Wrist Protection

I use 'TSG professional wristguards'
(http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/acatalog/info_PATSWGP.html), I've had
some massive falls on them with no injuries sustained, they do wear out
(im on my second set now) but they're pretty cheap.

Other unicyclists use the harbingers wrist wraps and the KH pulse
gloves. Both of these have a long fabric section with inbuilt braces
that wraps round the wrist, the harbinger is a half finger glove, the
KH a full finger. Obviously the Kh was designed for unicycling and a
new model has just come out which addresses the problems people had
with the stitching on the old models, and looks even cooler. These are
both normally available from UDC.

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Thanks Dave, I've been using the older KH gloves on the uni, but as luck
would have it, I wasn't wearing them when I stacked the mtb!
Do you wear gloves under the TSGs?

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No i wear them on their own, im lucky in that my hands never get cold,
even when we're clmimbing through snow and ice. They cover everything
except your fingers from the first joint up. Wrist gaurds are the only
thing that i always wear when riding, I just know the day I leave them
off Im going to rip my hands up.

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For Coker riding I think that skater protection is better. If you crash
while riding faster than 20 km/h it will be quite similar to a crashing
skater. The skater protection has a hard plastic surface, it will slide
on tarmac, which is good for high speed dismounts. For muni the
harbingers and KH gloves are probably better.

Hans
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I wear the old KH Pulse gloves with the plastic wrist support from some
random wrist guards put into the from pocket area then wrapped around
my wrist.

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'these ' (http://tinyurl.com/y7jewn)will probably work

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superuni said:

'these ' (http://tinyurl.com/y7jewn)will probably work

A friend of mine had bad experiences with 661 wrist guards, i think
they were the shorter version but the construction appears to be the
same. Bascially they were very expensive and after a couple of falls
were ripped to shreds and unusable, and didnt protect his hands from
getting cut up. I love all their other kit but these were far from
impressive.

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Yeah, my 661 wrist wraps didn't last particually long. They don't offer
a huge amount of protection so aren't ideal for unicycling. They are,
however, flexible enough to be worn whilst mountain biking. I broke my
wrist a while back so I tend to be pretty protective these days. I
wear Fox gloves (gloves made by Fox, not the flowers) with integrated
wrist wraps while MTBing and skater wrist guards with hard plastic
inserts for unicycling. Best to go to a skate shop and try a few on.

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I'm a big fan of Harbingers wrist guards, they have saved me from
numerous injuries and are still in great condition

I would recommend them over any other wrist guards, they are a bit
pricey but they are the best as far as I am concerned.

Plumsie

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Ahhh, memories.

I'm currently using KH Pulse gloves, but harbingers are much better for
wrist protection, they slide well and are reasonably durable.

hans said:

For Coker riding I think that skater protection is better. If you crash
while riding faster than 20 km/h it will be quite similar to a crashing
skater. The skater protection has a hard plastic surface, it will slide
on tarmac, which is good for high speed dismounts. For muni the
harbingers and KH gloves are probably better.

Hans
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We(me and my brother and sisters) used to skateboard. We still have the
wrist guards around. We got them at K-Mart and Toys 'R' Us. They're
learning how to unicycle now, we're 'pumped' because we met 3 times
unicycle world champion Javier Ruiz yesterday. He's awesome, and he
taught me a few mounts and tricks. 'I think this is his web page.'
(http://www.javier-ruiz.com/) I had a few falls and I may have saved my
wrists...and my brother's.

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I broke my wrist last April due to a uni incident and now wear a set of
TSG wrist guards. My surgery scar is not near as impressive as your's
though.

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A very topical thread! As I type (one-handed) the other is in a
fiberglass cast due to a scaphoid fracture from a fast and nasty UPD
from my radial 360 recently.

I shopped around all summer looking for wrist guards but didnt have
much luck. When I did find some, they were children sizes. It is
great to see UDC selling more variety than in the past.

Question about the Harbingers, it sounds like they have a reinforcing
solid splint built into the gloves... my question for those familiar
with the 110G... upon impact, how do they deflect the impact forces
around the wrist? Or is something else better on the market (in adult
sizes of course). The comment earler about hard plastic to slide across
the pavement makes sense (as I have seen my brother side down the road
from spills from his streetsailer but on his knees). Thanks!

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mscalisi: Did you change from Harbingers to KH Pulse for any particular
reason?

