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    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    The Evoc Torso protector suits my needs perfectly with the added benefit of a small Fidlock style bum bag at the back which is great...
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    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    I can show you endless reels of world cup racers pinging themselves helplessly with no technique whatsoever other than flying through...
  • JoeBlow
    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    I recommended working on technique because you stated that it was a recurring theme of bruising your ribs. That is representative of...
  • JoeBlow
    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    I don't think it's BS. It's probably useful in a situation with some space and at higher speeds. It was useless information for the...
  • JoeBlow
    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    I wore my new Evoc Torso protector this morning. It offers level 2 back protection and level 1 chest protection that continues round...
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    JoeBlow reacted to sjturner2112's post in the thread Body armour. Again! with Like Like.
    people (some people) always say this, but dude, a ton of mtb crashes are like the front wheel goes withjout warning (for whatever...
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    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    I don't think so. Sounds like I should stop posting on social media more like :)
  • JoeBlow
    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    Yes it's a lt's well and good under those situations and probably worthwhile but impossible in the scenario I described. It's now...
  • JoeBlow
    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    I don't want to fall out over this but you did not engage with the OP in the slightest so I think it best that we remove ourselves from...
  • JoeBlow
    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    Lower the dropper post? God I wish I had thought of that! Give me a break. Not sure if you realize how patronising you come across as...
  • JoeBlow
    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    Nope, i do not forsake the armour for break falling techniques. I'm all about injury prevention. Undertake all actions to for injury...
  • JoeBlow
    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    I know, I know which is why I am asking for advice on gear for minor tumbles at slow speed on technical terrain where there is no room...
  • JoeBlow
    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    I'm in danger of becoming a bore but these techniques would not work in the situations I have described and are nothing at all to do...
  • JoeBlow
    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    1. You minimise the danger of trapping chest hair in the zip. 2. You can get away with washing it less. 3. It probably does not wick as...
  • JoeBlow
    JoeBlow replied to the thread Body armour. Again!.
    I have found the EVOC Torso Protector which seems a little better with regard to rib protection. I also like the fact that you can...
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