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What kind of protective gear do you use... if any

(knee/shin pads, elbow, etc)

besides the obvious
 

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I wear a helmet, and besides that, I have big enough bones I just take the brunt of stuff full on.

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Knee, elbow, chest and slider shorts. Neck brace on the way.

I am short so I don't wear any shin protection as my boots pretty much cover that area.

I tend to right harder when I know I am wearing my gear, as I get older the bumps and bruises take longer to heal.

I find it quite comfortable to wear most of the new gear, likely from all the years playing competative paintball and slidind/diving on hard ground.
 

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I have an upper body armor thing that has roost guard, elbow, and spine protection built in. Cheap shin / knee guards, and most important the padded bike shorts to keep the boys in check... a little padding for the bum doesnt hurt either, I don't ride enough to get used to that seat....
 

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helmet, boots, sixsixone pressure suit, or chest protector and elbow pads (depending on temperature), knee/shin pads, rockgard'n padded shorts with hip and tailbone protection, and good gloves. ATGATT....I'm getting old and fragile but still like to rip on the bike.
 

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Boots, Helmet, gogs, sixsixone suit ( or lately I've just been using my Tekvest and liking it) Gloves, pants, Tylenol 4's. :d

Teeroy...we need to hook up for a scoot some time :cool: show some of these young whipper snippers a little roost :eek:
 

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Boots, Helmet, gogs, sixsixone suit ( or lately I've just been using my Tekvest and liking it) Gloves, pants, Tylenol 4's. :d

Teeroy...we need to hook up for a scoot some time :cool: show some of these young whipper snippers a little roost :eek:
I'm down with that, took my quad down there a few years back for may long and all I could think was "I shoulda brought the scooter..." :d

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helmet, gogs, gloves, 661 pressure suit, compression shorts, knee pad/braces, boots, jersey, pants, and camelback.
 
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