safety gear

JUNGAUNI · 2006-03-07, 01:51 AM

i was wondering what kind of safety gear you people use while donig trials or just practicing

Radical Reed · 2006-03-07, 01:58 AM

trials: 661 shin/knee pads, helmet,and sometimes gloves

practicing or just riding around: hemet if im trying tricks, nothing if I'm just riding around on my road

koebwil · 2006-03-07, 02:24 AM

661s and KH gloves.

unijesse · 2006-03-07, 02:41 AM

i just wear 661s and gloves but i need a helmet cuase i just got a concussion yesterday

Jerrick · 2006-03-07, 02:54 AM

I dont ride with any protection, oddly enough on everything i dont get hurt much, and when my pins hit my shins i beraly get scratched, and i get really really hard, but im still gonna buy some: ankle\shin\knee pads =p

JUNGAUNI · 2006-03-07, 02:57 AM

Do You Think Ankle Protection Is Nescisary

Jerrick · 2006-03-07, 03:02 AM

not really lol, but i always hear how ppls ankles get cut up, even though mine dont, im just gonna pretty much cover my whole lower leg, mainly when im on sharp rocks, or steep Muni =p

saam · 2006-03-07, 10:05 AM

All my protection (helmet, shins, gloves) just make my feel safer and therefore i am more confident. It is so much easier to do something scary, if you know you would get hurt that bad.

Ok my gloves save heaps of blisters. But i hit my shins very rarely and only ever hit my helmet once (i was riding backwards, i rode over a stick and fell flat on my back, smacking my head on the ground).

I wear my shins and helmet just for confidence, but i would never take off my helmet. Wearing a helmet is such a small inconvenience compared to brain damage.

Sam

cathwood · 2006-03-07, 06:46 PM

For indoors riding - nothing (although I wore wrist guards & knee pads for confidence when learning)
For distance/other practice - helmet & harbringer gloves.
For Muni or anything I feel is a bit risky - helmet, harbringer gloves & 661 knee/shin pad thingies.

Cathy

dan de man · 2006-03-07, 09:21 PM

helmet bucause my parents make me but know ive read this thread ithink other wise wise words saam wise words

nothing else reallay ive got callesses on my hand and i dont need gloves

carsonpalooza · 2006-03-08, 12:18 AM

I always wear cycling gloves because it helps a lot if you fall and doesnt get hot after a while. I wear 661's when I'm going to be doing something where I need the extra protect but usually only in cool weather and right now my helmet doesnt exactly fit so I wear it sometimes but when I get my new one soon I'll wear it more often.

dudewithasock · 2006-03-08, 01:06 AM

Cheap-o knee pads for those few times I do actually fall on my knees, weight lifting cutoff gloves to keep soreness to a minimum when hopping and to prevent palm scrapes when I have nasty UPDs, and a biking helmet just 'cause.

661s will replace the cheap-o knee pads in a couple weeks, and after that I'm probably gonna buy some actual cycling gloves.

unicyclistben · 2006-03-08, 02:24 AM

muni- healmet, 2x4, 4x4, Dualys
trials- socer shin guards

UniPsychoLiam · 2006-03-08, 02:48 AM

I use sixsixone's for my legs and wear axo gloves... i dont wear a helmet but might think about getting one soon.

Spudman · 2006-03-08, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saam

All my protection (helmet, shins, gloves) just make my feel safer and therefore i am more confident. It is so much easier to do something scary, if you know you would get hurt that bad.

Sam

Haha, same with me.

2006-03-07, 01:51 AM	#1
JUNGAUNI ride it Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: red deer Age: 20 Posts: 268	safety gear i was wondering what kind of safety gear you people use while donig trials or just practicing

2006-03-07, 01:58 AM	#2
Radical Reed my 8 lb zuccinnii!!!!! (sp?) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Age: 22 Posts: 702	trials: 661 shin/knee pads, helmet,and sometimes gloves practicing or just riding around: hemet if im trying tricks, nothing if I'm just riding around on my road __________________ sixsixone LBS Last edited by Radical Reed; 2006-03-07 at 01:59 AM.

2006-03-07, 02:24 AM	#3
koebwil Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 1,148	661s and KH gloves. __________________ "I used to eat erasers in grade school...." James_Potter come to my gallery. I'm on my space now too Last edited by koebwil; 2006-03-07 at 02:24 AM.

