12-21-2006, 07:08 PM
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| Guest | Re: Body armour?
Bill Sornson wrote:
> Marz wrote:
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> > I thought I'd a quick bit of research and guess what, a picture of
> > John Tomac pushing the limits winning the Kamikaze in 2004 while
> > wearing, yep you guessed it, body armour.
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> > http://www.mbaction.com/archive/johntomackamikaze.jpg
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> Funny, I thought the subject was plastic courage for *XC* riding?
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> Bill "although there is the old question of why Kamikaze /pilots/ wore
> helmets" S.
Not for XC, but for All Mountain or what ever the catch phase is this
month. I used the term extreme XC to cover the type of riding I do down
here. With very few managed bike trails in Trinidad ( less than 10miles
) most iof my riding is along hiking or farm trails which require a
combination of ride, push, carry and climb to get up and a whole buinch
of oh****oh****oh**** to get down. Plus I usualy ride alone and out in
the middle of nowhere (beyond cell phone coverage) and after my last
fall I had to ride the last 4 miles of trail home with a broken left
hand which ment reduced control and no rear brake. Something I'd like
to avoid in the future.
I linked to Tomac's picture because JD the wonder child suggested that
awesome riders like John ride without armour.
Laters,
Marz
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