pump up bladder inside, so it must be better than an mx helmet!
Whatever, as long as you feel good about it, they're your kids.
BTW, Pro Rider, what do you wear??
Posted by: NotSoYoungAnymore
Guess that reply explains the status.
Posted by: NotSoYoungAnymore
First, let me apologize for hijacking your thread about alternate safety equipment.
Second, I don't look any stranger than the obviously more experienced riders wearing shorts, a t-shirt, and a helmet.
Third, if you want to dress your kids in anything, it's no one else's business, least of all mine.
Lastly, I bow to your superior safety experience and posting ability, dude.
BTW (that's an abbreviation for 'by the way'), I was asking what a Pro Rider forum poster like You wear, not ss97.
He readily explained why he wears that silly, unnecessary, and uncool looking safety equipment.
Posted by: NotSoYoungAnymore
Setting the standard for the masses...lol
Seriuosly, I didn't mean to tick you off, but where I ride there is usually a lot of quad and dirt bike traffic. I know of several people who have been t-boned while wearing what I call casual clothes(shorts and a t-shirt). They weren't hurt 'hospital' serious, but were banged up pretty good. Good riding gear will save you from those 'damn that's gonna leave a mark' incidents.
Fortunately my 'space suit' is under my jersey, so the laughter isn't a loud as you might think.
(It does lok spacey without a jersey over it, but way more comfortable than a roost deflector, at least for me)
Casual riding, does that mean slow trails, jetting around your property? I'm going on trails with elevation changes, fast stretches, whoops, jumps, and I personally feel a lot better with protection, jersey, boots, etc.
The last time I went for a quick look around before getting dressed out, I flipped my quad which chose to insult me further by rolling over me and dislocating my collarbone and cracking two ribs.
Now I dress for the crash, not for the ride. Someone on this forum told me that one...
Again, it is nobody else's business what you feel is appropriate for your kid's safety.
Posted by: NotSoYoungAnymore
watzupdog,
I guess I misunderstood your tone, because I do see a lot of people here on the left coast, that think they are safe because they own a helmet. Some have told me they could never enjoy riding with 'all that crap on'. It kinda 'peeves' me, because I see their 12-15 yo kids dressing the same way. Just the cranky old man in me peeking out, I guess.
Actually, I can see what you and fixit can see in trying alternate protection, especially for younger kids. They are hard to fit and are more vulnerable to the totally unexpected. Come to think of it, that's what I am most vulnerable to!
I'm older and trying to get my last son grown and gone (hope he doesn't read this). I tend to forget what having younger kids is like. Be safe...and have fun!
Posted by: Chickenlips01
NOTSOYOUNG. What is a pressure suit, and how much $$.
Already have
helmut
riding boots
swivel knee pads
chest protector
riding pants
gloves
long sleeve shirt
Belt ( make me look skinny again)
goggles
Posted by: Chickenlips01
I'd use what is made for quad riding. Maybe I'll send my kids to football camp in a chest protector and a MX helmut.
