Devon TRF Group Forum

FBF wrote:

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Wulf clothing is frowned upon in MX circles but actually the stuff I have had has been reasonably priced and quite well made and has lasted well I am on my 2nd Wulf jacket in 6 years (1st one still usable, a few zips broken, after 5 years). Paid around £50 from SP motorcycles, Marsh Barton, Exeter

You should be able to get a helmet for around £35, nice and light you don't want anything heavy

Googles £10-20, don't be tempted by visor type mx hats at this stage, I use a visor type MX helmet & use safety specs as well, I wouldn't go back to goggles on the lanes.

Jacket, this will set you back, See above  All jackets leak, don't waste money on expensive flash ones as you will dragging it through mud, water, hawthorns and blackthorns branches barb wire and plenty other hazards. I wash mine in Nik Wax Tech-Wash then use their wash in re-proofer 2 or 3 times a year. Bung it in the washing machine with your gloves, works for me.

You should be able to get an MX shirt and trouser for around £65. Tear resistant cammo trousers from Bakers Yard, Marsh Barton, Sports type T-shirt (wicks moisture).

Body armour. Buy what you can afford. A wulfsport one will do for starters around £60, any is better than none. Agree

Gloves- they range from good to bad and some last about 10 seconds and some last years. Get a pair of Armoured winter ones to start, some buy mountain bike gloves as they are just as good and sometimes better.

Knee armour, cheap, light and comfortable. If they are big clumsy and uncomfortable you will be tempted not to wear them, About £30 is all you need to spend. Just make sure you get some, knees can take quite a hammering.

Boots- I bought some AXO boxers and I still have them, the leather is starting to crack but they are still good. Boots all leak!! Buy some sealskinz long socks circa £35 I bought  'Worn once' boots on E-Bay in 2006 for £50. I wore them last Saturday, still ok. Sealskinz are well worth getting.

Try Ghostbikes, Dirtbike express for good deals, many others out there.

 

Whatever you do if you are a relative novice and just starting out, get some reinforced hand guards on the bike, you can get some for about £35 if you look around and will save your hands and fingers and levers.

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 You don't have to spend a fortune, just spend wisely

-- Edited by Steve H on Monday 7th of January 2013 11:30:29 PM

Knox body armour http://www.planet-knox.com/

EVS Web knee/shin guards http://www.24mx.co.uk/motocross/p/evs-web-knee-protection/12174/motocross-armour/k30/knee-guards/s198/

Don't spend thousands on a bike and then buy your gear from a car boot sale...

You can replace bikes easily but you can't easily replace body parts!

 

Brian Goss in Yeovil, loads of kit out the back that won't break the bank. Good stuff too, normally sixsixone, fox etc etc

Elbow guards £15.00 a pair (3 pairs available)

 

RFX waterproof jacket (new), with removable amour, Medium 2 available £80.00 each

Shift MX boots (new) size 13 £80.00

 

Biff

Fowlersrs wrote:

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Holy **** look at those knee protectors. Can u actually move in them things!!! I do appreciate your point on protection but at the same time I'm sure good protective gear can be had at good prices!

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 Yes, they are great.  No lateral movement as required by my dodgy knees.

What Armour does Stan Watt wear? Guinness goggles! boom boom, serious question though???

After coming a cropper racing the BSA many years ago I realised modern textile trousers were not for me. I went back to what I used to use in the late 70's.
A cheap ebay purchase of a pair of leather Frank Thomas road wear sorted the job. Built in knee protectors. Extra padded thigh protectors. All as standard. Bounce proof (I got taken out in the first race I used them in with bike on top of me) never felt a thing. 100% waterproof if looked after. No issues with sweat. I have had the same pair for the last 10 years. Classic motocross and laning.
All for the sum of about £25.

I have had my Wulf Sport jacket for about 8 years. Not 100% waterproof in constant all day rain, but still good. You can buy second hand on the bay for around £50+. Tent waterproof spray makes it bearable.

