My old body armour died, so time for some new armour, after a bit of looking around I went EVS, they have a great reputation as a company & I was not real convinced by the alternatives. I'm after really good protection so go for a full body suit, some call it pressure suit, others ballistic jacket, basically it's the same idea, an all in one upper body set of armour, that includes chest, back, shoulder, elbow and forearm protection ( some models take the elbow/forearm parts off ).
Positives:
- Very cool armour to ride in, it really does not get hot at all, though does provide some buffering at speed due to the very comprehensive chest protection.
- No chafing at all, it's very comfortable to wear against the skin ( next trick is to try my skins vest, but that is my secret weapon to be revealed at the next enduro ).
- Very flexible, the shoulder is two piece with the chest protector over the arm, this makes it very flexible with for me anyway, totally free movement.
Negatives:
- It's the most expensive, but nonetheless value for money.
- Looks, it really is pretty ugly, mind you it's underneath a jersey, nonetheless in a sport where image does count they could do a better job with colours.
Top rating from me on this, it really is awesome piece of kit.
kBiker
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