Wrist protection and more.

i dont know u and this is way offtopic but i went to your myspace and
was looking at your music interests and saw that you have "Normal Jean"
written down as a band and i just wanted to let you know that its
"Norma Jean"😄

also if it were me id get the 661's

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tugboat said:

You won't get hurt if you land it...

Brian O. said:

Maybe Santa will let you guide his sleigh on that thing come Christmas.

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Spoonthumb said:

i dont know u and this is way offtopic but i went to your myspace and
was looking at your music interests and saw that you have "Normal Jean"
written down as a band and i just wanted to let you know that its
"Norma Jean"😄

also if it were me id get the 661's

Thanks, there are a couple typing errors on my myspace. I'm more than
aware it's "Norma Jean". But thanks for bringing it to my attention.

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Not sure whihc 661s you mean but if it's 'these'
(http://tinyurl.com/2rn2pu) steer clear, a friend tried them, wrecked
them in a few days and they didnt stop his hands getting cut open.
Personally I use TSG professional wraps but form your list the KHs
would be my preference.

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The difference you're looking at is wraps vs. splints.

The KH and 661 simply wrap around your wrist with a stiff material to
prevent hyperflexion... your hand still experiences some of the forces
of impact.

The Harbinger gloves include a splint that holds the wrist in place,
absorbing most of the forces of the impact. The KH glove, instead,
places extra padding on the palm. I find this to be adequate for most
situations... riding on the street or offroad.

For the protection you gain with the Harbinger, you give up flexibility
and grip. Personally, I find it difficult to get a good grip on the KH
handle with Harbingers... which is why I don't use such gloves.

Of course, if you've any pre-existing hand, wrist or forearm injury,
you'll want the extra protection of the Harbingers.

One last thing... fingertip protection. "Cutoff" gloves leave your
fingers exposed to whatever they may impact. I've seen riders picking
gravel out of their fingers before... not cool. Get full fingered
gloves!

My 2 cents.

Spoonthumb said:

i dont know u and this is way offtopic

Have you ever heard of a "'Private Message'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/private.php)"? This would be a good
time to send one of those... 'RSU is not a chat room'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49050).

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maestro8 said:

Have you ever heard of a "'Private Message'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/private.php)"? This would be a good
time to send one of those... 'RSU is not a chat room'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49050).

I am sorry o great and wise ruler of the forums

i really am sorry tho even if my sarcasim makes it appear that i am
not:o

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tugboat said:

You won't get hurt if you land it...

Brian O. said:

Maybe Santa will let you guide his sleigh on that thing come Christmas.

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+1 to Maestro about which wrist protection to get. The KH gloves won't
protect you from a hard fall on your wrist, so if you're worried about
that (or have a prior injury) get something like the harbingers. I took
(yet another) hard muni fall a little over a week ago, messed up my
knee pretty good (took a week for the abrasions to heal enough for me
to even notice the HUGE bone bruise/bump just below the kneecap--this
while wearing KH leg armor), and I'm sure would have broken my wrist
(again) had I not been wearing very tough wrist guards. Mine are from
Pro Design, a skate company whose goods are durable and comfortable.

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+1 to Maestro about which wrist protection to get. The KH gloves won't
protect you from a hard fall on your wrist, so if you're worried about
that (or have a prior injury) get something like the harbingers. I took
(yet another) hard muni fall a little over a week ago, messed up my
knee pretty good (took a week for the abrasions to heal enough for me
to even notice the HUGE bone bruise/bump just below the kneecap--this
while wearing KH leg armor), and I'm sure would have broken my wrist
(again) had I not been wearing very tough wrist guards. Mine are from
Pro Design, a skate company whose goods are durable and comfortable.

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+1 to Maestro about which wrist protection to get. The KH gloves won't
protect you from a hard fall on your wrist, so if you're worried about
that (or have a prior injury) get something like the harbingers. I took
(yet another) hard muni fall a little over a week ago, messed up my
knee pretty good (took a week for the abrasions to heal enough for me
to even notice the HUGE bone bruise/bump just below the kneecap--this
while wearing KH leg armor), and I'm sure would have broken my wrist
(again) had I not been wearing very tough wrist guards. Mine are from
Pro Design, a skate company whose goods are durable and comfortable.

