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    MuniAddict
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    Me, John (Vivalargo) and level 10 rider Jamie (Unicycle9899) met for a
    ride down the now infamous "Nature Trail" & "G-Spot" in Simi Valley,
    CA. This is the very same place Jamie broke his back (just a few months
    ago) and John tells me even KH took some bad falls here as well! These
    have to be simply the most intimidating, advanced trails I've ever
    seen! Words can't really describe it, but I think "Treacherous" comes
    close!

    So after the 1/2 mile hike up we dropped in...and all seemed to be
    going swimmingly...but not for long. Turns out John forgot his helmet!
    But that didn't stop him from doing some very tough lines and drops.
    Jamie and I did a few drops as well, but were a tad more "careful" and
    decided not to press our luck too much on the really crazy stuff.

    Then I decided to roll a particularly nasty section; very steep, rocky
    and loose. Well, about half way down I went into an unintentional coast
    and one of the steel pinned drillium pedal smacked the back of my left
    calf with such force, that it immediately swelled up like a fricken
    water balloon!:eek:

    Then, when John and I were standing and looking at the Plumes of smoke
    rising in the sky like a chimney, from the Malibu fire, Jamie rode up
    from behind us, and he too went into an unintentional coast, and his
    uni smacked me in my OTHER calf!! But that wasn't nearly as bad as the
    first one, thank goodness! 🙂

    Somehow I managed to complete the rest of the trail, but as we were
    getting ready to ride the next trail (Devil's slide) it was abundantly
    apparent that I needed to get home and Ice it asap! Those first two
    trails are like playing russian roulette on a MUni! But now I can't
    wait to go back and try it again!

    Jamie did manage to sanp a few pics, which he should be posting later
    today i reckon!🙂

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  2. The UniSLAB
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    meh, atleast its not deep🙂

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    yeah drilled koxx scare me

    torkerdx said:

    your funny
    but you might get lucky


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  3. MuniAddict
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    The UniSLAB said:

    meh, atleast its not deep🙂

    It's all internal bleeding, which can actually e bworse I believe. But I
    think I'll live.:p

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    Ouch. Were you wearing some sort of shin/leg armor?

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    Ouch. Were you wearing some sort of shin/leg armor?

    Yep, 661 4X4's. Great shin/knee protection, but virtually none (padding)
    on the *back*...just a thin nylon covering and straps.

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    i have a bunch of scars from cuts like that on the back of my legs. When
    I wear my kh leg protectors it saves me a bunch of blood. The only
    trick is remembering to put them on. I like the write up tho. That
    stinks that you got hit again after you hit yourself.

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    i have a bunch of scars from cuts like that on the back of my legs. When
    I wear my kh leg protectors it saves me a bunch of blood. The only
    trick is remembering to put them on. I like the write up tho. That
    stinks that you got hit again after you hit yourself.

    I'm thinking now, why couldn't I simply *add* some pieces of
    high-density foam to the back [inner side of the nylon covering] of my
    661s? That should be relatively easy.

    I could use velcro intead of sewing them in and that way they're easy
    to remove if it doesn't fit right, or restricts too much movement. They
    seem to have plenty of extra room in the back since they fit a bit on
    the loose side, so the added foam should also improve the fit to some
    extent. So I think it should work well enough, and give much needed
    protection from those nasty calf bites...ar at least soften the blow a
    bit.😄

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    MuniAddict said:

    Yep, 661 4X4's. Great shin/knee protection, but virtually none (padding)
    on the *back*...just a thin nylon covering and straps.

    Which is better than most guards that only have straps to protect the
    back of your leg, leaving large portions of skin uncovered.

    I like your idea with the padding though.

    Make sure the soft fuzzy part of the velcro is sewn onto the guard,
    and the plastic side of the velcro is sewn onto the pads.

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    you have really white legs🙂
    anyway. sounds like a fun ride!

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    manon1wheel said:

    you have really white legs🙂
    anyway. sounds like a fun ride!

    Haha yeah, I'm not exactly a sun worshipper! I coat meself daily with 60
    spf rain or shine. 🙂

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    I know everyone thinks the 661s are the cat's meow, but I've never liked
    them for two reasons: first, they chafe me like crazy and interfere
    with pedaling comfort, and two, they don't protect the back of the
    calf.

    After 'this calf injury' (http://tinyurl.com/2qedom), I came up with
    'this solution' (http://tinyurl.com/yprlah), which is basically a
    standard volleyball knee pad worn backwards over the calf, combined
    with a standard soccer-type shin guard in front. The two fit together
    well and between them offer full shin and calf protection, plus the
    shin guard also has ankle padding for protection there.

    The only downside in my view versus the 661s is the lack of knee
    protection, but I seen to hit my calfs and shins much more frequently
    than I hit my knees.

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    tomblackwood said:

    I know everyone thinks the 661s are the cat's meow, but I've never liked
    them for two reasons: first, they chafe me like crazy and interfere
    with pedaling comfort, and two, they don't protect the back of the
    calf.

    I've never had any chaffing problems and overall I really like my 661's.
    The back bite is a rare occurance, at least for me, but I really think
    the added padding in the back shopuld solve the problem.

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    hehe, my roaches cover front and back, but are hotter than hell!

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    i use soccer shin guards worn backward to prevent pedal bites. also 661
    has 'ankle biters' that work really well. 🙂

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    Speaking of broken backs (2 in that region, right?), have you guys
    thought about 'this kind of thing' (http://tinyurl.com/39nhkt)? A
    broken spine is much more serious than a calf bite. The motorcycle
    guys are wearing much more than even that.

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    U-Turn said:

    Speaking of broken backs (2 in that region, right?), have you guys
    thought about 'this kind of thing' (http://tinyurl.com/39nhkt)? A
    broken spine is much more serious than a calf bite. The motorcycle
    guys are wearing much more than even that.

    I think that the pro tec version of that is much nicer and no I haven't
    thought of wearing one.

    first off, I havent ever fallen on my back, and second because it is
    expensive and looks like it would be hot and uncomfortable.

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    just think of it like a roller coaster.


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    U-Turn said:

    Speaking of broken backs (2 in that region, right?), have you guys
    thought about 'this kind of thing' (http://tinyurl.com/39nhkt)? A
    broken spine is much more serious than a calf bite. The motorcycle
    guys are wearing much more than even that.

    I'm not convinced that it would have prevented Jim's (munivision)
    compression fracture.
    That resulted from him falling directly on his tailbone area so
    something covering his back probably would not have made much
    difference.

    He fell in this position: "L" not directly on his back. But that spine
    guard would have definitely prevented my injury from my last fall at
    Stair Stepper!:o

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    mornish said:

    I think that the pro tec version of that is much nicer and no I haven't
    thought of wearing one.

    __first_off,_I_havent_ever_fallen_on_my_back_, and second because it is
    expensive and looks like it would be hot and uncomfortable.

    I hadn't either..until I did! Have you ever fallen on your head? No? Me
    neither and most other's on this forum haven't either, so is that a
    reason not to wear a helmet? :p

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    I'll post pics tomorrow when I find time...Nice write up Terry.

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    I'll post pics tomorrow when I find time...Nice write up Terry.

    Thanks Jamey but I accidentally got your username wrong in the writeup
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