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chalky
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| Jono wrote: |
Everyone must wear full length gloves. Even if you think that it's more slippy when you've got mud everywhere, or if you think that you get better feel with bare hands. |
I can understand why they have put in place all the rules execpt that one, gloves dont protect you at all
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SlackBoy
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 6:17pm Post subject: |
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groms don't race on gravel these days obviously
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Corey
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 6:37pm Post subject: |
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it seems alright to me apart from gloves ??  sure they might save you a little bit of skin but if you feel beter and less loose without them they dont seem to necessary
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chalky
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 6:40pm Post subject: |
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| Corey wrote: | | it seems alright to me apart from gloves ?? sure they might save you a little bit of skin but if you feel beter and less loose without them they dont seem to necessary |
If your gonna skin your hands more than just a little scratch that needs a plaster, chances are the gloves will get just as stuffed as your hand
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Cleatus
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your an idiot, have you ever crashed onto gravel with your hands taking the full brunt of the impact? its enough to put you out of racing for a couple of weeks so gloves are definatly worth the investment if it means you dont have to miss out on two rounds of nationals which you have already pre paid everything for, its $50 to save a few hundred probably
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dh_winner
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 6:55pm Post subject: |
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you lads have obviously never grashed on gravel or any hard surface. ive got a good chunk out of my palm from slipping down a berm at the bmx track. i was standing still when i slipped. Gloces saves your hands for pretty severe grazing. you cant ride with no skin on your palms.
I also like to ride with no gloves in summer but i dont see it as a necessity.
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Tugboat
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 6:58pm Post subject: |
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Boo gnikcuf hoo. You have to wear gloves...now build a bridge and get over it.
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chalky
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 6:59pm Post subject: |
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| Cleatus wrote: | | your an idiot, have you ever crashed onto gravel with your hands taking the full brunt of the impact? its enough to put you out of racing for a couple of weeks so gloves are definatly worth the investment if it means you dont have to miss out on two rounds of nationals which you have already pre paid everything for, its $50 to save a few hundred probably |
Yes I have, the gloves I was wearing got cut up and didn't do much at all to prevent my hands from losing a hell of a lot of flesh, I doubt my hand would have been any better off if I wernt wearing gloves, bringing me to the point I tried to make, gloves don't protect you very well
but I can see wear your coming from, anything to prevent an injury is a good thing
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dh_winner
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 7:01pm Post subject: |
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glove also help the medics patching up you shreaded hands. Means less rock they have to pick out from under skin if nothing else.
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SlackBoy
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 7:02pm Post subject: |
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| chalky wrote: | | Cleatus wrote: | | your an idiot, have you ever crashed onto gravel with your hands taking the full brunt of the impact? its enough to put you out of racing for a couple of weeks so gloves are definatly worth the investment if it means you dont have to miss out on two rounds of nationals which you have already pre paid everything for, its $50 to save a few hundred probably |
Yes I have, the gloves I was wearing got cut up and didn't do much at all to prevent my hands from losing a hell of a lot of flesh, I doubt my hand would have been any better off if I wernt wearing gloves, bringing me to the point I tried to make, gloves don't protect you very well
but I can see wear your coming from, anything to prevent an injury is a good thing |
I've trashed several pairs of gloves from crashing. But I've also gone for a nice wee slide without gloves, in the same place I crashed the week before with gloves (and nowt happened cept for naffed gloves) and took all the skin off both my palms. No masty for several weeks, I wouldn't wish that on anyone
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Oli
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 7:06pm Post subject: |
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| Tugboat wrote: | | build a bridge and get over it. |
Is this the cliche of the week? It seems to permeate several threads at the moment...
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Stun
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 7:10pm Post subject: |
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| dh_winner wrote: | you lads have obviously never grashed on gravel or any hard surface. ive got a good chunk out of my palm from slipping down a berm at the bmx track. i was standing still when i slipped. Gloces saves your hands for pretty severe grazing. you cant ride with no skin on your palms.
I also like to ride with no gloves in summer but i dont see it as a necessity. |
You were standing still and fell over?
...is that you Slim? Put down the beer...
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jo
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 7:10pm Post subject: |
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| Oli wrote: | | Tugboat wrote: | | build a bridge and get over it. |
Is this the cliche of the week? It seems to permeate several threads at the moment... |
I hope I didnt start it. 
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radical_edward
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 7:16pm Post subject: |
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| chalky wrote: | | Corey wrote: | | it seems alright to me apart from gloves ?? sure they might save you a little bit of skin but if you feel beter and less loose without them they dont seem to necessary |
If your gonna skin your hands more than just a little scratch that needs a plaster, chances are the gloves will get just as stuffed as your hand |
I propose a game of chicken. We each put $200 into a hat. Then, we place the palm of our hands (mine gloved, yours bare) on a moving belt sander at the same moment. The last one to take their hand off wins the kitty.
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Tugboat
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| Posted: Wed 17/Sep/08 7:17pm Post subject: |
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| Oli wrote: | | Tugboat wrote: | | build a bridge and get over it. |
Is this the cliche of the week? It seems to permeate several threads at the moment... |
It must be... although I haven't been in any threads where it has been used. 
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