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Knickers Hey
Found these pants on the Nike website and they don't look like Nike intends them to be used for fencing, and the description seems to indicate that they are for everyday wear. I'm not sure this is armory related, but I just thought these were strange.
Short Knickers
Long Knickers
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Knickers (or britches, as they are also sometimes known) are used in sports other than fencing.
Looking at the pictures it's questionable whether or not these would provide the required 10 cm overlap between the top of the knickers and the bottom of the jacket (m.25.4).
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 Originally Posted by SJCFU#2  Knickers (or britches, as they are also sometimes known) are used in sports other than fencing.
Looking at the pictures it's questionable whether or not these would provide the required 10 cm overlap between the top of the knickers and the bottom of the jacket (m.25.4). They would not....the top hem looks top be AT the waist....not tall enough.
These look like football pants, actually.
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Agreed....also, what would be the Newton rating on them if they are just everyday cotton shorts or long pants? - It's not that I chose to fence, it's that I feel I have to fence.
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Originally Posted by thekoby Agreed....also, what would be the Newton rating on them if they are just everyday cotton shorts or long pants? Not sure....the fabric's not made to a specific rating, since fencing is not the designed purpose.
Better to buy some actual knickers that ARE designed for the sport.
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Originally Posted by rgulot01 Found these pants on the Nike website and they don't look like Nike intends them to be used for fencing, and the description seems to indicate that they are for everyday wear. Originally Posted by thekoby Agreed....also, what would be the Newton rating on them if they are just everyday cotton shorts or long pants? Sort like wearing a cycling helmet on a motorcycle. Yeah it offers some protection, but it isn't enough, or in the right places, nor is it recommended.
Just because two items sort of look the same, and serve similar functions doesn't mean they are the same or are interchangeable.
Last edited by Fencergrl; 08-07-2008 at 04:51 PM.
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Yeah. By "everyday wear" i meant, well, like fashionable everyday clothing, not fencing gear.
On one of the links Nike even suggests wearing these to school, which I thought was funny.
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