POC Spine VPD Tee Upper Body Armor, 2010

The 2010 POC Spine VPD Tee is quite simply our top of the line body armor for protecting your spine, chest, and shoulders. In fact, while the POC Spine VPD Tee is designed for snowboarding, skiing, and cycling, the spine protector POC has manufactured for the Spine VPD Tee meets the European safety standard for impact protection required of motorcycle clothing. That’s right, motorcycle clothing. POC is that serious about your on-slope and cycling safety.

POC of Sweden – Gorgeous Design, Superior Protection
We can’t think of enough superlatives to describe the new line of ski, snowboard, and cycling body armor from POC of Sweden. POC marries superior technology with spare Scandinavian styling to produce what is arguably some of the most effective and attractive body armor on the planet. The company has won numerous international design awards. In terms of safety, one award in particular stands out. Volvo, possibly the most safety-conscious company in the world, awarded POC its Grand Prize in the category of Active Safety as part of their prestigious annual Volvo ISPO Sports Design Award competition.

What is VPD?
VPD stands for Visco-elastic Polymer Dough. We could go into a long dissertation about physical chemistry and the transformation of matter through space and time. However, let’s just say that VPD is the product of some very sophisticated science. VPD is one of the few compounds on the market that meets the European Union’s highest standard for protective motorcycle clothing (CE 1621 Level 2-High Performance). Why? Because VPD is soft and comfortable, yet upon impact, VPD stiffens to absorb an extreme amount of the energy created by such an impact. Since it is this energy from impact that ultimately causes bodily injury, the more energy your spine guard shields from you, the less likely you are to suffer injury. Most spine protection devices are static. The POC VPD Spine Protector is progressive, meaning the harder the impact, the proportionately more energy from the impact POC’s VPD Spine Protector will absorb. Think of it as your loving mother and personal bodyguard rolled into one.

The 2010 POC Spine VPD Tee offers you:

• Oversized, removable high-density VPD Spine Protector, the most advanced spine protection for skiing, snowboarding, and cycling
• Foam webbing sewn directly into the pocket that holds in place the POC VPD Spine Protector provides additional spine protection and superior breathability
• Ventilated cushioned polypropylene hard shells to protect your chest, shoulders, and upper arms
• Four adjustable straps to keep the shoulder, arm, and chest hard shells perfectly in place
• Breathable reinforced spandex mesh fabric for strength and breathability
• Lightweight design for excellent mobility and range of motion
• Six-inch, heavy-duty, removable spandex waist belt to keep the Spine VPD Tee snug to your torso
• Velcro attachments to snap-fit the POC Cervical and POC Coccyx protectors (sold separately) for additional protection of your neck and tailbone
• The POC Spine VPD Tee is designed for men and women

Hands Down, the Best
If you want the best ski, snowboard, and cycling body armor available, the POC VPD Spine Tee is for you. Hands down, it offers the most advanced spine, chest, and shoulder, protection on the market. And if you want VPD protection for other areas of your body, check out the POC Joint VPD Elbow, the POC Joint VPD Knee, and the POC Hip VPD Ski Shorts.