Body protection for Road cycling after an accident

dodgy

That must have been a terrifying experience. I'm familiar with those roads as I stay in Haute Savoie every year (Samoens) so I know that when I see the word 'gravillon' I am extra cautious. On Semnoz, you would have had the chance to see the gravel on the ascent, perhaps take this as a lesson that there are clues all around you to potential accidents and ride accordingly. I think ultimately that will protect you more than any product.

I think it's perfectly natural that you're looking for a simple answer/product, I think you're probably a little nervous of getting back on the bike without it. But learn from the experience, pass your knowledge to other riders and I think it's much less likely to happen to you again.

I think US Senator John Kerry fell and broke his leg in the area a few months back, was that also due to 'gravillons'? You're in good company

Heal well, but get back on that bike.

Seynodien74

Thanks Dodgy, you are a sage.... "May the wise be with you"

Monty Dog

Inline speedskating speeds easily exceed 40kph with no brakes - "schussing" downhills in a pack is pretty hairy and hence the need for protective gear normally worn under a lycra race suit. There's probably scope to sew a bike seatpad into the protective shorts:
http://der-rollenshop.sportkanzler.de/Helmets-Protection

Traindriverrob

Sorry to revive this thread, but this thread has given me some ideas for my own protection after I broke my hip before Christmas. Although I'm back out on the bike, my confidence has gone out of the window some what. Has anybody here actually bought shorts with hip protection? Did you find them terribly uncomfortable for road cycling?
I see it's a big deal with skaters, the whole hip protection thing and was wondering about getting something along those lines.

By the way I hope the original poster has made a full recovery!

Seynodien74

Hi,

Thansk for asking. I feel better today, but still with some physiotherapy every week.
BTW, I already bought a brand new Cannondale Synapse!

To be honest, even if I scratched on my hip, my elbow has been much more injured. That's why I bought the POC Joint VPD air elbow + the "best in crash test" POC Octal AVIP MIPS helmet.
I had a look to the Bliss protection (refer to the test below: on the podium (http://www.blisscamp.com/en/bike/elbow/). Weared them at the store: they are really flexible and thin.

FatTed

Traindriverrob wrote:

Sorry to revive this thread, but this thread has given me some ideas for my own protection after I broke my hip before Christmas. Although I'm back out on the bike, my confidence has gone out of the window some what. Has anybody here actually bought shorts with hip protection? Did you find them terribly uncomfortable for road cycling?
I see it's a big deal with skaters, the whole hip protection thing and was wondering about getting something along those lines.

By the way I hope the original poster has made a full recovery!

I guess you could look at these shorts if you have that sort of dosh

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/artic ... ook-42328/

http://shop.assos.com/en/trallyshorts_s7/965

matzqgii

I wanted to add a suggestion that has not been made as far as I can see:

Just put on full MTB body armor, a full face helmet, etc. when descending mountain passes or cycling other dangerous passages. When going uphill or on safe roads, you could pack the gear on your bike using a Tubus Fly (http://www.tubus.com/product.php?xn=9) together with panniers, for example. This way you don't sweat that much when going uphill.

Might not be a solution for bike races since it takes some time to mount/dismount the body armor, but for recreational cycling I don't see a big problem.

dodgy

manic_esso

Graphene perhaps ? V. light and very strong (at least for abrasion)

animal72

Have you looked into the world of Motocross. Forcefield and Acerbis (to mention just two) make some excellent kit.

animal72

Oh, I've also just spotted o-Neal kamikaze shorts.