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Curious what guys are running for under jersey protection that is lightweight. Have my eyes on the Thor Sentinal I believe it's called. 

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Justin314 3/20/2023 3:47pm
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I use a Troy Lee Rockfight, and have been really happy with it. It’s light, breathes alright, and I have no problem moving around with it. 

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Alpinestars A-1 is the lowest profile one you can get. Most all of the pro's wear it. Beware, there's not a lot of back protection with it though. The new Thor Sentinel looks similar in profile with a slightly larger back plate and might be worth a try. 

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Alpinestars A-4 max

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Moobs and back fat. 

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cwel11 wrote:

Alpinestars A-4 max

Hey mate, do the shoulder pads on the A4 offer any real protection or are they just a comfort padding? 

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Only Band-Aid brand for me. Not sure about the weight but the adhesion never lets me down.

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I've got the Fly roost guard, it's been good.

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Titanium wrote:
Alpinestars A-1 is the lowest profile one you can get. Most all of the pro's wear it. Beware, there's not a lot of back protection with...

Alpinestars A-1 is the lowest profile one you can get. Most all of the pro's wear it. Beware, there's not a lot of back protection with it though. The new Thor Sentinel looks similar in profile with a slightly larger back plate and might be worth a try. 

I have one and love it. 

FilthyGrungy 3/20/2023 6:25pm
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+1 for the TLD Rockflight. Checks all the boxes for a minimalistic protector. Got the lil guy in one too. Pretty much my highest endorsement when I put the kid in something 

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Oneal split chest pro is an under or over and fits good. 

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cwel11 wrote:

Alpinestars A-4 max

881Gino wrote:

Hey mate, do the shoulder pads on the A4 offer any real protection or are they just a comfort padding? 

I'm running the A4-Max also.  The shoulder "pads" if you could even call them that, are minimal roost protection.

 

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Fly racing's New revel lite chest protector is pretty good. Just had my first ride in it, couldn't even notice it there. 

 

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Leeham 3/20/2023 10:52pm
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A4 Max is what I run. It works for *light* body slams and slides on the ground. And of course roost. Any real hard hits you will feel, just the edge taken off lol. I thank myself everytime I wear it Washougal. Jesus that place hurts so bad. 

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cwel11 wrote:

Alpinestars A-4 max

881Gino wrote:

Hey mate, do the shoulder pads on the A4 offer any real protection or are they just a comfort padding? 

FGR01 wrote:

I'm running the A4-Max also.  The shoulder "pads" if you could even call them that, are minimal roost protection.

 

Yup. 100% agree. To add to this I took a good slam right to the chest last season with it. I hit so hard it imprinted the pattern of it into my chest for a week. I got the wind knocked out of me but was ok. I will say I felt more restricted in my fox raptor but I would trust that way more than the A-4, especially in the rib area. Such a shitty trade off - comfort riding vs protection. 

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881Gino wrote:

Hey mate, do the shoulder pads on the A4 offer any real protection or are they just a comfort padding? 

FGR01 wrote:

I'm running the A4-Max also.  The shoulder "pads" if you could even call them that, are minimal roost protection.

 

cwel11 wrote:
Yup. 100% agree. To add to this I took a good slam right to the chest last season with it. I hit so hard it imprinted...

Yup. 100% agree. To add to this I took a good slam right to the chest last season with it. I hit so hard it imprinted the pattern of it into my chest for a week. I got the wind knocked out of me but was ok. I will say I felt more restricted in my fox raptor but I would trust that way more than the A-4, especially in the rib area. Such a shitty trade off - comfort riding vs protection. 

Sounds like it did its job! I broke my sternum on the bars once. Not fun. Not terrible, but would prefer not to do it again.  

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wydopen 3/21/2023 3:51pm
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Titanium wrote:
Alpinestars A-1 is the lowest profile one you can get. Most all of the pro's wear it. Beware, there's not a lot of back protection with...

Alpinestars A-1 is the lowest profile one you can get. Most all of the pro's wear it. Beware, there's not a lot of back protection with it though. The new Thor Sentinel looks similar in profile with a slightly larger back plate and might be worth a try. 

I haven't been wearing one but after 4 less than ideal performances over the weekend where I was eating roost more than usual I'm going to try riding with one again..

My son wears the TLD rockfight and it looks comfy but I am torn between that and the A-1. I like having the option of just using back straps on the TLD. The back on the A-1 looks substantially longer than the front where the TLD they are about the same. Does anyone know if the front is shorter on the A-1 compared to the TLD or is the back longer?

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