Full leathers for a 5 year old?

[Littlepeahead]

Do they even make these?

I think I need to buy some for my nephew James. He's stacked his bike yet again, this time on a steep downhill in the park. He's taken the skin off his arms, legs and tummy, sis said he just kept on sliding.

God knows how bad things will be once I buy him a bike with an engine, he's still leg powered at the moment.

Seriously, do they actually do any protection for little kids as I think I need to get him something, (he does always wear his cycle helmet.)

I'd welcome any suggestions.

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[Bibio]

i think the only protection for kids is MX clothing or it starts to get silly prices.

btw thats what kids do.. they fall over, get hurt and learn a lesson.

[Red ones]

The question is, did he pick himself up and get back on?

[Littlepeahead]

Oh he did, he refers to himself in the third person as superhero boy, but my sister says she is fed up picking out the gravel.

[Sir Trev]

All skate shops sell elbow, knee and wrist protection but I'd guess an MX top would have way more cred as Bib suggests. Of course scars are way cool at that age too but I can understand your sis' attitude being different.

[Luckypants]

Plenty of mountain bike stuff for kids. Body armour, knee / shin guards and so on. He might look a bit OTT on his plastic sports bike but maybe get him some MX gloves to prevent serious hand damage if he takes a good tumble on tarmac. Kids bounce and heal fast, he'll be alright. :batman:

[Littlepeahead]

Working alongside a Museum I have access to an endless supply of bubblewrap so I'm wondering if I should make him wear several layers.

[Mrs DJ Fridge]

No, no, no, he is little and learning, without the pain how will he learn what is safe and what is not. It looks hard for an adult to watch, but it is totally natural for a child, that is why their skin heals so quickly. As an aside, gotta love you for being a lovely auntie, my boys have the same, their auntie Alison would happily wrap them in bubble whilst we just push them back out the door.

[Littlepeahead]

My sis is happy to let him scuff himself up, so am I but he's never getting a chance for one lot of wounds to heal before he gets more!

[Red ones]

That'll be because he's 5

My 6 yo daughter is permanently covered in bruises and cuts, not because I beat her, but because she is full on adventurous. What's a child's life if not to explore the wonders of speed, trampolines, bikes and football?

[Littlepeahead]

It's more that if we got him a bit of protection he can spend more time being Charley Boorman and less time with mummy and the tweezers so it's not to prevent the scraps and scraps, just to help stop all the torn shirts and subsequent gravel rash. Bit like we do on an off road course.

[Littlepeahead]

Oh and he's just got a medal at karate so he's certainly not a kid afraid of getting bruises or giving them. We're just off with the bike again now.

[BanannaMan]

Kids MX kit should be fine.
Not too expensive new, dirt cheap used as it's out grown quickly.
Take out an advert for kids mx kit.
I gave away a like new helmet a couple of months ago that was my youngest's to a lady who had just gotten a small quad bike for her 7 year old.
Likely to find someone who will give some away there as well.

[PyroUK]

MTB or mx stuff is your best bet, if they do kids sizes of the stuff I used to use it will be very hardy and don't need to worry about damage caused by compression too much.

It's mainly plastic with a bit of padding behind it held together by mesh so it's light and flexible

[SvNewbie]

Please don't make him wear MX armour on a plastic bike. That is a recipe for being bullied that no amount of cake and motorbike riding aunties can cure.

[Littlepeahead]

He got kicked out of his first nursery for getting into scraps with 5 year olds where they were coming out worse off. I've seen him take out an 11 year old on the football pitch as his older brother's friends are quite happy to let him play in their team down the park as he's so fearless. He refers to himself as Superhero boy. Confidence and being bullied are not I suspect ever going to be a problem, stopping him thinking he can participate in the TT aged 7 is more of an issue.