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Shin Guards?
I'm thinking about getting some shin guards but I'm not sure yet. I was thinking I should get them since I'm trying to learn some actual tricks but I think that I just want them because I'm being a little girl and I'm to scared to land them (unispins). What do you guys think about shin guards? -- T.M.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ T.M.C.'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15645 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72994 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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GET THEM. If your trying tricks, they will save your legs and they give you loads more confidence (sometimes too much which is a bad thing). I have 661's and just today, within the last few hours, they saved my legs four times when the pedals hit them (I was trying a lot today). Any one of those hits could have lead to a hospital visit for stitches, and in that case I would have payed much more for a 1-time hospital bill than for the shin guards. Some people say that the wrist guards are more important when unicycling, but I think shin injuries far outnumber wrist-and-hand injuries. Both of my legs are healing from some bad pedal scratches right now. One injury was from taking one lap around my street and I thought I wouldn't need them. Well...I did. And I payed for it. But a warning: shin guards don't guarantee shin safety. four days ago I tried a unispin and the pedal went up and -under- my shin guards, got stuck, and shredded my leg. I have no doubt it would have been worse if I didn't have them, though. I hope this helps and I hop for your sake that you decide to get shin guards before a bad injury. -- crazyjoe *'uniproshop.com' (http://uniproshop.com) 'MySpace' (http://myspace.com/myspace_joespace)* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ crazyjoe's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17533 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72994 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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T.M.C. wrote: What do you guys think about shin guards? Essential. No doubt about it. I don't care who you are, or how tough you think you are, but if you are smart, then you own and use a pair of shin guards. I don't use them every time, but for me they are what keep me in tact. When I don't use them, I usually wish I did. -- beeper )-90'-UNISPIN-O 'SixSixOne' (SixSixOne.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ beeper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15159 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72994 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Not even a question. Get them, your shins will thank you. Not only will you get confidence but you'll be saved from most pedal bites. I can't go a ride without them. -- _Ground_Zero_ -Zero )-2xLegwrap-O 3rd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _Ground_Zero_'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15520 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72994 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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get them now! 661 has good ones that arent to expensive and provide good leg coverage. they are a little hot, and tend to slip a little, but thats a small price to pay for not having your shins turned into hamburger -- laxguy92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ laxguy92's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17892 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72994 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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After a pedal bite I got some 661 Veggie Wraps ($25 at Pricepoint). They are very comfortable and have saved my shins! -- scoope ------------------------------------------------------------------------ scoope's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17710 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72994 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I actually wouldnt get 661s unless you are cheap. The latest models have ventilated foam (holes) instead of being a solid foam lining. They also took the solid plastic in the front, and took big square chunks out of it. A pedal, edge, rock, log, whatever, hitting in that chunk, has a high chance to go through the ventilated foam and cut your leg, or just give you a nice, hard thump. And its pretty much mid-shin, so a place where you end up getting hit quite a bit. Dont let heat be a factor for you. Youre out unicycling, working out, and wearing extra/insulating pads on your legs. Your gonna get hot, and your gonna be sweaty, jsut get sued to that. Id suggest something that is more solid than 661, and there are a lot of other companies that make a lot of other shin guards. It isnt just 661 and kh. -- Jerrick -i am christian, and i ride for christ.~~~~team forrest~~~~~~~~team dirty bird!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~')-2xlegwrap-o' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9doz4jbiigy) check out my 'gallery' (http://tinyurl.com/2zfklh).~~~~~~~~~...quack!~~~~team spencer!~~~team kickyourass! member of the 'mris' (http://tinyurl.com/jjjnz). want some advice? unicycle better. ~jerrick: king of carnies- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jerrick's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11632 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72994 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Definatly get them. For one, they will save you from alot of pain and scars. For two, you a girl so I asume your kinda concernd about you legs. They do get hot but get used to it. Their protection overrides their heat. Pigs -- Pigs on Unicycles Blisters are like people, at first you are anoyed with them but soon you're at peace with them, and by that time they're gone. Homework kills trees! Stop the MADNESS!!I'm tighter than the Jonnas brothers' pants!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pigs on Unicycles's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17341 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72994 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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lol, no I wasn't trying to say I was a girl, I was saying that I'm acting like a little girl and didn't want to land the trick -- T.M.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ T.M.C.'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15645 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72994 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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T.M.C. wrote: lol, no I wasn't trying to say I was a girl, I was saying that I'm acting like a little girl and didn't want to land the trick Please look TMC on videos here, what incredible tricks do 'LITTLE GIRS' without any guards at all. It does not mean you should'nt buy the stuf. But little girls can do big boys job and gracefully too. Old man. -- Uniwitold Veni !Vidi !Mount ! ' Public does not perceive it reacts'. Greg Harper. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Uniwitold's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/2181 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72994 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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