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Yeah i see now. You have no bruise under the shoulder protector. The hrp suspended protector worked perfectly. My guess: shoulder protector get hit, it is flexible, so it wants to expand, but the suspended part prevents this and in the meantime receives tension and transfers it to the chest protector. So, as long as the shoulder protector doesn't get hit so hard that it craks, your shoulder only gets a small hit.
Can you measure the hrp, if it’s not too much to ask?
ga_pike: Fox roost 2 doesnt have the same system, just looks similar. Not suspended, just attached!
just buy some hockey shoulder pads
What do you use and what are your experiences with it? Aren't they too hot in the summer? Are they comfortable?
There is a reason not a single company (that isn't stuck 25 years ago) makes this style of chest protector anymore.
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Broke my left collarbone wearing the og No Fear chest protector, minus the arm straps of course
My dad swore by them after breaking both collar bones in crashes before he switched. I was always skeptical about it but he never had any problems again. He wore them under his jersey in the summer heat and didn't seem to have an issue. hockey shoulder pads make sense because the players are hitting each other with their shoulders throughout the game. Hockey shoulder pads are not the end all be all but they protect far better than shitty mx pads
This is the same chest protector I was referring too. I think it's hard to form concrete evidence from crash data, but this thread shows one common denominator.
Like boxcarwilly said, a reason why no one makes them that way anymore.
I also thought about hockey/football shoulder pads, but in that sport, people collide frontal, which is what shoulder pads are designed for. If you hit a tree frontal with a bike, and the impact hits your shoulder first, then it is certainly good. What do you think about this?
Thats what I was wearing when I tore up my shoulder. It was a Thor from early 2000's. Love my Leatt.
Damn, just go buy a new pair of shoulder pads, its not that hard.
Actually the Black HRP on the left is new they are still make them.
Antiquated design that has long overstayed its welcome. Modern protectors do a better job, are lighter, have better ventilation. Companies like Alpinestars and Leatt dump thousands of dollars into developing new technologies to help improve safety and their products. I don’t understand why the OP is overlooking this.
He might as well ratchet strap some pillows to his shoulders. 😆
Good luck with the others I will use the HRP
I dislocated my shoulder 6 times in the late '90s to early '00s. No chest protector on Earth would have stopped it, as my arm was leveraged out of socket. It was not from impact.
For impacts, almost any protector will do. I'd say the suspended designs probably help to some degree. I wear a minimal one now, but it's mostly to protect the spine and solar plexus from handlebars and footpegs; not so much for roost or any kind of shoulder protection.
No fear is the "same" as modern protectors, lying on your shoulders, thats why it did not protect them.
HRP shoulder protector floating over the shoulder, so it can work like a spring, just look this huge gap:
Btw anyone know about leatt mission protector jacket? https://www.24mx.com/product/leatt-mission-body-protector-graphene_pid-… Its just 90 usd and says CE level 2. Scam? Could I wear HRP over Leatt? Or buy a soft d3o protector jacket (i know that modern materials spread the energy well ,but I don't think it protects the joint well)?
Hrp netting is like a shock absorber a cushion for the impact. I cart wheeled numerous times & never injured my collar bone. Most people that break them break them numerous times. ND wind& rain b4 the snow storm is bad.
BTW the hrp sadly not available in EU, i just used the hrp as an example bc there were a lot of result about the hrp, but no one know the zero7 idx1, its also suspended, check this https://www.dirtrider.com/tests/gear/141_1101_jett_america_zero_idx1_mx…
less than 35 kN (EN1621-1 CE Level 1), with no single test result exceeding 50 kN, and
less than 20 kN (EN1621-1 CE Level 2)"
Hey! I found this video, and the zero7 shoulder protector can be moved up and down https://youtu.be/lFHjInz7HuI?t=53 Is this the same with hrp or is it fixed?
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Friend broke a collar bone 1985 wearing the HRP. Not sure if it made a difference or not.
Ok, dumb questions. I haven't ridden in so long, is this what people wear now, or is this a street bike type jacket? If it's mx, is it hot? Do you wear a jersey over it? https://www.motosport.com/alpinestars-bionic-tech-v2-protection-jacket
If it's not what you wear now, what do they wear now. I see a lot with jerseys over some kind of protectors.
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