@tzracer22

My wife usually follows me in the car - but wives generally aren't all that cheap and rarely work well via remote.

@RonZon

I really like those, especially the armored heavy flannel shirts - but the price point got to me since I couldn't try them on without ordering, with round trip shipping to where I live being expensive.

In the end, I went with a $40 set of motorcycle guards because I knew they'd work:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0773MZQ3G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Let me know if you get the hoodie, I'd love to know if they're as good as they look.

@a_onekatie said in Shoulder Protection:

Do you guys wear wrist guards?

Always!

I wish I could be out there just like Sly, footloose and fancy-free, but the penalties of a bad hit in one distracted moment are just too severe for my taste.

@a_onekatie said in Riding Music:

have you ever heard of Francis and the Lights? Every time that dude opens his mouth I think it is Peter Gabriel's second coming! It's a more modern, Electronic/R&B sound overall, but I think as a Genesis/Gabriel fan you could imagine how that translates over. If you want to check him out the song, "May I have this Dance" is an excellent introduction.

I'll check them out - thanks. I just listened to that Mouse group you suggested, I like that song! It really could be the official OW theme.

@a_onekatie said in fishbones on the pint,,, got concave?:

I honestly wouldn’t mind some sort of leash! lol

What are you talking about, a young lass like yourself will be riding like SlyDog in another 6 months!

:o)

P.S. - Sorry everyone, didn't mean to threadjack.

@b0ardski

Ya' know, an accessory that needs to be developed for us old(er) guys is a OW compatible cane or walker.

. . . and maybe an IPod Nano that doubles as a hearing aid?

@DreamTour

I never did a longboard, never had anywhere to even take a longboard 40 years ago in Florida.

It's safe to say, you've got more skills than me running things out.

I have to thank the MiniFangs for my saves on pavement, although, I suspect there is some decent declaration with the Fangs.

All my faceplants were when I was on grass, and anything over 10 mph I just couldn't get my feet moving fast enough, quick enough, to run anything out.

Needless to say, a lot of hard shoulder hits in the early days - and I learned quickly just how easy someone could break their clavicle or jack-up their shoulder joint.

@DreamTour

Maybe, maybe not, it's all about energy absorption and distribution of the forces involved.

If you hit with no protection, the initial shock is probably 'point loaded' over about 4 sq/in (2"x2") area of the shoulder (depending on exactly how you hit), and all the force is transferred directly into the skeleton.

With the pad/semi hard insert and splint to aid in maintaining shoulder alignment - you may be looking at distributing those forces over 9 sq/in (3"x3") to 16 sq/in (4"x4"), in addition to the overall reduction of force applied to the body by the energy absorption capacity of the pad.

That's a potential protective increase of 200% to 400% over an unprotected hit.

My shoulder arrangement was essentially a hack on the pad placement I saw on armored motorcycle jackets - which uniformly seem to have the same armor layout & size over the shoulder.

By the way, when I transitioned to pavement, I went with a full mountain bike helmet, motorcycle knee/shin guard, motorcycle elbow/forearm guards, and wrist guards - no regrets as they've saved me a couple times learning to go up curbs, and I now feel naked if I try to ride without them.

Here's what I wear on my leading shoulder:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B078GGMQ1S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use one of these as an insert, cut to size, and fit under the compression layer:

https://smile.amazon.com/IDOGEAR-Tactical-Protective-Military-Airsoft/dp/B07SG2HHGD/ref=sr_1_12?keywords=knee+pad+insert&qid=1567712439&s=gateway&sr=8-12

I'm coming-up on 600 miles on my XR, and haven't had a nose dive since my first 50 miles . . . after I installed my Mini-Fangs.

I haven't eaten-it since I've been wearing this, so can't comment on how it will perform.

Yeah, I'm all geeked-up out there, but I don't care.