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Comment by Jonty Czuchwicki on June 5, 2011 at 21:16

The hillclimb track conditions are safer than a public road where you may be skating with numerous others at higher speeds with the prospect of traffic and having to eat a guard rail if you stack.

Collingrove however is one other skater, 0 traffic and the prospect of landing in grass and hay bails. A pro cannot undermine the abilities of a grom just because we are younger.

Last year i wore jeans and pads, not even a leather jacket and i know lombardz was in trackies. Why the sudden fist slamming on the rules when there were no injuries last year? 

Comment by Adrian Alderson on June 5, 2011 at 21:15

Some older riders don't wear leather when they ride fast runs, some do. However they ALL do when they race in sanctioned events. Racing is very different to riding with your mates. You are all trying to get to the bottom before the other guys, there is competition for position and lines and things can go pear-shaped pretty quickly.

Just because some older guys don't wear leathers everytime they ride doesn't mean they don't have them and use them when there is a chance of accidents.

Sure you just want to have fun with your mates, that is what you do every weekend, but if you want to race you will be up against guys you have never even met let alone ridden against, you won't know how they ride and they won't know how you ride. Trust me, when you lose a whole side or back worth of skin you'll realise just how cheap leathers really are. You will ride much better in leathers (because you feel safer) than any difference a set of blinging precisions will give.

I understand that you guys will struggle to find the cash for leathers, but they cost about the same as a set of wheels and you have 5 months to find and buy a set, it isn't as if this has been thrust on you at the last minute. If you work on $100 for a set of cheapie eBay ones, that is $20 a month or $5 a week (one less $5 Maccas meal a week) and you'll have them in time.

Comment by Mr Long on June 5, 2011 at 21:15

Jonty, I do understand. I delivered papers at 6 in the morning to buy my first board 30 years ago. My boys mow lawns, wash cars and such to buy there gear.

I don't know how old you are but i can tell you, you will never forget the first time a nurse uses a scrubbing brush to clean the road base out of your wounds where there used to be skin. We are only looking out for your well being and safety. We are not bad guys.

Premium Member Comment by charlie harris on June 5, 2011 at 21:02

Jonty, thats a good point and im a grom as well so i see were your coming from. but a race is completely different, pros might not use leather on their hills at home but they are comfortable on the road and they know how the people they are with ride, usually. In a race anything different can happen.

And yea guys its really hard to find kids leathers im 5 ft tall and i weigh 40 kg

Comment by Jonty Czuchwicki on June 5, 2011 at 20:47

I get that the rules are leathers to race and that's final but just take a moment to think about what we as groms situation is. I haven't seen any pro wear leathers on his favourite local run going extremely high speeds even though they have these leathers. I would also presume all you older guys have jobs, which some of us wanting to race aren't even old enough to have!

We as groms have to find $100 for race entry and then another $50 - $100 on second hand leathers just to participate in a race that most of us don't even expect to place in. We just want to have a good time racing our mates and meet some of our aussie speedboarding heroes.

Most guys gear are funded by Christmas or their birthday, don't say we should splurge on leathers before precisions since you guys don't wear your leathers everytime you go out to skate far more dangerous hills than groms ever do. 

Last year at Collingrove there were no injuries obtained by grommetts that would've been prevented through the use of leathers and if the worry is that groms will not be able to cope with the tight righty corner at the end of the track hold a qualification day to see who is truly able to participate in the race.

 

Comment by Mr Long on June 5, 2011 at 20:25

Ebay. Type in Motorcycle leathers, used, $100.00 there will be 3 pages of bargins.

Comment by DazTheCowboy on June 5, 2011 at 20:19

here you wild cats go, some leather for ya ;)

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mens-Black-Downhill-Skateboarding-Luge-L...

 

see you on the hill!

 

PEACE!

 

Comment by Ash on June 5, 2011 at 13:35

the rules are, leathers to race.

 

dont like it... dont come...simple

 

no point trying to argue a way out of it.

Comment by Adrian Alderson on June 5, 2011 at 13:31

Danny, that is true but it is part of the same mind set. If you are riding at the level where you think you can race you should be wearing leathers and a full face helmet. I have seen guys come off in pads and lose so much skin as to almost go into shock and at relatively low speeds without interference from other riders. So many younger riders are rocking setups that are worth big bucks but won't spend $100 on a set of leathers, I find it a strange set of priorities. A good set of knee pads cost more than $100 and if you grow out of them then sell them on to a smaller grom coming up. The way crew talk on these forums they must be hitting over 60-70kph and at those speeds leather should be a given.

Comment by Sakamoto on June 5, 2011 at 13:27

If a crash was bad enough to break a face, while wearing a helmet, imagine what would happen to your skin and flesh in the same type of crash without wearing leathers, or gloves. It's just common sense.

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