Bike gear good for snow boarding?

Could I get away with taking biker gear snowboarding?

I'm thinking:

Padded leather gloves
back protector
padded leather jacket?

Or am I being a bit ott?

I ski/board in my corduras most years, in damned cold Canadian winters = waterproof, windproof, lightweight, soft armoured (inc integral back protector and hip protection) and stay very warm indeed.

Leathers will get wet as soon as you fall over/get snowed on and you'll feel very cold quite quickly. They won't cope well with wet, snow and ice and you'll probably end up damaging them.

back protector sounds like a good idea. imho definitely worth investing in wrist guards and some sort or knee and bum protection too.

It's too heavy and bulky. Better off with a fleece and shell jacket etc.

Bike gloves don't breathe enough and your hands get clammy!

I used to wear my caving over suit on the bike when it was chucking it down.


Snowboarding with bike armor / gear ? Kind of defeats the point of snow boarding in the first place.

(ie Looking cool.)

Nah, seriously, wouldn't recommend it. I have taken fairly massive spills on the slopes, and never come close to needing bike standard stuff.

When i went snowboarding for the first time i wore my bering textile jacket and some old bikes gloves.
Served me well but got hot quickly, ended up by the end of the day just rocking a hoody.

HYH

for boarding I would just get wrist protectors. Back Armour etc I think you would find to bulky and restrictive. Leather gloves prob no good, would get ruined and not keep you very dry .... you would go from sweating like a tw*t to just being wet through. Enjoy anyway (lucky thing!)

I've worn leather/gortex bike gloves before.

Hands where warm and dry but the gloves went a bit manky afterwards.

I do have some brand new (unworn) ski gloves that I'm looking to sell. Medium size.

PM me if you're interested.

Originally Posted by tricky

I do have some brand new (unworn) ski gloves that I'm looking to sell. Medium size.

PM me if you're interested.

Gong tomorrow night: night train from Waterloo - but thanks for the offer.

[Kylie]

The slopes are much wetter than they look, leather would be a nightmare. You're also exercising way more than you do on a bike so breathable stuff is worth its weight in gold.
The back protector might be worth wearing, especially if you're jumping lots or in the pipe. For just boarding fast its the bottom of your spine and hips that will take the most damage when you fall, I bought some armoured undershorts that are great, they can't be seen, they insulate your cheeks from the lift seats and they make wiping out marginally less painfull.
Best approach, if you are out of control, hit a skier, they are generally soft!