Originally Posted by Maelstrom
Have you ridden dh on a real dh run? I can understand kona saying it, I know where he has ridden. Just curious what your point of reference is for yah or nay on the armour. I hate armour to but I sure wouldn't ride what I was riding today withut it. There are days/runs I do without armour, but even then I am taking a big risk of badly damaging myself.
Yeah, I've riden some Dh runs. The last one put me out for about 3 weeks, sprained the crap out of my thumb. I thought it was broken.
I wouldn't go back to that place though, it's way beyond my current level of riding, beyond my bike's ability, AND HELLA STEEP!