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Message 13050 (9. Jul. 2010 00:36) (Tree)

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cephalopoid: Views on protection (8. Jul. 2010 10:52)
	: Whats worse was i was stretching off and my wife overheard some kids in the seating area wondering what i was doing. All i can say to that is i hope they enjoy the lactic acid buildup or in the worse case scenario they rip a muscle from not warming up. It seems theyd rather spend money on expensive skates, boards, bearings and wheels etc rather than educating themselves on protecting their bodies. Ah, yes, the people laughing at us behind our back. I also hear lots of things from my partner. Sometimes it has really disappointed me and taught me to try and look closer than the sympathetic surface some people might show, when they just laugh at you behind your back. The times I've heard questions like "Why are you wearing pads?"... Most of the times it's younger children(around 8yo) asking those questions. Adults(22+) generally understand why you do it, teens(15+) are too scared to say anything in your face, and older children(around 12yo) are also scared if you don't talk to them first. I forget to stretch before skating, but when I feel the cramps coming and stretch to prevent them, I get the stares, too. : Maybe they should make helmets optional too, might knock some sense into their heads. Hahahahaha.
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biffsk8er: Views on protection (8. Jul. 2010 15:19)
	: ....Maybe they should make helmets optional too, might knock some sense into their heads. Almost no one wears helmets at the park I go to in Round Rock. Usually, there is me, my son, and one other kid who wears a helmet. Then, if the old school skateboarders join me in the bowl, that number might sometimes double. Helmets are a requirement for those under 18, and at least 90% of those w/o helmets are under 18. Just ain\'t cool to wear one, until someone dies. List of skateboard fatalities UC Santa Cruz student dies after skateboard crash in Capitola Tech student dies from skateboard accident Man Dies in Skateboarding Accident The list goes on and on. There are few enough of us as it is. Please.....wear your helmet!!
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cephalopoid: Views on protection (8. Jul. 2010 23:54)
	: : ....Maybe they should make helmets optional too, might knock some sense into their heads. : : Almost no one wears helmets at the park I go to in Round Rock. Usually, there is me, my son, and one other kid who wears a helmet. Then, if the old school skateboarders join me in the bowl, that number might sometimes double. : : Helmets are a requirement for those under 18, and at least 90% of those w/o helmets are under 18. Just ain't cool to wear one, until someone dies. : : [url+"http://www.wearahelmet.org/index.php?Itemid=44&id=28&option=com_content§ionid=5&task=category"]List of skateboard fatalities[/url] : : [url+"http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_14973507?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com"]UC Santa Cruz student dies after skateboard crash in Capitola [/url] : : [url+"http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/13767/tech-student-dies-from-skateboard-accident"]Tech student dies from skateboard accident[/url] : : [url+"http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local-beat/Man-Dies-in-Skateboarding-Accident-89039607.html"]Man Dies in Skateboarding Accident[/url] : : The list goes on and on. There are few enough of us as it is. : : Please.....wear your helmet!! I was gonna ask whether I could drop the helmet after getting confident, but I can already guess the reactions. But it's just that I miss the music while skating. It really adds a dimension. I've really gotta find a solution, and fast. Modding my headphones into "neckphones" might be the best idea, or just using a pair of proper neckphones. On the other hand, I did miss the roaring and screeching skateboard wheels in my five years of inline skating, so I shouldn't whine and enjoy the music of my own boots singing their "I've been drilled and bolted to death by this bully"-song.
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bnwsk88: Views on protection (14. Jul. 2010 05:05)
	Well....not always in the past but now I practically never ever skate without a helmet. I have been trying to add up all of my concussions and I think the number is pushing 8 or 9. Oh and those were with a helmet on!! Invest in a helmet with a foam core like a bike helmet...old protec helmets with the foam rubber pads actually accelerate the shock to your head, they may help with abrasions but not with concussion. I worry often about what I'm gonna end up like in later life. I also wear knee pads 98% of the time, sometimes its nice to cruise with out them. I discovered yesterday that if I want to push myself at the park on the concrete I also need to start wearing my elbow pads again. Pads are a must for aggressive progression, you can just push yourself so much harder with that extra plastic courage!
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ireNe: Views on protection (14. Jul. 2010 06:22)
	Agreed, although the heat just gets to me. So, when it gets cooler I will wear full armor. At this phase in my life, pushing the limit is not in my realm (esp w/o insurance). But, hopefully this fall we may have a longer season and with full pads on, I'd be more daring and willing to tempt fate. Winter comes and no indoor skating here, esp w/o a car. So, we snowboard. Difficult to progress when u don't ur not able to skate regularly. Our parks close at 7PM... we burn in the sun the whole season, no shade in sight. Well, the new park has a water fountain and bathrooms... no more porta-potty at 110 degrees.... yuck! So put on all your pads and go crazy, but no concussions, pleeze...
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biffsk8er: Views on protection (14. Jul. 2010 20:20)
	Amen, brother! Knee, elbow pads, and a helmet all the way!! I like to do what I call the turtle : When I control my wipe out in a skate park by falling to all 4 knee and elbow pads and slide out (often spinning) across the bottom of the ramp or bowl. It is almost as fun as a good run! I'm using a triple 8 helmet now, and it took a hard slam for me just last week. I saw stars for a split second, but my head never did hurt afterward. The newer padding in triple eights even has cloth covering which is really comfortable. I'm up to about 3 knockouts, with at least 10 other times of having my helmet take a blow for my head. All my helmets have the scrape marks to prove it. I was looking at some Bern helmets the other day, and I'm thinking I might want to try one of those next. They have a really solid styrofoam layer throughout the entire helmet, topped with a foam padding. Looks like it might absorb shock really well and it is well vented. Anyone have any experience with them??
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cephalopoid: Views on protection (15. Jul. 2010 12:21)
	: I like to do what I call the turtle : : : When I control my wipe out in a skate park by falling to all 4 knee and elbow pads and slide out (often spinning) across the bottom of the ramp or bowl. It is almost as fun as a good run! Sounds familiar to me, like I've had that before, too. I also enjoy rolling around sideways in a bail. Anything just to break the fall instead of my bones. ;) : I'm using a triple 8 helmet now, and it took a hard slam for me just last week. I saw stars for a split second, but my head never did hurt afterward. The newer padding in triple eights even has cloth covering which is really comfortable. I'm up to about 3 knockouts, with at least 10 other times of having my helmet take a blow for my head. All my helmets have the scrape marks to prove it. : : I was looking at some Bern helmets the other day, and I'm thinking I might want to try one of those next. They have a really solid styrofoam layer throughout the entire helmet, topped with a foam padding. Looks like it might absorb shock really well and it is well vented. Anyone have any experience with them?? Sorry, but no, I haven't even heard of them before. What makes them stand so apart? Guess I'll have to google some pics... Captcha: cynicism The You'll know why I liked that captcha.
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