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A new level of athletic wear

IT MAY be time to invest in
some street protection for your
kids.

By Carol Crenna
Contributing Writer

Active youths, particularly those The Heavenly Musical Hit
who skateboard, rollerblade and
cycle, may feel there is no need for
safety gear when they are oul on

the streets, but it doesn’t take much i i ’ is Cité y- LE ws 42 £
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to prevent an injury. Heatre
To convince kids, and overly
cocky grown-ups, to wear full-pro-
lective clothing when participating
in street sports, Torpedoes, an
Australian manufacturer, has
launched a fashion-forward line of
- padded shorts which can be worn
along with helmets and knee pads.
. Torpedoes for Riders body--
moulding shorts are made from a
double-stitched Lycra and nylon : ; : RREEZEUES 23 TED
outer shell that resembles cycling ; ;

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The. shorts have specially
designed laser-linked pads that are

smooth, dense, super-lightweight , eee ; ¢ ae F .
.and offer unprecedented protection aa Bf MST anh ta i ; , ;

for both hips and tailbone.

These “elastomers” are thermo-. [f iy eat i d Shams Se aon
formed in a unique shape that has: fe 4 4 iow Ny 4 ig ‘ WORTH?

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‘been tested to give total protection .

.in any possible accident. with any

amount of impact.

' Torpedoes (which also makes

shorts for football and cricket) con-

firm that the shorts have been rigor-

ously tested on some of Australia’s

top skaters, both on streets and ene : . ”

ramps. Photo submitted
Torpedoes-designed under- SPORTS INJURIES can easily be prevented with body-molding

shorts, called Baseball Sliders, are padded shorts by Torpedoes, an Australian company.

also worn by rugby, soccer and

baseball teams in England and

Australia, Inc., #305-33839 Marchall Rd., $62. and adult’s sizes for $70.50,
- They are now available in B.C. Abbotsford, V2S IL6. They are including tax. Call 820-8820 for

from the distributor C.J. Trading available in children’s sizes for more information.

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