I would always buy the best helmet you can afford. You only have one noggin.

To be honest most people dont wear knee braces when out laning unless they have a previous issue they are trying to protect. They can be fairly restrictive. I'm not saying you shouldnt, but its generally not the done thing (however if DL-Arch had been wearing them when he came off, he wouldnt have torn his ACL - so you cant win).

Are you looking to buy new or second hand ? a lot of people will buy second hand when first starting out (except a 2nd hand helmet isnt wise) and then upgrade as they go along. There are many members on here that have things tucked away - so why not add your sizes and what you want and see what comes your way. If you are a medium then Biffs RFX jackets are brand new and an excellent price.

You can certainly get started safely with the right kit on a very low budget. I always ride with helmet, goggles, body armour, knee protection, gloves and boots. You can still buy a decent ACU Gold approved helmet for just under £100.

Hoops wrote:

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  Armour is compulsory for racing or TRF events where more spirited riding takes place  

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Don't know where the idea came from that armour is mandatory for TRF events, it has never come up and is not on any of the flyers for DTRFG events, so I think Hoops made it up.

Dressing appropriately is important so if you plan to race then dress accordingly, but the lanes (and DTRFG events) are not the place for that. Plenty of overdressed and overbiked people out there though.

Motox (not road) boots, gloves, a jacket with built in elbow/shoulder and back protection, knee pads and a helmet and goggles is what most people wear. The debate about open face helmets does the rounds from time to time. Good visibility is a must but if you feel safer with a cage on your head so be it.

Ex army goretex trousers for £30 are waterproof and a fraction of the price of motorcycling trousers while easily fitting over boots and knee pads. Very few boots remain waterproof for long, no matter what the sales weasel says, and Sealskinz waterproof socks work well, (as do ex army ones for a lot less).

I do tire of waiting for those who choose to wear safety specs then can't see where they are going, and the fad for offroad helmets with visors is waning for the same reason. Goggles work, simple as that.

It may be true that you can never have too much protection, but if it is not convenient and comfortable then you will not want to wear it, and if it is in the cupboard at home then it will do you no good.

 

 

Wheely wrote:

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You can certainly get started safely with the right kit on a very low budget. I always ride with helmet, goggles, body armour, knee protection, gloves and boots. You can still buy a decent ACU Gold approved helmet for just under £100.

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Ditto. Plus of course either a jacket or shirt.

You can buy ACU gold stamped approved helmets for much less, the Ghost bike camo one I bought 4 years ago is still going strong. More money does not always afford more protection unless you move up into the expensive realm of composite fibres etc.

http://www.ghostbikes.com/products/helmets-motocross-helmets/4627-thh-tx-10-3-motocross-helmet.html

I would recommend a full face helmet, plenty riders that ride with open faced helmets but my helmets bears the scars of two offs on tarmac between lanes once on Ice which I did a superman impression before landing on my face, the second when I turned a narrow lane bend up in the wilds of Dartmoor at about 10mph to be confronted with a plod car hurtling towards me at about 40 mph, I locked the front up on the shingle washed up on the road and did another face plant.

PC plod  was driving too fast and then proceeded to reverse into a ditch after I rode on and my friends were due to pass him.

Somewhere on here there is a photo of a rider who was trial riding and managed to slip off and run into a tree face first putting a small snapped off branch into his cheek just below his eye. So...full face/googles imho.

 

Just as an example.

I had an expensive composite AGV road helmet which recently after 10 years when I started road riding again , discovered it was disintegrating inside.

I replaced it with this

Flip down internal sun visor, latest ratchet strap.

Of course it set me back a small fortune.

£29.99 including delivery

 

RFX Waterproof Enduro Jackets £89.99 Gloves £29.99 on offer at DQMX, Bideford, North Devon. 01237 471784

Dress to crash not to ride. Crazy not to protect yourself. Unless your pussyfooting about. But what's the point in doing that on a track.