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Back support belts Was wondering about lower back support/kidney belts. Do they really help with back comfort on long trips? |
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How do you know the thing fits? There are diff sizes and stuff. I experimented a while with one and didn't notice a diff... ? ------------------ |
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That's realy a strange thing. Where I live, Switzerland, the first thing you do after you decided to ride a bike (after you bought the bike and a helmet) is to get a kidney belt usualy, it's just normal. Speaking to peopele from UK, some of em don't even know what it is for, most are saying: useless. Seems to be some kind of religious thing... I'm certainly not a doctor (only personal riding expiriences) but the kidney belt is saving your kindneys from vibrations on long term trips, saving yourself from unpleasant pain. It's easy, if you have have problems with it -> try it. And there is another very important option: back protectors with integrated kidney belt (or the other way round). I know a few riders who would be dead or paralyzed without it :-( .They're uncomfortable the first time you wear it and you have to get used of it. Me personaly I feel naked on the bike w/o a kidney belt and a back protector nowadays. Save rides, Kudi __________________ |
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Thanks for the advice. Think buying a belt is the way to go. Found this site while looking. They seem to offer a good range and free p&p over £20 (€30.50): |
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I have used a kidney belt for years, I found it invalauble when I had a tumble in Germany a few years ago and ended up with two broken ribs. I rode the bike (ZX10) home to the Isle of Man and found that the belt helped contain all the loose bits inside of me, I wore it even when not on the bike and it certainly made me more able to cope with the pain. No problem as regards size, find one with velcro and elastic and it allows for seasonal fluctuations in your ------------------ __________________ |
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