Re: Back Protectors

Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:26:08 GMT, Catman
><catman@cuore-rustsportivo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>There are added advantages that it helps keep warm and provides some
>>>added support in the kidney area - which is quite nice.
>>
>>Hot in the summer?
>
>Yes.
>
>I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed.

mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once.

--
d.

darsy wrote:

>Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed.
>
>mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once.

Looked at one in the shop. Realised that it would be (a)
uncomfortable, and therefore (b) left at home all the time.

--
Ben Blaney

Ben Blaney <benblaney@ukrm.net> wrote:

>darsy wrote:
>
>>Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed.
>>
>>mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once.
>
>Looked at one in the shop. Realised that it would be (a)
>uncomfortable, and therefore (b) left at home all the time.

well, I bought mine by accident (it was inside a leather jacket that I
bought).

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d.

"darsy" <darsy@slimwards.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Ben Blaney <benblaney@ukrm.net> wrote:
>
> >darsy wrote:
> >
> >>Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >>>I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed.
> >>
> >>mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once.
> >
> >Looked at one in the shop. Realised that it would be (a)
> >uncomfortable, and therefore (b) left at home all the time.
>
> well, I bought mine by accident (it was inside a leather jacket that I
> bought).
>
A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the back
protector.

"flashgorman" <flashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote:

>A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the back
>protector.

the first time I wore the jacket, actually riding the bike as opposed
to standing in the shop, it really hurt my neck, as the back protector
was too long for me (I'm fairly short).

--
d.

"darsy" <darsy@slimwards.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "flashgorman" <flashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the
back
> >protector.
>
> the first time I wore the jacket, actually riding the bike as opposed
> to standing in the shop, it really hurt my neck, as the back protector
> was too long for me (I'm fairly short).
>

Amazingly, and this suprised me, you can get back protectors in different
sizes:

http://www.bohnarmor.com/riderstations/sizing.html

Hopefully you'd at least fit the one in the 4 to 5 foot tall size.

"flashgorman" <flashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "darsy" <darsy@slimwards.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:4eln60lv77t6ftcj9cj72br15d7pcn2p1e@4ax.com...
> > Ben Blaney <benblaney@ukrm.net> wrote:
> >
> > >darsy wrote:
> > >
> > >>Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed.
> > >>
> > >>mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once.
> > >
> > >Looked at one in the shop. Realised that it would be (a)
> > >uncomfortable, and therefore (b) left at home all the time.
> >
> > well, I bought mine by accident (it was inside a leather jacket that I
> > bought).
> >
> A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the
> back protector.

If I may stick my oar in here. I had a fairly serious bike accident, which
the doctors reckoned my injuries could have been worse if I *had* been
wearing the right equipment [1]. As it was I ended up getting away with
just having a toe ripped off.

[1] Proper bike boots

--
Chris (XChrislX@Xchurchstone.comX) Remove X's for address
CBR1000FL The Honda Fatblade
Yam RS200 Transcontinental Tourer

"mups" <mups@chrisNOTREALADDR.com> wrote in message
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> "flashgorman" <flashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > "darsy" <darsy@slimwards.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:4eln60lv77t6ftcj9cj72br15d7pcn2p1e@4ax.com...
> > > Ben Blaney <benblaney@ukrm.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > >darsy wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed.
> > > >>
> > > >>mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once.
> > > >
> > > >Looked at one in the shop. Realised that it would be (a)
> > > >uncomfortable, and therefore (b) left at home all the time.
> > >
> > > well, I bought mine by accident (it was inside a leather jacket that I
> > > bought).
> > >
> > A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the
> > back protector.
>
> If I may stick my oar in here. I had a fairly serious bike accident, which
> the doctors reckoned my injuries could have been worse if I *had* been
> wearing the right equipment [1]. As it was I ended up getting away with
> just having a toe ripped off.
>
> [1] Proper bike boots
>

<fx holds head in hands>

flashgorman wrote:

>A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the back
>protector.

Is this you being funnier than AndrewR?

--
Ben Blaney

"Ben Blaney" <benblaney@ukrm.net> wrote in message
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> flashgorman wrote:
>
> >A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the
back
> >protector.
>
> Is this you being funnier than AndrewR?
>
If it's all the same to you, I'd rather opt out of the humour grading bands
that operate around here. Cheers.

"flashgorman" <flashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote:

>If it's all the same to you, I'd rather opt out of the humour grading bands
>that operate around here. Cheers.

"and in one throwaway comment, the happy-go-lucky cheery-chappy image
that Gorman has presented as his face to the world is peeled back to
reveal the roiling horror, the demented anguished half-formed
demi-soul that cowers beneath".

--
d.

