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Mudfynda
90cc 2 stroke / 110 4 stroke
Joined: 17 Feb 2011
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Location: Darwin NT
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 Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:01 pm Post subject: Female Body Armour |
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One for the girls out there... 
What do you recommend when it comes to body armour for females?
Obviously need to try it on but can anyone recommend one brand over another?
Also have to consider fit with Alpine Star neck brace...
Like the look of Acerbis Koerta MX Armour...but has anyone worn one?
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NeKeleC
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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My wife has the fox female armour and she thinks its pretty comfy
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Mudfynda
90cc 2 stroke / 110 4 stroke
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| NeKeleC wrote: | | My wife has the fox female armour and she thinks its pretty comfy |
Cheers thanks for the feedback 
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Mudfynda
90cc 2 stroke / 110 4 stroke
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:58 pm Post subject: There have got to be more girls who race!! |
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Come on girls... there must be more of you out there who race!
What armour do you wear?
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SheePutsOut
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chelsea138
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Location: Willunga SA
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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I have an alpinestar neck brace and have just bought the new troy lee design chest protector.
Try this link to see what it's like, but my best advise is to take your neck brace down to your local bike shop and try them all on and see which protection you think feels the best.
https://www.troyleedesigns.com/product.php?cat=98&id=17435
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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MrsB uses a few different types, but does not really rave about any of them.
We have not commented because you could probably do with better advice 
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Mudfynda
90cc 2 stroke / 110 4 stroke
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Location: Darwin NT
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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| chelsea138 wrote: | I have an alpinestar neck brace and have just bought the new troy lee design chest protector.
Try this link to see what it's like, but my best advise is to take your neck brace down to your local bike shop and try them all on and see which protection you think feels the best.
https://www.troyleedesigns.com/product.php?cat=98&id=17435
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Awesome thanks for that
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Mudfynda
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| bullet wrote: | MrsB uses a few different types, but does not really rave about any of them.
We have not commented because you could probably do with better advice |
Cheers
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chelsea138
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Blaster Babe
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Female Body Armour |
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| Mudfynda wrote: | One for the girls out there...
What do you recommend when it comes to body armour for females?
Obviously need to try it on but can anyone recommend one brand over another?
Also have to consider fit with Alpine Star neck brace...
Like the look of Acerbis Koerta MX Armour...but has anyone worn one?
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Just to clarify: when you ask about "armour for females" is your search in relation to overall size & fit (ie. somewhere between a small mens and a large kids) or is it in relation to chest shape???
If it is about overall fit:-
Alpine Star make a womens version of their pressure suit which does bridge the gap in size between the juniors and the mens. It also has subtle chest shaping. I'm a womens size 6 and i wear the Alpine Star kids large  And i don't wear a neck brace so i can't comment on that.
The Acerbis Koerta Lady looks like it is much better designed than the Alpine Star.
If it is about chest shaping:-
Don't waste your energy searching for one with lots of room in the chest as there is a very good reason that they don't exist!
Years ago when i started racing i was so frustrated by the seeming lack of comfortable womens body armour i decided to do something about it. Being a size EE cup you can imagine how squashed i felt in kids armour! So when i got sponsored by Troy Lee Designs, i spoke directly to one of the blokes in R&D about the issue. He explained to me that the reason womens armour has only minor "purely cosmetic" shaping in the chest is because any more than that would cause the impact energy to transfer to the outer contact points of the plate - causing injury to the lower ribs and collar bones. So the constant discomfort is a trade-off against the potential of serious injury.
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navman700
90cc 2 stroke / 110 4 stroke
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Location: Launceston
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I have been working in a bike shop in Tas for a few years on and off.
We have sold a few sets of Womens Thor Quadrant armour with good feedback.
Here's the link to the site page:
http://thormx.com/product.jsp?path=3703,3725,12753 |
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feisty
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Joined: 19 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:58 pm Post subject: female body armour |
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| I run the Abercis Armour and I also brought the alpine star neck brace and found it doesn't fit very well and is really uncomfortable. I found the Leate ones fit really well but im going for the troy less design ones too. I have just ordered one. they are twice the price but it feels soooooo much better and actually fits. Hope this helps you. |
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Mudfynda
90cc 2 stroke / 110 4 stroke
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Location: Darwin NT
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Thanks for all the feed back...still looking, havent had a chance to get to shops of late to try some on. After comfort & soemthing that fits the MA regs
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