Broken Bones

[MissRevMX]

Hey! I've been riding recently (4 days ago) and I broke my wrist it sux I know!

The question is what sort of body armor do people wear? Especially chicks. And has anyone worn wrist guards or know much about them? I'm thinking that I might need to start wearing some...

 

[westy465]

there are some ways you can strap your wrists to prevent injury and help stabalise. I straped my wrists for a little bit after some operations to help stabalise the wrist itself, worked good, but got arm pump pretty quick. the only thing i have seen chicks wear differently to guys is a padded chest plate to stop the rocks from roost hittin ya nip nips.

 

[Hess]

ahhh the old rocks hitting the nip nips debarkle. pretty sure fox either still do or did do a moulded chest plate for going around the boobs then as westy said put some foam on the inside for nip nip protection

 

[MissRevMX]

lol I can say that I have been lucky so far and had no trouble with rocks hitting my nip nips. But I'll be sure to keep that in mind because I'm sure it would hurt!!! :laughing-smiley-002

 

[Tbags]

having a broken wrist is a painful situation, sorry to hear of your injury
ive worn wrist protection while riding, it was good while i was recovering and regaining control / strength but after a few weeks and a few decent rides i felt its more constricting and held me back from performing maneuver's i.e tight cornering
i had my distal radius and wrist broken smashed in a work accident, required pins and plates to fix
i found strapping it for suport as westy said to be best, but only when i felt i had fully recovered

 

[rumble]

Did you break your scaphoid or radius/ulna?

There are wrist guards, good ones around $300, that stop your wrist flexing back too far.

I did my scaphoid twice and now three years down the track still hurts and movement is limited

I should of got a wrist guards or even one to protect the broken one. Don't be a hero and get back on the bike too soon.