"darsy" <darsy@slimwards.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "flashgorman" <flashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >If it's all the same to you, I'd rather opt out of the humour grading
bands
> >that operate around here. Cheers.
>
> "and in one throwaway comment, the happy-go-lucky cheery-chappy image
> that Gorman has presented as his face to the world is peeled back to
> reveal the roiling horror, the demented anguished half-formed
> demi-soul that cowers beneath".
>

Or it would if I were not wearing, rather sensibly, an image being peeled
back protector.

	#1
darsy	Re: Back Protectors Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote: >On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:26:08 GMT, Catman ><catman@cuore-rustsportivo.co.uk> wrote: > >>>There are added advantages that it helps keep warm and provides some >>>added support in the kidney area - which is quite nice. >> >>Hot in the summer? > >Yes. > >I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed. mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once. -- d.

	#2
Ben Blaney	Re: Back Protectors darsy wrote: >Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote: > >>I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed. > >mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once. Looked at one in the shop. Realised that it would be (a) uncomfortable, and therefore (b) left at home all the time. -- Ben Blaney

	#3
darsy	Re: Back Protectors Ben Blaney <benblaney@ukrm.net> wrote: >darsy wrote: > >>Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote: >> >>>I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed. >> >>mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once. > >Looked at one in the shop. Realised that it would be (a) >uncomfortable, and therefore (b) left at home all the time. well, I bought mine by accident (it was inside a leather jacket that I bought). -- d.

	#4
flashgorman	Re: Back Protectors "darsy" <darsy@slimwards.co.uk> wrote in message news:4eln60lv77t6ftcj9cj72br15d7pcn2p1e@4ax.com... > Ben Blaney <benblaney@ukrm.net> wrote: > > >darsy wrote: > > > >>Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote: > >> > >>>I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed. > >> > >>mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once. > > > >Looked at one in the shop. Realised that it would be (a) > >uncomfortable, and therefore (b) left at home all the time. > > well, I bought mine by accident (it was inside a leather jacket that I > bought). > A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the back protector.

	#5
darsy	Re: Back Protectors "flashgorman" <flashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote: >A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the back >protector. the first time I wore the jacket, actually riding the bike as opposed to standing in the shop, it really hurt my neck, as the back protector was too long for me (I'm fairly short). -- d.

	#7
mups	Re: Back Protectors "flashgorman" <flashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote: > "darsy" <darsy@slimwards.co.uk> wrote in message > news:4eln60lv77t6ftcj9cj72br15d7pcn2p1e@4ax.com... > > Ben Blaney <benblaney@ukrm.net> wrote: > > > > >darsy wrote: > > > > > >>Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote: > > >> > > >>>I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed. > > >> > > >>mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once. > > > > > >Looked at one in the shop. Realised that it would be (a) > > >uncomfortable, and therefore (b) left at home all the time. > > > > well, I bought mine by accident (it was inside a leather jacket that I > > bought). > > > A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the > back protector. If I may stick my oar in here. I had a fairly serious bike accident, which the doctors reckoned my injuries could have been worse if I had been wearing the right equipment [1]. As it was I ended up getting away with just having a toe ripped off. [1] Proper bike boots -- Chris (XChrislX@Xchurchstone.comX) Remove X's for address CBR1000FL The Honda Fatblade Yam RS200 Transcontinental Tourer

	#8
flashgorman	Re: Back Protectors "mups" <mups@chrisNOTREALADDR.com> wrote in message news:20040401044254.452$Gq@newsreader.com... > "flashgorman" <flashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote: > > "darsy" <darsy@slimwards.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:4eln60lv77t6ftcj9cj72br15d7pcn2p1e@4ax.com... > > > Ben Blaney <benblaney@ukrm.net> wrote: > > > > > > >darsy wrote: > > > > > > > >>Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>>I hardly ever wear mine except for on the track. Can't be arsed. > > > >> > > > >>mine's uncomfortable. Wore it once. > > > > > > > >Looked at one in the shop. Realised that it would be (a) > > > >uncomfortable, and therefore (b) left at home all the time. > > > > > > well, I bought mine by accident (it was inside a leather jacket that I > > > bought). > > > > > A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the > > back protector. > > If I may stick my oar in here. I had a fairly serious bike accident, which > the doctors reckoned my injuries could have been worse if I had been > wearing the right equipment [1]. As it was I ended up getting away with > just having a toe ripped off. > > [1] Proper bike boots > <fx holds head in hands>

	#9
Ben Blaney	Re: Back Protectors flashgorman wrote: >A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the back >protector. Is this you being funnier than AndrewR? -- Ben Blaney

	#10
flashgorman	Re: Back Protectors "Ben Blaney" <benblaney@ukrm.net> wrote in message news:49pn60lpb3h7hgdvpvko75ds1an74bt0v5@4ax.com... > flashgorman wrote: > > >A accident that resulted in no injury to you, thanks most likely to the back > >protector. > > Is this you being funnier than AndrewR? > If it's all the same to you, I'd rather opt out of the humour grading bands that operate around here. Cheers.