JD wrote:
From: Rich
Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
Subject: Knee-Shin guards
Message-ID: m
Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 05:37:35 GMT


JD wrote:

Rich wrote in message ...


JD wrote:


"Carla A-G" wrote in message ...



"JD" wrote in message
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Whatever the hell for? Plastic courage does not make up for

ineptitude.

Unfortunately, there sometimes is a necessity for plastic

courage...


That's pretty weak, though I agree that feeling the need for it is
unfortunate. In 1986, I didn't see anyone wearing it on the trails.
In fact, I never saw it on a trail until just a couple of years

ago.

What's next, seatbelts?

JD

It's called progression, evolotion, change...ebmrace it. Oh

nevermind


Call it what you will because excuses for lameness are always
entertaining.

I see it more as a societal statement/issue. Nobody wants to be
responsible for their actions anymore and this is mountain biking's
answer to that. People want to "get radical", yet they don't want to
risk paying the price for their actions. If that's not the antithesis
of getting radical, what is then? This pussification of mountain
biking is making it more of a "dorks on bikes" hobby than a real
sport/lifestyle.

JD


Why wear a helmet then?


They don't make prosthetic heads, though I am beginning to think your
lack of grey matter would make a proper beta site for one.

JD
to quoteth:
"People want to "get radical", yet they don't want to risk paying the
price for their actions."

So you're just not willing to pay that price, fair enough. I know
plenty of motor cyclist who are. Mountian bikers are just pussies in
general. Maybe you should stop pretending you're some sort of hero and
fessup, til you ride naked you're just as much a wuss as the rest of us.