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Roller skiing protective gear
Dumb question: What do you guys wear for protective equipment? I'm not
sure if it's just me, or what, but I've been through like 5 different pairs of 'roller blading' and 'roller skating' protective gear, i.e. knee, elbow and wrist pads, and have yet to come up with something I can live with. The wrist protectors seem to inhibit my pole work a great deal. The knee pads are the biggest bugaboo; they seem to really dampen my push and almost seem to change the angle of my knee a bit. I'm an Emergency Room nurse in real life, so I WON'T go without them (having cared for many of the local H.S. team roller ski injuries). I also wear a generic bicycling helmet which isn't all that big a deal. Depends on the weather, I'm either in a Swix ski pant or shorts. wit h the knee pads, I've tried the wrap around velcro and the pull-over volleyball type. Any suggestions? Randy B |
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Roller skiing protective gear
On Mon, 07 May 2007 18:37:33 -0500, Randy AKA Cubby
wrote: The knee pads are the biggest bugaboo; they seem to really dampen my push and almost seem to change the angle of my knee a bit. I'm an Emergency Room nurse in real life, so I WON'T go without them Then don't go. BTW, I have to wonder what sort of protection you use when walking down stairs, or on an icy sidewalk. -- JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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Roller skiing protective gear
Gee, thanks, that was helpful.
OF COURSE, roller skiing in shorts on pavement with no equipment compares EXACTLY to walking on icy sidewalks and walking down stairs.Yup, yup. Obviously you've had a few traumatic brain injuries yourself from not wearing equipment. I asked for advice. NOT sarcasm thanks. |
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Roller skiing protective gear
"John Forrest Tomlinson" schreef in bericht ... Then don't go. BTW, I have to wonder what sort of protection you use when walking down stairs, or on an icy sidewalk. -- JT I don't think that's very fair. I've been a mailman on the very worst of icy roads and sidewalks, and was able to stay upright. Rollerskis are definately a different deal altogether. My most painful crashes the past years were in the few atempts at rollerskiing my Aeros. What if I some day manage to get my full power into those and make a little mistake at 20mph in full sprint, need to evade yet another black cat crossing the road? Also, the bunnies are getting slower here. Scooters are running them over lately. I applaud Randy for not getting "easy" with safety. If there's a mother of all rollerski protection sets, I'll get it. I rate rollerskiing as the most dangerous sport in terms of chance of injury I've ever done, and that includes car racing (no big deal what I did), skateboarding, 4-cross mountainbike racing, XC racing and road crits. I've at times used full Downhill protective gear before : jacket with elbow pads, knee/shi guards, helmet. I crashed when I did not have that, of course. I'm getting inline skates now, those seem to be manouvrable and more intuative. Heck with the specific training, for now. Crash safely, J |
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Roller skiing protective gear
On Mon, 07 May 2007 23:24:32 -0500, Randy AKA Cubby
wrote: Gee, thanks, that was helpful. OF COURSE, roller skiing in shorts on pavement with no equipment compares EXACTLY to walking on icy sidewalks and walking down stairs.Yup, yup. Obviously you've had a few traumatic brain injuries yourself from not wearing equipment. I asked for advice. NOT sarcasm thanks. It's not sarcasm. -- JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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Roller skiing protective gear
On Tue, 8 May 2007 08:53:18 +0200, "Jan Gerrit Klok"
wrote: "John Forrest Tomlinson" schreef in bericht .. . Then don't go. BTW, I have to wonder what sort of protection you use when walking down stairs, or on an icy sidewalk. -- JT I don't think that's very fair. I've been a mailman on the very worst of icy roads and sidewalks, and was able to stay upright. Rollerskis are definately a different deal altogether. My most painful crashes the past years were in the few atempts at rollerskiing my Aero Then don't do it. Seriously. Don't. Work on other things to improve your skiing. Do a lot of one-legged balance drills. Or defy the purists and use inline skates till you can handle the roller skis. -- JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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Roller skiing protective gear
Randy,
I'm all with you. I don't have to prove anything to anybody and just want to enjoy myself while waiting for snow. I think I wear pretty much all that you wear, less wrist protection when poling plus padded shorts. I can't imagine using the poles while wearing wrist pads - at least not the ones that I have. I just do with gloves, and they worked just fine for the few spills that I've had. I do wear them when I go out without poles, and they proved useful at least once when I lost my balance. I got padded shorts from crashpads.com after I fell backwards early on in my training practically standing still. They aren't too bulky, don't constrain movements at all and don't look too bad. Just like yourself, I'm not too happy with knee pads. They just don't feel right. Happy skiing, Larry |
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I'm going to tell you all something about this thread.