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+1 to Maestro about which wrist protection to get. The KH gloves won't
protect you from a hard fall on your wrist, so if you're worried about
that (or have a prior injury) get something like the harbingers. I took
(yet another) hard muni fall a little over a week ago, messed up my
knee pretty good (took a week for the abrasions to heal enough for me
to even notice the HUGE bone bruise/bump just below the kneecap--this
while wearing KH leg armor), and I'm sure would have broken my wrist
(again) had I not been wearing very tough wrist guards. Mine are from
Pro Design, a skate company whose goods are durable and comfortable.

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+1 to Maestro about which wrist protection to get. The KH gloves won't
protect you from a hard fall on your wrist, so if you're worried about
that (or have a prior injury) get something like the harbingers. I took
(yet another) hard muni fall a little over a week ago, messed up my
knee pretty good (took a week for the abrasions to heal enough for me
to even notice the HUGE bone bruise/bump just below the kneecap--this
while wearing KH leg armor), and I'm sure would have broken my wrist
(again) had I not been wearing very tough wrist guards. Mine are from
Pro Design, a skate company whose goods are durable and comfortable.

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+1 to Maestro about which wrist protection to get. The KH gloves won't
protect you from a hard fall on your wrist, so if you're worried about
that (or have a prior injury) get something like the harbingers. I took
(yet another) hard muni fall a little over a week ago, messed up my
knee pretty good (took a week for the abrasions to heal enough for me
to even notice the HUGE bone bruise/bump just below the kneecap--this
while wearing KH leg armor), and I'm sure would have broken my wrist
(again) had I not been wearing very tough wrist guards. Mine are from
Pro Design, a skate company whose goods are durable and comfortable.

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Wow I've never seen a sextuple post!

I use Harbinger Weight Training Gloves for MUni, and a thinner Wal-Mart
brand glove for trials. I agree about the difficulty in gripipng the
handle...there is a lot of padding in the palm, but it isn't a big
deal. I think the wrist support is perfect; it isn't to stiff, and it
isn't too thin.

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Thanks all!

I have zero interest in muni at the moment so I ordered the pulse
gloves as I might be doing trials/street, but I eventually want to do
distance riding. I'm still learning so theses sound perfect..

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So far the KH red gloves have been the best that I have had. I
personally don't like riding with gloves. I like to feel the handle. I
think that Elbow forearm protectors are much more important and I am
one of the few people that always ride with them. I always rode without
gloves until I developed a HUGE calouse on my pinky that has actually
cuved the finger! My Brother is a doctor and he is against wrist and
ankle supports if you are healthy. His reasoning is that you want your
joint to experince the shocks and bangs of the sport. It is the only
way to strengthen the muscles of that joint area. When I fall I make a
point of trying to fall on the elbow and forearm where I have guards.
Gloves just are not going to save your fingers from breaking. They will
save them from getting scratched up but that is a minor injury.

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Aiming to land on your elbow sounds like an invitation for a dislocated
or separated shoulder, I would take absorbing shock with my arm and
picking gravel out of my hand over putting that kind of force through
my elbow any day.

I always wear my KH Pulse gloves when riding and find them quite
comfortable. I tried wearing the Harbinger gloves with the plastic
splint and found it didn't really affect grabbing the seat handle but
made holding a T7 bar very awkward.

I am also a fan of full fingered gloves if you think that you will
crash. Fingerless is definitely nicer to use some times though.

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I probably did not do a very good job of explaining myself in the
previous post.
I don't catch myself with my elbows when falling. It is much more of a
forearm/hand and some elbow catch. Keep in mind that I have padded
forearm/elbow guards with a hard plastic shell. They are pretty good at
absorbing blows. Also the whole key to falling is not to fall head on
but to "deflect." Gloves as I said before will not save you from
breaking fingers if you ball badly. They will save your plams for
getting scratched up. Now falling on rocky terrain is never fun but
that is where the falls usually are!

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The KH Grey Pulse gloves do have a splint. It's plastic, and in the
back of the glove, not in the hand part. It actually supports the
wrist fairly nicely, and doesn't interfere with grabbing the seat like
the Pro gloves.

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maestro8 said:

Have you ever heard of a "'Private Message'
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time to send one of those... 'RSU is not a chat room'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49050).

I don't like you. Or anyone who has a little [censored] about little things
like that. It really gets my goat up and my gander. Three words, GET
OVER IT!

It's funny that I've seen this thread a few times and didn't look
because it didn't look interesting, I didn't even think about the fact
the I have a sprained wrist or something like that.

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