660bigdaddy
01-27-2003, 02:12 PM
(oops i spelled wear wrong. oh well ) an earlier post was closed because of a discussion on why you should or shouldn't. well i have a little story as to why you should.
there was about 6 of us guys out riding last spring and we're buzzing down the trail. not to fast, just a nice pace. and the guy in front of me runs over a branch that was lying on the trail. the branch was about 2-3" in diameter and had a funky bend in it. well the branch started to roll down the trail and as i approached it it bounced/twisted up and caught me right at eye level. the branch put a full crease in my goggles and cracked the bill on my helmet in 3 different spots. it hit me so hard i lost grip of the bars and almost knocked me off the back. after regaining control and stopped. i was dazed to say the least. the guy behind couldn't believe how hard the thing hit me. after shaking out the cobwebs, we continued on. but trying to ride with my goggles the way they were. i decided to call it a day.
lesson learned. always wear helmet and goggles. just my 2 cents
there was about 6 of us guys out riding last spring and we're buzzing down the trail. not to fast, just a nice pace. and the guy in front of me runs over a branch that was lying on the trail. the branch was about 2-3" in diameter and had a funky bend in it. well the branch started to roll down the trail and as i approached it it bounced/twisted up and caught me right at eye level. the branch put a full crease in my goggles and cracked the bill on my helmet in 3 different spots. it hit me so hard i lost grip of the bars and almost knocked me off the back. after regaining control and stopped. i was dazed to say the least. the guy behind couldn't believe how hard the thing hit me. after shaking out the cobwebs, we continued on. but trying to ride with my goggles the way they were. i decided to call it a day.
lesson learned. always wear helmet and goggles. just my 2 cents