| Body armour?
Ok so I fell 3 weeks ago. Broken hand (almost fine again) and badly
bruised and swollen elbow. The elbow injury led to an burst bursa (some
gland at the elbow) and possibly a touch of gout. A large amount of
swelling and pain which went down after two huge antibiotic injections
and a course of pills.
I've got about another 3 weeks before I can ride again and the wife
wants to know what I'm going to do about avoiding a similiar accident
again (this was my first big crash in 5 years and the one before that
was on the road). She'd be very happy if I took up golf or maybe
squash, but I like mtbing, a lot. I also like taking my 6 inch travel
all mountain baby up and down any trail I can find; picking my way
across a jumble of rocks and roots is half the fun.
Anyway, my question is, is body armour only for mad down hill and free
riders or is it ok for all mountain rides or extreme xc'ers to wear it
too?
Laters,
Marz
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