ROAD GAP rail

erikn · Posted: May 12, 2004 12:37 pm Post subject:

xboard32x, one can never be to happy Shocked

xboard32x · Posted: May 12, 2004 2:20 pm Post subject:

o yeah i know, i wasnt preaching about the subject but things could have been alot worse not wearing a helmet or vest.

I dont know if that was oxygenerikn, or some whip its... Smile

erikn · Posted: May 12, 2004 2:48 pm Post subject:

xboard32x, infact it was not oxygen in that one... i think it's the same shizzle used to tune cars = NOS. Anyway it felt awsome breathing it Crazy Eyes

Rob · Posted: May 13, 2004 7:49 am Post subject:

Things can always be alot worse. Wink

xboard32x · Posted: May 13, 2004 11:49 am Post subject:

yeah it prob was nos somthing to kill the pain. Shoulda just given ya a beer or six. Wink

sk84life · Ollie Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 66 City: Athens

xboard32x, neither a helmet or vest are going to save you from a broken ankle. Also, if you look at the pic, you'll see he is wearing a helmet, and I don't see any reason for a vest since he's riding in a ditch that's a few feet deep at most.

I can understand people chastizing riders for not wearing vests while riding in deep water; that's just reckless. But when people are in 3 feet of water hitting an obstacle, I don't expect them to wear a vest; it's not going to do them any good.

Also, helmets on water are pretty retarded. In the water, the only thing around hard enough to do damage to your head is the obstacle itself, and unless you're hitting something really big, the chances of that happening are practically nil. When was the last time you saw someone on a skateboard hit their head on the rail or ledge they were trying to hit?

Rob · Posted: May 14, 2004 7:21 am Post subject:

sk84life, I think xboard32x, ment MY pic on page 1, not erikn pic on page 2...... I think a vest would protect more than just your skin, especially when there's gravel besides the rail, and we were fortunate not to fall on it.

erikn · Posted: May 14, 2004 8:00 am Post subject:

Rob, speak for yourself!! i fell in it... remember? Smash

Rob · Posted: May 14, 2004 9:11 am Post subject:

No, your foot landed on it. Laughing

You didn't slam right into the gravel with your upper body if I'm not mistaken... Afro

xboard32x · Posted: May 14, 2004 1:13 pm Post subject:

sk84life, Really a vest or a helmet wouldnt help an ankle injury? Man I swear it would have. No sh*t i realize that. If he hit his head on the rail/gravel the situation could have been alot worse. When you drive most people put a seatbelt on. Do you get in a crash everytime you drive....nope....do you hit your head on a rail everytime you ride....you never plan on smashing your head. Like I said earlier in this thread I wasnt preaching but i guess this was.

wcwakeskater · Posted: May 14, 2004 7:29 pm Post subject:

sk84life, i have seen alot of people skateboarding and hit their head on the rail or obstacle, it's not that rare yo.

wakeriderof87 · Frontside 180 Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 495 City: cen fla

well i've hit my head on the rail i was hitting on multiple occasions so...

Rob · Posted: May 18, 2004 4:24 am Post subject:

Another difference regarding the injury factor between wakeskating and skateboarding is the speed you have when you approach the rail/rail. Some of my friends, who are pretty good skateboarders, said they never would hit something at the speed were going when we hit stuff...