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Dainese HECTOR Wrist Guards, Medium, Black With Silver, 2012

Dainese

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£44.95

Medium

Black with Silver

2012

4879675

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Probably the best and most comfortable wrist guard on the market.

This pair of Dainese Hector Snowboard Wristguards is size medium. Unlike most wrist guards, which were developed for skating or skateboards, these Dainese Hector wristguards have been designed specifically for snowboarding so their design is radically different.

The Dainese Hector has no plate on the heel of your hand - which is possibly more effective at preventing you from shredding your wrist on tarmac or concrete than it is at preventing a broken wrist. Instead, the protection is on the back of the hand/wrist/arm. Here you will find a semi-rigid polypropylene plate which prevents your wrist bending backwards - this is exactly what happens when you fall snowboarding! The plate has a sliding mechanism, allowing a metal support (looks like a large buckle in the photo) to slide into the correct position to support your wrist at exactly the point where it bends. Everything is held comfortably into place by three large velcro straps. These wrist guards are particularly comfortable because of the soft polyethylene padding inside. Full CE homologation.

The price is for a pair. They are designed to be worn UNDER, not over your gloves.



Sizing:

  • Measure your hand at the widest point, just above the knuckles.
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  • Size small is good for most women's hands and is good for hands with a circumference of between 5 and 7" (13 to 18cm)
  • Medium = 7 to 9" (18 to 23cm) - average sized men
  • Large = 9 to 11" (23 to 28cm) - larger than average men



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Nick Armstrong
Very comfortable yet reassuring protection
Having fractured & dislocated my wrist twice within the space of a year (once biking, once snowboarding), and with a plate and a few screws holding it together, wrist guards were a must this year! I'd used the conventional wrist guards in as a kid when rollerblading, with a solid plate running up the underside of the wrist and into the palm, but felt these would be too restrictive for snowboarding and not really necessary - the palm plate is only really there to protect from concrete scrapes! I'd also heard horror stories of boarders taking a fall and breaking higher up the arm because the wrist guards were too rigid and didn't 'give' on impact. The Dainese Hector seemed like the best option for me - the reinforcement runs along the back of the wrist rather than the front to stop your wrist bending back, which is how I broke mine! The adjustable 'buckle' on the back is a great feature, enabling you to adjust how rigid the guard is and even at the most rigid it does still allow a bit of flex, so as not to cause stress higher up the arm or even your fingers! I noticed it does tend to gradually slip back a bit rather than locking in place, but only when moving my wrist a lot and it hasn't caused me a problem. I did have trouble getting gloves on & off due to being too tight, so would recommend getting a slightly bigger sized glove. Fortunately we had blinding sun / t-shirt weather this year, so stretchy pipe gloves were sufficient and easier to get on. This was my reason for going for the standalone guards rather than the integrated gloves/guards - sometimes you just don't need the gauntlets! All in all I'm very happy with these wrist guards and would recommend them to anyone.
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