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I paid the price the last 2 days for not wearing pads!I love to see guys with no gloves, no back plate, no elbow guards crashing. It's like seeing darwinism in real time.
I believe he was the rider who was taken to the hospital in an ambulance, with a pretty bad concussion. Hopefully, he is all healed up...Whos the kid in the red TLD on the Sunday with a 40. He deserves a prize.
Before you judge on the internet maybe you should have a background of the Fontana races.I love to see guys with no gloves, no back plate, no elbow guards crashing. It's like seeing darwinism in real time.
how old are you? some of us don't bounce so easy any more so don't be so quick to say armor is dumb. regardless of where you're riding its always prudent to cover up.Before you judge on the internet maybe you should have a background of the Fontana races.
There's a mellow top section (little to no rocks, at this race none), then a few hundred feet of rocks (what you saw in the pics), then a wall. A big, flat sprint. Then some little turns and the finish.
When it's 90 degrees and sunny, you're racing in the sand, and the course is mellow save for a few hundred feet, armor is just dumb. And pretty much every crash there ends in scrapes (or at least all mine have).
im going to be quick to say that i think armor is dumb on some courses. from what i hear about fontana it is just a sign of weakness to wear that much armor on a course with just one small rock garden. armor is hot, restricting, and just gets in the way. now i understand that there are some older dhillers out there that are all about the stuff, but just because were 15-21 and dont see the need for armor on a section like that back off our case. there our bodies not yours. we want to wear it we will, we dont want to wear it then get over it.originally posted by ridetoofast
how old are you? some of us don't bounce so easy any more so don't be so quick to say armor is dumb. regardless of where you're riding its always prudent to cover up.
im going to be quick to say that i think armor is dumb on some courses. from what i hear about fontana it is just a sign of weakness to wear that much armor on a course with just one small rock garden. armor is hot, restricting, and just gets in the way. now i understand that there are some older dhillers out there that are all about the stuff, but just because were 15-21 and dont see the need for armor on a section like that back off our case. there our bodies not yours. we want to wear it we will, we dont want to wear it then get over it.Well, why wear a helmet then ... it's hot, heavy and restrictive also !
Bottom line is any armor is better than none and if you think you are never going to crash, then keep on dreaming. Some of the worst crashes happen when you least expect it and not always in the tougher sections.
I witnessed numerous bad falls at Whistler this past summer which resulted in broken arms, elbows, collar bones and severe road rash, most occurred on A-line which is about as smooth a trail as there is at Whistler. Most if not all riders were not wearing any armor.
I said it was dumb at Fontana. Come time for Mammoth you wouldn't be able to tell if I was riding or trying out for football.how old are you? some of us don't bounce so easy any more so don't be so quick to say armor is dumb. regardless of where you're riding its always prudent to cover up.
I said it was dumb at Fontana. Come time for Mammoth you wouldn't be able to tell if I was riding or trying out for football.
Yeah, good point, but honestly I think if you saw the rest of the trail you'd understand.i still dont think armor can be dumb for racing dh, might not be the best call if the clock is all you are caring about, but lets face it, thats not the only thing many dhers are thinking of when they are in front of the starter.
I've seen the rest and I gotta agree, it only takes one fall to mess you up. The rest of the course was not to bad, but anything can happen at anytime.Yeah, good point, but honestly I think if you saw the rest of the trail you'd understand.
I <snip>see guys with no gloves, no back plate, no elbow guards crashing.
I am one who almost never wears armor. I used to, when riding really rocky terrain, but I felt like I fell more because I was wearing it and it made it waaay harder to maneuver, it pretty much destroyed my riding style. It could have been because it didn't fit perfect (def. would have helped to have better fit), and was just too bulky for my tastes to begin with. I will be picking up some different armor this next year, but I still can't say I will wear it much, unless it fits like a glove and doesn't make me feel like a robot.Well, why wear a helmet then ... it's hot, heavy and restrictive also !
Bottom line is any armor is better than none and if you think you are never going to crash, then keep on dreaming. Some of the worst crashes happen when you least expect it and not always in the tougher sections.
I witnessed numerous bad falls at Whistler this past summer which resulted in broken arms, elbows, collar bones and severe road rash, most occurred on A-line which is about as smooth a trail as there is at Whistler. Most if not all riders were not wearing any armor.
Damn dude! That's sketchy. Would you describe more what was the reason of the "over-use"? Impact? Weight-lifting?In less that a month I am going in for a spinal fusion surgery (my second spine surgery). I also have two other discs that are degenerating from 'over use'(will most likely fail) and somewhere along the line (without knowing it) fractured a vertebrae. :