troie, of course I wasn't serious, like 5% of the stuff I say is serious.
Shin guards would be kinda nice to have for trails with lots of trees near them... my leg got smacked by one the other day, hurt almost as much as a pedal hitting it.
And of course my knee wouldn't have gotten gouged how it did last month if I had some of those on. I think I'll start wearing a helmet before I start wearing knee pads, though - lol