Body Armor Question and 661 Sp-1Question

[Rad]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone uses or owns the 661 SP-1 Body Armor? I'm just
curios to see how it holds out and how warm it gets wearing it. You see, my
wife knows that I will try crazy stuff when doing regualr cross country
MBing and now that I have a baby boy, she has nightmares of him being a
******* because of my desire for trying stupid things. SO..she has allowed
me to buy a new bike in one condition..I get body armor a full cover helmet
and wear it! Great deal for me!

I was just curious as to how it fits because I have NO IDEA what size to
get. Jensonusa.com has them for a pretty good price. I'm 5'4" and weigh
about 158 lbs. I guess I should just measure my chest. WEll I hope someone
can give me some advice. I'm looking at knee/shin gurads too. (My choice
because I DO LOVE to play soccer too!) Thanks for putting up with my
questions, I'm sure some of you shake your head in disbelief, but...riding a
Diamondback for 2 years shows my inexperience with all the technical stuff.
I do love riding though! Thasnk again.

Radley

 

[pas]

Rad wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if anyone uses or owns the 661 SP-1 Body Armor? I'm
> just curios to see how it holds out and how warm it gets wearing it.
> You see, my wife knows that I will try crazy stuff when doing regualr
> cross country MBing and now that I have a baby boy, she has
> nightmares of him being a ******* because

if you are married, the kid will never be a *******, tho if you hit a tree
he might become fatherless.

of my desire for trying
> stupid things.

She does have a point you know.


SO..she has allowed me to buy a new bike in one
> condition..I get body armor a full cover helmet and wear it! Great
> deal for me!
>
> I was just curious as to how it fits because I have NO IDEA what size
> to get. Jensonusa.com has them for a pretty good price. I'm 5'4" and
> weigh about 158 lbs. I guess I should just measure my chest. WEll I
> hope someone can give me some advice. I'm looking at knee/shin gurads
> too. (My choice because I DO LOVE to play soccer too!) Thanks for
> putting up with my questions, I'm sure some of you shake your head in
> disbelief, but...riding a Diamondback for 2 years shows my
> inexperience with all the technical stuff. I do love riding though!
> Thasnk again.
>

Perhaps it's time to take a technical skills course, and learn how to do
thing correctly, instead just hurling your self down the trail in a
testosterone poisoned fashion. A skills course could significantly reduce
your chances of
could-have-been-prevented-if-wasn't-for-my-desire-to-try-stupid-things type
accidents.

As for knees, I have the 611 4x4 setup and I really like it

Penny
> Radley

 

[Slacker]

Rad wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if anyone uses or owns the 661 SP-1 Body Armor? I'm just
> curios to see how it holds out and how warm it gets wearing it. You see, my
> wife knows that I will try crazy stuff when doing regualr cross country
> MBing and now that I have a baby boy, she has nightmares of him being a
> ******* because of my desire for trying stupid things. SO..she has allowed
> me to buy a new bike in one condition..I get body armor a full cover helmet
> and wear it! Great deal for me!
>
> I was just curious as to how it fits because I have NO IDEA what size to
> get. Jensonusa.com has them for a pretty good price. I'm 5'4" and weigh
> about 158 lbs. I guess I should just measure my chest. WEll I hope someone
> can give me some advice. I'm looking at knee/shin gurads too. (My choice
> because I DO LOVE to play soccer too!) Thanks for putting up with my
> questions, I'm sure some of you shake your head in disbelief, but...riding a
> Diamondback for 2 years shows my inexperience with all the technical stuff.
> I do love riding though! Thasnk again.
>
> Radley
>
>
Well, one of my riding buddies has the 661 chest/back protector. He has
the same complaint that I've heard from just about everyone else; the
kidney belt sits way too high. Unless you have an extremely short trunk,
you might want to look around and try them on.

BTW, tell your wife in order to be really safe, you need one of these
too http://www.go-ride.com/frames/turner/2004/dhr.jpg

--
Slacker

 

[Monique Y. Mudama]

On 2004-06-24, Rad penned:
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if anyone uses or owns the 661 SP-1 Body Armor? I'm
> just curios to see how it holds out and how warm it gets wearing it.
> You see, my wife knows that I will try crazy stuff when doing regualr
> cross country MBing and now that I have a baby boy, she has nightmares
> of him being a ******* because of my desire for trying stupid things.
> SO..she has allowed me to buy a new bike in one condition..I get body
> armor a full cover helmet and wear it! Great deal for me!
>
> I was just curious as to how it fits because I have NO IDEA what size
> to get. Jensonusa.com has them for a pretty good price. I'm 5'4" and
> weigh about 158 lbs. I guess I should just measure my chest. WEll I
> hope someone can give me some advice. I'm looking at knee/shin gurads
> too. (My choice because I DO LOVE to play soccer too!) Thanks for
> putting up with my questions, I'm sure some of you shake your head in
> disbelief, but...riding a Diamondback for 2 years shows my
> inexperience with all the technical stuff. I do love riding though!
> Thasnk again.

I have no idea what kinds of stuff you ride, but maybe you could get her
into riding, too. A lot of times, a spouse/s.o. gets nervous about an
activity just because they don't understand it, and so it sounds scarier
than it is.

Then again, maybe you ride stuff that necessitates that level of
protection. God knows I can tear myself up just walking down the steps.