I just bought some Pulse gloves - last years' are half price in the UDC
UK sale. They're nice, but seemingly offer less support than my
skating wristguards. I've previously found the skating guards are good
not only for protecting my wrist but for allowing my hands to slide on
the ground rather than stop suddenly - reducing the force of the
impact.

The Harbingers look really good, but they're expensive!

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mark williamson said:

mscalisi: Did you change from Harbingers to KH Pulse for any particular
reason?

I just bought some Pulse gloves - last years' are half price in the UDC
UK sale. They're nice, but seemingly offer less support than my
skating wristguards. <snip>

It's true that the Pulse gloves have less support than wrist guards.
This is because they're not designed to replace wristguards, of which
there are plenty of good ones on the market already. But the problem
many riders have with wristguards is that they overly restrict the
wrist, and the plastic splint isn't comfortable gripping the handle for
technical riding. And fingerless Harbingers provide no fingertip
protection, and pure wrist guards no finger protection at all. And
putting wristguards over gloves is a bit of a pain. So many riders
wear nothing at all for these reasons.

So for those riders who want some level of wrist and palm support but
don't want the restrictiveness of wristguards, the Pulse gloves are
good. Otherwise there are many wristguards to choose from as an
alternative.

Cheers,

Kris

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Two reasons really, one is because I always like trying something new
and my harbingers were worn out. The second reason is that I wanted
something full fingered.

mark williamson said:

mscalisi: Did you change from Harbingers to KH Pulse for any particular
reason?

I just bought some Pulse gloves - last years' are half price in the UDC
UK sale. They're nice, but seemingly offer less support than my
skating wristguards. I've previously found the skating guards are good
not only for protecting my wrist but for allowing my hands to slide on
the ground rather than stop suddenly - reducing the force of the
impact.

The Harbingers look really good, but they're expensive!

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Two weeks before we were set to leave for Hawaii in 2004, I had a nasty
UPD and planted my right hand square on asphalt. The bone at the base
of the hand fractured and I had to have three lengthy pins inserted
laterally. Trust me, you didn't want to be there when then pulled them
out with pliers.

My long-suffering wife has banned me from riding the uni up to two
weeks before any vacations. We're leaving for a cruise on November 4th
but I did manage to sneak in a half mile ride yesterday to commemorate
my 60th birthday.

Needless to say, I don't ride at all any more without wrist/hand
protection. I bought the hard plastic/velcro things that rollerbladers
use. The first time on the uni after knee surgery this Spring I had an
identical UPD to the one that caused the fracture. This time the wrist
guard allowed the hand to slide on the pavement instead of stopping
abruptly. I'm too old to be going through another hand surgery.

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danger_uni said:

It's true that the Pulse gloves have less support than wrist guards.
This is because they're not designed to replace wristguards, of which
there are plenty of good ones on the market already. But the problem
many riders have with wristguards is that they overly restrict the
wrist, and the plastic splint isn't comfortable gripping the handle for
technical riding. And fingerless Harbingers provide no fingertip
protection, and pure wrist guards no finger protection at all. And
putting wristguards over gloves is a bit of a pain. So many riders
wear nothing at all for these reasons.

So for those riders who want some level of wrist and palm support but
don't want the restrictiveness of wristguards, the Pulse gloves are
good. Otherwise there are many wristguards to choose from as an
alternative.

Cheers,

Kris

I just bought a pair of the older pulse gloves and I noticed that there
is a little pocket thing in the palm of the glove with velcro that a
splint slides perfectly into. I have slipped a splint into my left
glove because thats the one I fall on the more, and I find it amazing,
same support as a wrist guard, but with the confort and finger
protection of a full glove.

Was that the design of the glove?

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ntappin said:

I just bought a pair of the older pulse gloves and I noticed that there
is a little pocket thing in the palm of the glove with velcro that a
splint slides perfectly into. I have slipped a splint into my left
glove because thats the one I fall on the more, and I find it amazing,
same support as a wrist guard, but with the confort and finger
protection of a full glove.

Was that the design of the glove?

Yes- I should have mentioned that. There is big variation in opinion
about how much padding/protection should be in the palm, from bike
riders wanting nothing at all, to some unicyclists wanting plastic
splints. So I included a velcro-closed pocket to hold the palm padding
(which is gel on the 07's and foam on the previous gloves).

If you want more protection, just cut a piece of flat plastic to the
same shape as the pad, and insert it. I've never put a splint into it
though; that's a good idea.

Kris

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