Hardcore Starter Bib

Antistar, you can find a lot on this forum about ripping the padding out of the Padded Starter(PS) that you have. No harm in trying, and you will learn. I plugged the padding anchor holes in the old starter with epoxy. You might need to plug with chewing gum in places so the epoxy won’t drain out.

I did a lot of filing on the old starter after I ripped the padding off. It was then comfortable with no padding. When I got the new, Unpadded Starter(UPS), I filed top and bottom channels larger, mainly for the dorsal vein and nerve area. I didn’t like it at first, but then I started using gray/silver Theraband, and that is working great.

Where can I find pictures of the hardcore bib starter. I had the bib starter, I used it for a while but the whole clamping thing doesn’t work for me.

tacojoe,

BIB’s website: bibhanger.com (I think).

However, the hardcore starter is basically a BIB without padding, so if you dont like the “clamping thing” (I presume you mean method of attachment?) you wont like the HC any more, IMO.

Oh I see it, I didn’t click on the link on the picture page. The HC does look better, my silicon kept on tearing. But vacuum is the way for me now.

Less trauma with the new/hardcore starter, compared to old starter with padding removed.