Well, I've finally lucked out enough to find a super cheap frame and built up my budget bike!
First impressions: I absolutely adore this bike. Sure its a heavy pig, and not the best/newest parts, but its such a joy to ride! I'm going from a fully rigid mtbmx to this, and its so nice to have the bike soak up everything. Four foot drops feel like nothing
Anyways, I was up at Duthie Hill earlier today, but didn't get to ride much, and that brings me to a question about body armour. I've been looking at the previous threads, and I'm leaning towards a 661 Vapor suit, but the Fox Titan is also in consideration.
Does anybody have any real world experience with these suits, or have any other suggestions in this price range ($100-150)? Unfortunately, I'm a college student and cant spend too much on a suit; besides, since I'm just starting out, I dont anticipate hitting anything huge in the near future. How badly do these restrict your movement? Do they get untolerably hot super quickly?
Also, Im really skinny, 6' 140, and have no idea how these things will fit. I'm going to try and hit up a bike shop in the next couple of days and try a couple out, but like I said before, I have no previous experience with any of this, so input from anybody who's worn either suit before would be greatly appreciated.
First impressions: I absolutely adore this bike. Sure its a heavy pig, and not the best/newest parts, but its such a joy to ride! I'm going from a fully rigid mtbmx to this, and its so nice to have the bike soak up everything. Four foot drops feel like nothing
Anyways, I was up at Duthie Hill earlier today, but didn't get to ride much, and that brings me to a question about body armour. I've been looking at the previous threads, and I'm leaning towards a 661 Vapor suit, but the Fox Titan is also in consideration.
Does anybody have any real world experience with these suits, or have any other suggestions in this price range ($100-150)? Unfortunately, I'm a college student and cant spend too much on a suit; besides, since I'm just starting out, I dont anticipate hitting anything huge in the near future. How badly do these restrict your movement? Do they get untolerably hot super quickly?
Also, Im really skinny, 6' 140, and have no idea how these things will fit. I'm going to try and hit up a bike shop in the next couple of days and try a couple out, but like I said before, I have no previous experience with any of this, so input from anybody who's worn either suit before would be greatly appreciated.