Demon United X V7 D3O® Men's Impact Top

Demon United X V7 D3O® Men's Impact Top — Six CE-Certified Pads. Full Upper Body. No Excuses.

Full Upper Body Protection for Every Season

This is what you wear when you're done holding back. Six integrated D3O® CE EN 1621-1 certified pads — upgraded T6 at the shoulders and back, articulated coverage at the elbows, ribs, abdomen, and lower back — wrapped in a ventilated compression build that moves like a base layer and hits like armor. The V7 doesn't ask you to choose between protection and performance. It ends that conversation.

Six pads. Every zone that matters. All certified.

Most impact tops protect two or three zones and call it a day. The V7 covers six — shoulders, elbows, back, ribs, abdomen, and lower back — with D3O® T6 pads certified to CE EN 1621-1 at every point. That certification isn't a label. It means every pad has been independently tested to a documented impact standard. Not just thick foam with good marketing behind it. Real, verified protection at the zones where serious crashes actually land.

The upgraded T6 D3O® at the shoulders and back is the highest-grade D3O available in Demon's lineup — a non-Newtonian smart material that stays pliable during riding and locks hard on impact. The harder you hit, the harder it fights back. Combined with soft O2 impact foam for energy dispersal, the V7's protection stack handles both the initial spike of a slam and the secondary force that follows.

Protection you'll actually wear — all day, every session

The most protective gear in the world is useless if it's sitting in your bag. The V7 is built with a ventilated Lycra/mesh construction, a low-cut neckline for unrestricted head movement, and an ergonomic side zipper that gets you in and out without the wrestling match. Six pads on your body should not mean six zones of restriction. The V7 moves with you in every plane of motion — crouching, jumping, twisting, reaching — because armor you fight against is just extra weight.

The ACF (Athletic Compression Fit) system uses cinch-tight chest compression straps to lock every pad exactly where you positioned it. Not approximately. Exactly. Through crashes, drops, rail slides, and a full day of hard riding, the pads stay put. The adjustable elbow straps give you the same precision at the arms. Protection that migrates off your body mid-run isn't protection — it's a costume.

Enhanced collarbone coverage — 

The V7 adds enhanced collarbone and upper chest padding — a zone that the previous generation left exposed and that forward falls target directly. Paired with articulated rib and abdomen pads that flex naturally with torso movement rather than fighting it, the V7's coverage architecture is the most complete upper body protection Demon has ever built into a single garment.

X-Connect, Ghost Rib, and the system that closes every gap

X-Connect Technology physically links the V7 top to compatible Demon impact shorts, closing the unprotected zone at your lower back and lumbar and integrating a low lumbar pad for extended spine coverage. It's cross-compatible with V4, V5, and V6 X-Series shorts — your existing Demon kit connects to it.

For riders who want the full cocoon: add the Demon Ghost Rib Protector. High-density Dura Foam backed by a hard deflection shell wraps from your spine to your stomach, filling the one gap the V7 top doesn't cover. Sold separately. Worth every dollar if your ribs have ever met a metal box at speed.

Snow, dirt, pavement — wherever you crash hardest

The V7 was built for snowboarders and skiers who charge park, pipe, and backcountry. But D3O® doesn't care what surface it's absorbing. Mountain bikers running technical descents, BMX riders, and motocross athletes all run the same tech for the same reason: it works when the terrain stops being friendly. The V7 is all-season, all-discipline, all-conditions. One kit that covers every sport where your upper body is the first thing to meet the ground.

How to Wear the Ghost Rib Protector with X V7 Top