I work as an Emergency Department RN.Over 30 years now if anyone's counting. I also served as a medic in Vietnam. During that time, I've had days that weren't so bad, where I felt like I made a difference. I've also had days where I put toe tags on children. I have seen my share of trauma, both accidental and self-inflicted. Lives completely destroyed and ended over preventable incidents. If there's anything anyone can do to minimize any kind of trauma, it has my support. I've been involved or years with a program to give kids free bicycling helmets. Yeah, maybe Mom and Dad can afford that beat up third-hand bike but a $9.95 helmet is too much. Happens. I think a fall at full speed roller skiing is the same impact as being thrown from a car going 40-50 mph. If you cannot avoid that totally, then minimize the injury by wearing the damn equipment. Look like a geek? Try the alternative, which may be you drooling in a bed for the rest of your life, while me and my co-workers wipe your ass and spoon feed you. I get really defensive and really irate when someone advocates NOT wearing a helmet, a seat belt, a pair of pads and some clothing to protect your sorry ass. You want to risk your own life, feel free. Just don't try and convince anyone else to share your stupidity please. I'd still care for you if you came into my ER. I hope all I'd be doing is resetting a bone or stitching you up. I may think you're a moron, but generally I won't say it. I would say something to the effect that you had an angel of your shoulder that day if that's all that happened to you, that you have a second chance. But if I'm zipping your body bag, I WILL tell you out loud you're an asshole. Sometime through tears, but I will say it. Randy AKA Cubby wrote: Dumb question: What do you guys wear for protective equipment? I'm not sure if it's just me, or what, but I've been through like 5 different pairs of 'roller blading' and 'roller skating' protective gear, i.e. knee, elbow and wrist pads, and have yet to come up with something I can live with. The wrist protectors seem to inhibit my pole work a great deal. The knee pads are the biggest bugaboo; they seem to really dampen my push and almost seem to change the angle of my knee a bit. I'm an Emergency Room nurse in real life, so I WON'T go without them (having cared for many of the local H.S. team roller ski injuries). I also wear a generic bicycling helmet which isn't all that big a deal. Depends on the weather, I'm either in a Swix ski pant or shorts. wit h the knee pads, I've tried the wrap around velcro and the pull-over volleyball type. Any suggestions? Randy B |
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Roller skiing protective gear
On Tue, 08 May 2007 19:14:16 GMT, Randy Bryan
wrote: Lives completely destroyed and ended over preventable incidents. If there's anything anyone can do to minimize any kind of trauma, it has my support. This is pure baloney. If there is "anything anyone can do" is the sort of hyperbole that might make sense in war, but not in sport. If sport is as dangerous as you say, the best thing to do is simply not do it. That's something we all can do. Why don't you suggest that? Think of all the children you would save from injury! Or death! You'd have 100% success in preventing shattered lives! In assessing protective equipment and protective behaviour, it's essential to consider risk: the likelihood that a serious injury wil occur, and the consequences of the injury. I get really defensive and really irate when someone advocates NOT wearing a helmet, a seat belt, a pair of pads and some clothing to protect your sorry ass. I know of someone who died falling down some stairs. It could happen to you. I hope that you wear a helmet when walking down stairs. Think about it. You could have a brain injury falling and end up drooling. I assume you wear a helmet in those situations. Because I get really ****ed when I hear of people who don't wear protective gear when going down stairs. I can't believe how irresponsible they are. And they set a bad example for everyone else. It's terrible. -- JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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Roller skiing protective gear
On Tue, 08 May 2007 19:14:16 GMT, Randy Bryan
wrote: I think a fall at full speed roller skiing is the same impact as being thrown from a car going 40-50 mph. Gat a clue. First off, a helmet and elbow pads arent' going to protect your face or you limbs in an accident at that speed, so you may still end up drooling... And more importantly, the most important safety device is your mind and good judgement. Personally I dont' want to fall at all at 40mph off of roller skis, so I simply won't go that speed on them, even if I could. You should consider doing the same. -- JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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