Looking at ramping up my mtbing and thinking its time to get some protection in the form of knee and elbow pads.
My riding style is trails and single track, Decent speed. Certainly not XC, Enjoy downhill within the limits of a hardtail. Medium jumper.
Had a stack a few weeks away on a downhill singletrack and hooked a peddle at around 40km/h. decent cuts on elbows and a massive injuries to my knee, No knee cap injury but massive bruising and blood pooling under the skin. 2 weeks latter have dark blue/purple patch above my knee about 10cm in diameter the stretches down my leg to my ankle.
Apart from a little pain the injuries impacted my ride on the Cape to Cape MTB ride in WA. Still road but very sore.
Can anyone recommend a set of pads and the need for both elbow and knee pads.
Also, would soft protection be enough? Versus hard shell's
My riding style is trails and single track, Decent speed. Certainly not XC, Enjoy downhill within the limits of a hardtail. Medium jumper.
Had a stack a few weeks away on a downhill singletrack and hooked a peddle at around 40km/h. decent cuts on elbows and a massive injuries to my knee, No knee cap injury but massive bruising and blood pooling under the skin. 2 weeks latter have dark blue/purple patch above my knee about 10cm in diameter the stretches down my leg to my ankle.
Apart from a little pain the injuries impacted my ride on the Cape to Cape MTB ride in WA. Still road but very sore.
Can anyone recommend a set of pads and the need for both elbow and knee pads.
Also, would soft protection be enough? Versus hard shell's
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