2006-03-07, 02:41 AM	#4
unijesse Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,181	i just wear 661s and gloves but i need a helmet cuase i just got a concussion yesterday __________________ They put on panda suits and then pretend they're milking a cow. It's art. You wouldn't get it. ><> Unicycle For Christ <>< Last edited by unijesse; 2006-03-07 at 02:45 AM.

2006-03-07, 02:54 AM	#5
Jerrick King of Carnies Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Age: 23 Posts: 9,744	I dont ride with any protection, oddly enough on everything i dont get hurt much, and when my pins hit my shins i beraly get scratched, and i get really really hard, but im still gonna buy some: ankle\shin\knee pads =p __________________ Just bumming around MR~~~~~~~~~Team Forrest~~~~~~~~~Team Dirty Bird!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out my Band.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!Quack!~~~~Team Spencer!~~~Member of the MRIS. Want some advice? Do better. ~Jerrick

2006-03-07, 02:57 AM	#6
JUNGAUNI ride it Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: red deer Age: 20 Posts: 268	Do You Think Ankle Protection Is Nescisary

2006-03-07, 03:02 AM	#7
Jerrick King of Carnies Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Age: 23 Posts: 9,744	not really lol, but i always hear how ppls ankles get cut up, even though mine dont, im just gonna pretty much cover my whole lower leg, mainly when im on sharp rocks, or steep Muni =p __________________ Just bumming around MR~~~~~~~~~Team Forrest~~~~~~~~~Team Dirty Bird!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out my Band.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!Quack!~~~~Team Spencer!~~~Member of the MRIS. Want some advice? Do better. ~Jerrick

2006-03-07, 10:05 AM	#8
saam Muni Muni Muni Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rockhampton, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 284	All my protection (helmet, shins, gloves) just make my feel safer and therefore i am more confident. It is so much easier to do something scary, if you know you would get hurt that bad. Ok my gloves save heaps of blisters. But i hit my shins very rarely and only ever hit my helmet once (i was riding backwards, i rode over a stick and fell flat on my back, smacking my head on the ground). I wear my shins and helmet just for confidence, but i would never take off my helmet. Wearing a helmet is such a small inconvenience compared to brain damage. Sam __________________ Sam

2006-03-07, 06:46 PM	#9
cathwood Life's a beach Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Prestatyn Age: 47 Posts: 3,687	For indoors riding - nothing (although I wore wrist guards & knee pads for confidence when learning) For distance/other practice - helmet & harbringer gloves. For Muni or anything I feel is a bit risky - helmet, harbringer gloves & 661 knee/shin pad thingies. Cathy __________________ Cathy

2006-03-07, 09:21 PM	#10
dan de man Byronic hero Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ewar Woowar Age: 19 Posts: 3,962	helmet bucause my parents make me but know ive read this thread ithink other wise wise words saam wise words nothing else reallay ive got callesses on my hand and i dont need gloves __________________ [QUOTE/into the blue]Am I the only one who finds it incredibly egotistical when someone sigs themselves? [QUOTE/dan de man]yes , yes you are Last edited by dan de man; 2006-03-07 at 09:22 PM.

2006-03-08, 12:18 AM	#11
carsonpalooza Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Representing North Carolina Posts: 807	I always wear cycling gloves because it helps a lot if you fall and doesnt get hot after a while. I wear 661's when I'm going to be doing something where I need the extra protect but usually only in cool weather and right now my helmet doesnt exactly fit so I wear it sometimes but when I get my new one soon I'll wear it more often. __________________ Carson, MR addict Do you ever get the feeling that someone has just made a pretty good joke, but it's gone right over your head, and you really have no idea what's going on? -monkeyman

2006-03-08, 02:24 AM	#13
unicyclistben unicyclin gangster Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: san jose, ca Age: 21 Posts: 207	muni- healmet, 2x4, 4x4, Dualys trials- socer shin guards __________________ http://willowglenbicycles.com/site/intro.cfm Proud owner of posts 37000 and 38000 in MR UNBAN BEN_UNRUH Last edited by unicyclistben; 2006-03-08 at 02:24 AM.

2006-03-08, 02:48 AM	#14
UniPsychoLiam New Framed KH 20 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, Pinehaven Age: 22 Posts: 94	I use sixsixone's for my legs and wear axo gloves... i dont wear a helmet but might think about getting one soon.

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