Active Ankles for beginners?

Hey all, I'm wondering if Active Ankles would be too constricting or in
convenient for a beginner, any thoughts?

Of course, it would be a lot more convenient than a broken ankle and
leg, but would wearing them as a beginner make learning far more
difficult due to lack of foot movement?


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I don't experience *-any-* reduction of foot or ankle movement with
Active Ankles.


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brian.slater wrote:
*I don't experience -any-* reduction of foot or ankle movement with
Active Ankles.


me either, but i wonder if it would reduce the beginner's motivation to
learn. are you talking about a beginner (knows how to ride and is
hooked) or a Beginner (learning how to ride a unicycle and might not
want to spend an extra minute suiting-up)?


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I have no experience using AA

I was just wondering if they may be to constricting for a begginer to
learn on.

(like a beginner trying to deal with wearing full leg armour, kinda
thing)

With the responses given, it seems like they would be a fine addition to
the Retail working not wanting to risk a broken ankle, yet wanting to
learn to ride a uni.

Thanks!


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Sofa wrote:
[b]I have no experience using AA

I was just wondering if they may be to constricting for a begginer to
learn on.



In my experience, twisted ankle injuries (which AAs are specifically
designed to prevent) usually occur when dismounting awkwardly onto
uneven ground. A beginner is far more likely to be riding on even
ground, making the risk of injury far smaller. In my opinion they are
unnecessary for complete beginners.


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hole-in-my-shoe wrote:
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In my experience, twisted ankle injuries (which AAs are specifically
designed to prevent) usually occur when dismounting awkwardly onto
uneven ground. A beginner is far more likely to be riding on even
ground, making the risk of injury far smaller. In my opinion they are
unnecessary for complete beginners. *


I thought the same thing. It was a beginner's unsuccessful dismount
that broke her leg in 2 places that made me first think about this
otherwise un-thought-of armour


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I sprained my ankle when I was a beginner. After it healed I started
learning again with Active Ankles, and I have continued to wear them since.
I have not reinjured my ankles despite some bad UPDs. I found that I got
used to the Active Ankles quickly, and I don't even notice them when I'm
riding. I wear them for the same reasons that I wear wrist guards: it's not
much of an inconvenience, the consequences of a sprained/fractured
ankle/wrist/forearm are too serious even if the risk may be low, and they
give me peace of mind.

Sofa, how exactly did this person break her leg in a dismount?


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hole-in-my-shoe wrote:
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In my experience, twisted ankle injuries (which AAs are specifically
designed to prevent) usually occur when dismounting awkwardly onto
uneven ground. A beginner is far more likely to be riding on even
ground, making the risk of injury far smaller. In my opinion they are
unnecessary for complete beginners. *


I thought the same thing. It was a beginner's unsuccessful dismount
that broke her leg in 2 places that made me first think about this
otherwise un-thought-of armour


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Uni wrote:
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Sofa, how exactly did this person break her leg in a dismount?


*


Apparently it was just one of those things, perhaps an ungraceful, off
balance dismount, turning into a twising of the ankle in a crack in the
sidewalk, then the momentum of the dismount doing it's worst?


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I remember very clearly learning to ride as it wasn't that long ago.
I got every piece of saftey gear that I could but only after some degree
of injury. After a while I began to feel like a knight suiting up
before battle. I got my Active Ankles after getting my Summit, with the
nubbed KH cranks, and numberous knocks to the ankle bones. I found the
AAs worked great but soon I re-worked my cranks and found that I didn't
need them any more. I've never twisted my ankle after a bizillion UPDs.


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