| Re: Body armour?
On Dec 17, 9:50 pm, "Marz" <marzjenni...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
Earlier this year at my first time to my now favorite trails, I got my
ass handed to me in an extremely graceful way. The guy who did it was
wearing shin pads and wrist armor. I fell once on the way up in a
minor loss of traction that left me laughing on my back, and then came
rather close to a hard crash on the way down. I ended up needing a new
rear der. & a little frame maintenance from the LBS, but I did stay up
(barely). I can say the guy I was following certainly did not appear
to be held back by his pads, though it wasn't a storm trooper style
getup.
I'm thinking about some pads for myself in the spring, so my take is
go for it, and let me know how you like it. Your wife is aboard, so
you're clear to spend the money. As Beej mentioned, you may as well
not get hurt while having fun & who cares what everyone else thinks?
Back when I raced BMX we all wore Lizard Skins shin pads, which were
not bad at all. They also fit under BMXer baggy jeans, though I
don't know about what I'm wearing these days. I don't worry
about my shins so much clipped in, but if I did that'd be my pick.
I've got no experience with any other armor. I've broken each
wrist a couple times and would really like to find a comfortable wrist
brace I can ride in, but I've not found anything yet.
Dan
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