--
monique

 

[Slacker]

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

> On 2004-06-24, Rad penned:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I was wondering if anyone uses or owns the 661 SP-1 Body Armor? I'm
>>just curios to see how it holds out and how warm it gets wearing it.
>>You see, my wife knows that I will try crazy stuff when doing regualr
>>cross country MBing and now that I have a baby boy, she has nightmares
>>of him being a ******* because of my desire for trying stupid things.
>>SO..she has allowed me to buy a new bike in one condition..I get body
>>armor a full cover helmet and wear it! Great deal for me!
>>
>>I was just curious as to how it fits because I have NO IDEA what size
>>to get. Jensonusa.com has them for a pretty good price. I'm 5'4" and
>>weigh about 158 lbs. I guess I should just measure my chest. WEll I
>>hope someone can give me some advice. I'm looking at knee/shin gurads
>>too. (My choice because I DO LOVE to play soccer too!) Thanks for
>>putting up with my questions, I'm sure some of you shake your head in
>>disbelief, but...riding a Diamondback for 2 years shows my
>>inexperience with all the technical stuff. I do love riding though!
>>Thasnk again.
>
>
> I have no idea what kinds of stuff you ride, but maybe you could get her
> into riding, too. A lot of times, a spouse/s.o. gets nervous about an
> activity just because they don't understand it, and so it sounds scarier
> than it is.
>
> Then again, maybe you ride stuff that necessitates that level of
> protection. God knows I can tear myself up just walking down the steps.
>
>
Moni, Moni... the chick has to stay home to take care of the little tike.

So insensitive.
--
Slacker

 

[Monique Y. Mudama]

On 2004-06-24, Slacker penned:
>>
> >
> Moni, Moni... the chick has to stay home to take care of the little
> tike.
>
> So insensitive.

Good reason not to have kids ... or dogs, for that matter. Eric and I
can do what we want, when we want.


--
monique

 

[Slacker]

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

> On 2004-06-24, Slacker penned:
>
>>>
>>Moni, Moni... the chick has to stay home to take care of the little
>>tike.
>>
>>So insensitive.
>
>
> Good reason not to have kids ... or dogs, for that matter. Eric and I
> can do what we want, when we want.
>
>
Hey, you're preaching to the choir. But I would add a spouse to your
list ;-)

--
Slacker

 

[bomba]

Rad wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if anyone uses or owns the 661 SP-1 Body Armor? I'm just
> curios to see how it holds out and how warm it gets wearing it. You see, my
> wife knows that I will try crazy stuff when doing regualr cross country
> MBing and now that I have a baby boy, she has nightmares of him being a
> ******* because of my desire for trying stupid things.

Fatherless. ******* is a child born out of wedlock.

> SO..she has allowed
> me to buy a new bike in one condition..I get body armor a full cover helmet
> and wear it! Great deal for me!

Er, right. If you say so...

Riding a downhill race in full armour a full face is not exactly the most
comfortable thing in the world. Riding a couple of hours XC in that kit is
something I'd never contemplate.

Body armour is not an invincibility suit. It will stop you getting nasty
bruises and cuts, and in some cases, it may even save the odd broken bone.
However, if you crash hard enough, it won't make that much of a
difference. The best way that you can save yourself from serious injury is
to ride within your limits.

I would suggest trying to come to some sort of compromise with yourself
and your missus. When you do XC, ride in normal gear and stay well within
your limits. One day a month, or whatever, pull on the armour and do
shuttle runs to satisfy your unhinged side.

 

[Rad]

Thanks for the advice and pointers guys. I would LOVE to take a skills
course while I'm on vacation here in the states. Unfortunately, I don't
know where to look here in Virginia. I've asked at the all the LBS listed
in the area, and they always just gave me information on trails. I'll
probably call up NOrhtern Virginia since I know there HAS to be something
since the Apalachian Mountains run through the states. Thanks again for the
pointers and funny remarks along the way.

PLUS...I'd like to give a shout out to Mon who answers a lot of my questions
and a triple phatty shout out to Slacker who reminded Mon someone had to
stay homw to watch the future MBer boy ;D

Radley

 

[Monique Y. Mudama]

On 2004-06-24, Slacker penned:
> Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
>
>> Good reason not to have kids ... or dogs, for that matter. Eric and
>> I can do what we want, when we want.
>>
>>
> Hey, you're preaching to the choir. But I would add a spouse to your
> list ;-)

We all have to choose where we draw the line =)

--
monique

 

[pas]

Rad wrote:
> Thanks for the advice and pointers guys. I would LOVE to take a
> skills course while I'm on vacation here in the states.
> Unfortunately, I don't know where to look here in Virginia. I've
> asked at the all the LBS listed in the area, and they always just
> gave me information on trails. I'll probably call up NOrhtern
> Virginia since I know there HAS to be something since the Apalachian
> Mountains run through the states. Thanks again for the pointers and
> funny remarks along the way.
>

Try www.more-mtb.org I think it covers that area


> PLUS...I'd like to give a shout out to Mon who answers a lot of my
> questions and a triple phatty shout out to Slacker who reminded Mon
> someone had to stay homw to watch the future MBer boy ;D
>
> Radley


well I hope you stay home and parent your own kid sometime, and just don't
leave it up to mom all the time.

penny

 

[Monique Y. Mudama]

On 2004-06-24, pas penned:
> Rad wrote:
>
>> PLUS...I'd like to give a shout out to Mon who answers a lot of my
>> questions and a triple phatty shout out to Slacker who reminded Mon
>> someone had to stay homw to watch the future MBer boy ;D
>>
>
> well I hope you stay home and parent your own kid sometime, and just
> don't leave it up to mom all the time.
>

Indeed.

--
monique

 

[JD]

"notsoRad" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
<snip>

Dress to ride, not to crash. If you know how to handle your bicycle
and know your limitations, you shouldn't need that crutch.

JD