BONGO Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Also, I'm willing to bet Bongo's accident was bmx related. Very few people hit their mouths in a trials crash and even less knock teeth out. Seriosuly, it's not an issue unless you have a habit of putting your mouth in front of the rest of your body when you fall.Yup. in te 5 years i rode trials i NEVER banged my head or face. In the 4 years of bmx i've knocked teeth out 3 times (except the second 2 times i already had none and so just wrecked my lips and fangs lol. Been knocked out plenty of times and broken my nose and jaw.Trials just doesn't seem to have the same facial dangers!! But you should defo still wear a lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) All you have to ask yourself is in the hundreds of trials video's you've seen, does anyone else wear them? No.Also, why are you worried about your mouth? There's plenty of injuries you can do with most sports! If you're that worried sit in a padded room And when they fall off and wreck themselfs then they will wear a lid.. or maybe they wont be able to ride again.to be honest i know you lot don't wanna wear 1 but when i mean fullface i mean somthing like this. I do wanna keep my teeth to be honest since i've already gone through loads of pain of having teeth pulled out and stuff to have my clearstep brace fitted. Edited October 28, 2007 by Sam_Fenech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Quigley Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 That helmet looks tto offer little to no mouth protection. Instead I can see the mouth guard shattering and just giving you shards of plastic as 'face bling' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 ... Which is what I said several days ago Apparently they can be quite dangerous - if you actually get a face/floor impact the chin bit can snap off and speak you in the cheek because it's not strong enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) Your still gonna mash your face wearing that lol , i wouldnt bother. Edited October 28, 2007 by Deonn h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 to be honest, i couldnt see this 1 shattering. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=10718 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duck Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 to be honest, i couldnt see this 1 shattering. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=10718Forgive my vanity, but that is one ugly beast of a helmet.Xens do the (trials) job fine. End of in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 It will save you from having one ugly beast of teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Er, sounds like your pretty made up about this discussion? Just buy one? You're sure as hell not going to convince anyone here to wear one, its major overkill, its like a F1 car being made of steel, a full roll cage and polystyrene everywhere just incase he crashes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Arr.. ill just buy 1 see how i get on eh.. i see where your coming from.. and maybe one day you might decide to wear one once you see how sexy ill look wearing 1. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfereborn Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 right dont get me wrong here, i do actually have some sense.when i ride downhill, its always a full face and shins, if i think i need it then the body goes on too.for xc its shins and an open style lid, for freeride its either the bmx style 'p pot' lid or the fullface (get a decent one and your not restricted, have it fitted/padded properly and it wont move)but for street and soon to be trials, i do not, and will not, wear a lid... i hate the buggars quite some... untill i do some damage i dont plan toriding through durham city/newcastle/middlebrough or even redcar...you just look and feel like a complete pratt. but this isnt my idiocy i reckon i concentrate better without the lid for jumping about, the things are just offputting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Ok, hands up everyone that's hurt their mouth / teeth or jaws whilst riding.Also, if you are that worried about injury, why ride trials? Take up Bowling or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Ima not pro enough to be a bowler.. and yes ive broke my nose... i think .. smashed my 2 bottom teeth and nearly broke my jaw! go me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Your like 14.... at that age your teeth are free..... so run some semi snapped onza forks... happy days free new teeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 But theeeeeeee pain arrrr! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) Seriously man, don't be a penis and get one. After a few weeks you'll be like, 'godammit sami boy, why didn't I listen to the experienced riders like Simon and them telling me NOT to buy this helmet that makes me look like a bellend.' Edited October 28, 2007 by Joe Rothwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 So what you trying to say get 1 or not? haha when people type like that i get proper confused lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Nah, just get a pisspot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Kay.. ill go steal 1 from some rich resturant and stick that on my head.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 just get a normal helmet and pay 8 quid a month for dental insurance i can have £20000 worth of dental treatment if i need it and £1500 worth of cosmetic dental work done each year if i want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Meh.. kayy lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2wtrials Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) When i take the gsxr out on the road i wear a full face helmet... when i ride motorcycle trials i wear an open face helmet. Not in a million years would i wear a full face for moto or cycle trials. It feels restricted, vision is not so good, heat build up is greater and of course you will look a right tit...!!!I have a complete bottom set of false teeth... caused by being hit by a pulley off an agricultural machine i was working on. I did have implants, they were crap and kept coming loose. If you don't like a bit of risk take up something else.... but watch out, knitting needles can get you as well!!! Edited October 28, 2007 by r2wtrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelistic Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I've hit my face twice this year once on concrete, once on mud. After that, wearing a fullface lid did cross my mind but I don't think I could stand the extra weight.Even when I hit the concrete wall I didn't do any damage except a graze on my chin. I was glad to be wearing a helmet though as I sort of went head first onto the wall - felt a bit dizzy after.I think it's really up to you and If you do more BMX style riding (eg. bunny hopping at speed down two sets of stairs) it could be a good idea to wear a full face lid. I've seen some videos of BMX accidents where a full face lid would have saved a lot of pain.For trials though, I think it's not really worth the loss of mobility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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