pvduke
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Had a get off yesterday, it's been a while since I've had a really good one......
4th gear, pinned, nice little section of ST that kinda G's-out between some trees and I was in the ETHER just ripping it....did not see the little roller at the bottom and forgot it was there, fork bottomed out, bar swapped and we are off the trail and into the trees..... WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Splat.
Landed on some poof dirt with a thick covering of leaves. Left bar dug in up to the fork. I just missed a tree with my head. Got reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally lucky. Only thing that happend to me was a bruised foot from the bike landing on it. Bike didn't get a scratch.
My jersey got shredded, elbow pads too. Chest protector took a nice biff, Helmet hit the bar as I G'd-out and my fingers poked out through the end of my left glove. Just around the corner, and pretty much everywhere in that section, are downed trees w/ pungy-sticks stuck all over them. Going off there w/o some gear would be fatal.
Yet I still see guys riding w/o any armor.
Esp these doofs in shorts and half/boots....have you ever seen anything more rediculous than half an Alpinestar motoboot? WTF is all that about?
I know guys that flat wont wear knee cups/shin guards because they are too uncomfy.
Or even a kidney belt- I've had the bike land on my back peg first.... if it were'nt for that kidney belt I'd have a nice hole in my spine.
I wont go unless I'm covered in hard plastic and w/ a full face helmet. I don't have 'that kind' of luck.
Wear the Gear.

4th gear, pinned, nice little section of ST that kinda G's-out between some trees and I was in the ETHER just ripping it....did not see the little roller at the bottom and forgot it was there, fork bottomed out, bar swapped and we are off the trail and into the trees..... WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Splat.

Landed on some poof dirt with a thick covering of leaves. Left bar dug in up to the fork. I just missed a tree with my head. Got reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally lucky. Only thing that happend to me was a bruised foot from the bike landing on it. Bike didn't get a scratch.
My jersey got shredded, elbow pads too. Chest protector took a nice biff, Helmet hit the bar as I G'd-out and my fingers poked out through the end of my left glove. Just around the corner, and pretty much everywhere in that section, are downed trees w/ pungy-sticks stuck all over them. Going off there w/o some gear would be fatal.
Yet I still see guys riding w/o any armor.
Esp these doofs in shorts and half/boots....have you ever seen anything more rediculous than half an Alpinestar motoboot? WTF is all that about?
I know guys that flat wont wear knee cups/shin guards because they are too uncomfy.
Or even a kidney belt- I've had the bike land on my back peg first.... if it were'nt for that kidney belt I'd have a nice hole in my spine.
I wont go unless I'm covered in hard plastic and w/ a full face helmet. I don't have 'that kind' of luck.
Wear the Gear.
