Motocross Gear

As with any sport–more specifically extreme sport–gear is extensive, über-important and life saving. When pushing one's body to a competitive and often dangerous level, motocross gear is of essential importance in ensuring safety on the motorbike at all times. Comfort, versatility and style are naturally key factors in deciding exactly what to sport as well.

Every motocross rider must have the core essentials: helmet, goggles, jersey, pants, boots, gloves and protection.

But just as motocross riding is varied in style, so is the apparel.

There are freestyle jerseys, standard jerseys and vented jerseys. The same goes for pants with freestyle, standard and vented categories. Apparel is designed to avoid restriction, continue airflow and provide protection. When it comes to helmets, there are full-face and open-face varieties designed with indestructible plastics, washable liners, cheek pads, head vents, visors adjustments and exhaust fins (yes, exhaust-venting fins).

There are dozens of brands to choose from, all offering technologically advanced equipment and competitive prices and styles. Simply, there are countless decisions to make and more than a few bucks to spend—these are not impulse buys.

Motocross gear sets are a means of often cutting both costs and the number of decisions to make by combining pieces of apparel into a nifty-one click purchasing package. But when it comes to most motocross gear decisions, each rider is set with the task of customizing his or her own package.

It's safe to say, purchasing protective motocross gear should be at the forefront of a rider's mind rather than the color of their riding suit. In purchasing protective motocross gear the rider has options a plenty: helmets, chest protectors, elbow and wrist guards, goggles, jackets and body armor, kidney belts, knee and shin guards, shoulder and collar protection and skins. Skins you ask? Beneath the suit, spandex-esque under armor is worn for extra protection.

But protection expands into every aspect of gear purchasing. A good pair of gloves will bear excellent grip protection, non-restrictive technologies and adjustable capabilities for a perfect fit. So while looking for the pair to match your jacket, also look for the pair that custom fits your hands and the brand that vows to keep your grip steady and hands toasty.

About those brands, here are a few of the crowd favorites: Answer Racing, Fly Racing, Fox Racing, Oakley, Shift Racing, Spy, Thor Motocross, Troy Lee Designs, etc.

What it comes down to is optimizing performance and protection while creating an affordable gear set of your own. So, get to it!




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