I was going to continue this line of conversation in the “ Just Ride “ thread , but I didn’t want to clog up that thread and I thought there might be some useful ideas from some of you guys, so here goes,
I’m interested in what you guys wear ( or don’t ) in the way of protective riding gear, both summer and winter.
I’m particularly interested to hear if you guys wear specific riding pants. Also I’m interested if your gear is armored or not and if any of you have upgraded your armor. I’ll kick it off.
I wear a ,
HJC modular helmet with an inner sun visor, year round.
Joe Rocket 6.0 mesh jacket ( armored ) for summer
Tourmaster Jett Insulated and armored jacket for winter
Regular Jeans, year round
Tourmaster tall boots ( fully armored )for winter on cold days
Joe Rocket ventilated short boots ( fully armored) , summer and winter
About the riding pants, I tried a pair of armored mesh overpants, but they were too hot to wear over jeans and too bulky to easily move in. I got rid of them, but have since thought that maybe instead of jeans if I would’ve worn something thinner , maybe even shorts, and just treated the mesh pants as jeans?
I do worry a little about not having something abrasion resistant and no padding on my hips and especially knees. What do you guys do?
Regarding upgraded armor, the armor that comes in most jackets is really basic foam stuff. Better than nothing for sure, but there are some real quality aftermarket armor out there, especially back protectors.
Have any of you upgraded?
There’s even an argument to wear something like this, under an abrasive resistant jacket shell.
So...... what do you wear for protective gear?
I’m interested in what you guys wear ( or don’t ) in the way of protective riding gear, both summer and winter.
I’m particularly interested to hear if you guys wear specific riding pants. Also I’m interested if your gear is armored or not and if any of you have upgraded your armor. I’ll kick it off.
I wear a ,
HJC modular helmet with an inner sun visor, year round.
Joe Rocket 6.0 mesh jacket ( armored ) for summer
Tourmaster Jett Insulated and armored jacket for winter
Regular Jeans, year round
Tourmaster tall boots ( fully armored )for winter on cold days
Joe Rocket ventilated short boots ( fully armored) , summer and winter
About the riding pants, I tried a pair of armored mesh overpants, but they were too hot to wear over jeans and too bulky to easily move in. I got rid of them, but have since thought that maybe instead of jeans if I would’ve worn something thinner , maybe even shorts, and just treated the mesh pants as jeans?
I do worry a little about not having something abrasion resistant and no padding on my hips and especially knees. What do you guys do?
Regarding upgraded armor, the armor that comes in most jackets is really basic foam stuff. Better than nothing for sure, but there are some real quality aftermarket armor out there, especially back protectors.
Have any of you upgraded?
There’s even an argument to wear something like this, under an abrasive resistant jacket shell.
So...... what do you wear for protective gear?