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That's just the point. Mountainbiking can be expensive, but there are many many less costly bikes out there that are perfectly good bikes for a fun ride. No user fees to speak of other than lift riding. You don't even need a car to ride to trails in most cases. Less weather dependent than other sports too. Ever seen wind sport participants just hanging around waiting for the wind to blow? Golfers or Tennis players having to book a time to play and no one can play tennis alone. We riders have little to complain about and much to rejoice.

More choice is always good. For ski helmets it had been Smith and Giro as a choice for years.There were Uvex and Carrera available so if either Smith or Giro did not fit or not your liking.. It is better now with POC and others now available. And cycling is much better now too. Lots of styles and fits available.

I will say that I liked the zippers. I have lots of failures with coil zippers. $200 for a technical jacket is cheap boys. Cheap. Less than that at regular price is questionable.

Arm pockets. I meant to type arm pockets. Useless as tits on a nun.

I used one last winter. Great cut and features. I don't care for a hood and collar especially if the hood is not detachable. But the fabric is poor. The DWR wore away really quickly and started to pill too. Then the waist cord detached and became useless. It was repaired at no charge though.

Here's what off road riders need. Good fabric. Big cuffs that will take in air when your climbing slowly but cinch down. No inner cuffs. Wasted material that just adds complexity where none is needed. Pit zips or better front vents. Zipped outer chest pocket for keys, phone etc. and you know those are pockets? Don't. Just don't put them on a jacket as they are useless. You need two hands to operate the ones I have on jackets. Or at least in one direction and who wants a set of keys on your shoulder or wrist to bump on trees or the ground. Cord pulls need to be internal so you don't snag the loop on a bush or tree.

Upgrade to a clutch. You'll be happier. I know I dropped chains on my 1X10 with a regular Chromag DH ring, XCX guide and clutch XTR shorter cage on a hardtail. Without a clutch the chain will simply bounce too much to stay put on the front.

Ha. S'cool bus.

That is just stupid in a Jackass stunt kind of way.

I have the same gloves in disco white. Should have bought a few of them when they were on sale. I always try on gloves always seeking that perfect pair for road riding, alpine skiing and Nordic. I am am a glove hoe.

To me, that has as much relevance to mountain biking as a quad jump in figure skating does to hockey.

Supernaut. End thread. https://youtu.be/_xFc86tzFG4

That method (just without an app) has been around for a long time. It's also known as "Vatican roulette" since it's not nearly as safe as they claim on that site.

The rhythm method. My aunt with eight kids said this: black people have rhythm, French Canadians have large families.

That's a lot of jake that's for sure. Just about all equipment intensive sports go this way. Ultimately the incremental improvements are so small and so costly that it's not easy to justify costs. I hear you on the hardtail flip. A person has to ask themselves what they really want from their sport. If what you want in a mountain bike ride is to ride just in control and scare yourself a bit now and then, hardtail does all that but on less risky trails at less risky speeds. It's like the answer to this question: What's faster, a big s class Mercedes going 140 kph or one of those shit box 3 cylinder Suzuki cars at 140 kph? (If you could get it to 140).

If the goal is to race then maybe expensive stuff is worthwhile. If you just wanna ride, I dunno. I want good components because I realize the value of stuff that works well for longer periods of time.

http://www.mipsprotection.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Halldin2001.pdf

Might be MIPS propaganda but suggests a 30% reduction in rotational forces for a motorcycle helmet.

Have you seen any credible data to back up this claim? I haven't. Other than that, I agree with the rest of your comments.

No data. That's just what I've read about MIPS and other design features that are intended to mitigate rotational shearing forces to the brain. My comment was intended to indicate that wiggling a helmet around your head is a hell of lot different then smacking the ground. I did rip a roc lok out of a Giro helmet once when I went over the bars and hit forehead first. There were dents on the front of the helmet and the rear Roc lok attachment had ripped out of the EPS. I think the Roc lok stuck to my head while the helmet rotated forward from impact. But who knows.

There have been articles written about newer football helmets that incorporate some form of MIPS like design. I'll each for it.

it was the Switchblade , and the newer Bell and another model I tried on and did not like the fit or the feel of the helmet

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/14416472/

here is another design using similar , the way these designs fit my head I can,t wear them when tightened up

Yeah like others already said, those fit devices are unrelated to MIPS. I hear you about the Switchblade Rok-loc. Too large and too low. For me though extra pads that raise the helmet up a bit let it fit well.

Refreshing to hear a politician that actually had a proper job at one time. Too many are career politicians and never held a real job in their life.

frankly I could care less , it,s been around since 1996 and they are now trying to cram it down our throats now as it,s a added safety feature FUCK THAT!!!

every MIPS version I have tried on was uncomfortable , I will not invest in a design that needs to be tightened onto ones head .

Not sure where you are coming from. MIPS is just a slip plane inside a helmet. Are you referring to a Giro Roc Lock fit adjustment device that nearly all road and XC and half shell helmets have in some form or another? Are you talking those fit things on a full face?

mouth guards are nothing new to the sport , meet guys in the early 90,s using them to stop from chipping and cracking their teeth .

If MIPs is the real deal why is it only being used in MTB ??? Neck braces are used is tons of sports along with helmets , but from what I have seen MTB is the only sport pushing it .

For me it,s another standard they are forcing upon the sport .

There are a few MIPS helmets for snow sports. There is something in football helmets that is similar to the 6d deal that intended to mitigate those rotational inpact forces. Bike helmets are simpler to design perhaps because they are intended for one crash whereas hockey and football need to last multiple hits. Motor sports helmets have to absorb far more energy than bike helmets.

I recently bought a Bell Super-2R with MIPS, but only because it was the same price (on sale) as the non-MIPS version. It's a nice helmet and fits fine, but I am not convinced that the MIPS system makes it any safer. My other helmets seem to slide/rotate on my head about the same amount as the new MIPS helmet does. I doubt it can hurt, but I don't think I would pay an premium for it. I think the 6D helmets are probably better at decoupling rotating/sliding forces from your head.

You can't tell how mips works or doesn't by wiggling your helmet on your head. If you hit the ground hard enough the force of the impact will cause the helmet to stick to your head and ground which introduces the rotational forces to the brain. None of us here have enough helmet engineering knowledge to state whether or not MIPS works, myself included. There is a lot of research going on right now on helmets in all sorts of sports. The rotational issue is something that helmet makers are looking at. There are a number of technologies that are aimed at mitigating that type of force so it seems to be a valid concern.