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Safety First. Period.

Safety gear? Not a bad idea when you are jumping 10 or 15 feet in the air over hard surfaces. Landings can be dangerous so take the necessary steps to protect yourself to ride another day. Injuries are a fact of life with dirt jumping, but you can minimize the effects with the proper safety gear:

• A full-face helmet is preferred over a regular helmet and it's got to fit snugly so it won't fly off mid-air.
• Shin, knee and elbow armor povides impact protection for high speed collisions, and just plain saves skin
• Body armor can save someone from broken ribs or vertebrae. Those who have fallen on their backs while wearing body armor and jumping over rocks or concrete stairs can attest to this
• Consider a neck brace. Some think they're overkill, others swear by them and wouldn't ride without one. Whatever your take on neck braces the facts are that you only have one neck, it's far from a good thing to break, and one of these will help stop it happening.

Props to these riders who rocked out the safety gear at Valmont recently! Thanks to Rich Marbanks for the photos.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 September 2012 10:30