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Old 02-01-2013, 11:29 PM   #599
Noir
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Originally Posted by ziggyx View Post
I wish I was good enough that I didn't need them lol, but that's not the case.

FYI, there's no such thing as being good enough to not need protective gear.


The better you are, the faster/quicker your riding speed is going to be. That means that when you tumble/catch an edge/collide with someone (and I promise you that you will no matter how good you are), you're consequences are a lot more magnified.


Not to mention in general, that when your skill increases anyways, you tend to do more crazier, challenging things like small bump jumps, to park stuff.



If you can spare the coin.... do it. And crash pads isn't even like the helmet issue where most people don't wear it for style purposes. considering how baggy snowboarding clothes are... there's no way anyone can tell you're wearing one.
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