09-17-2018, 11:16 AM
Just saw this post. Sorry to hear about the accident.
Something to consider for those who wonder about this and what can be done -- another rider went down on another board and I asked him about his "full MX boot". He suffered substantial foot injuries despite this gear.
Turns out that though he described it that way, it was a rather poor boot, definitely on the low end of the scale and not much better then a plain hiking boot. I did a quick search of this particular boot and found a video where a guy spent 16 minutes torturing his pair - because they left him with a lifetime injury.
The Icon Reign boot is, well, definitely not a full armored boot either. Not my intention to nitpick, especially "after the fact", but I've suffered through a terrible wreck wearing the wrong gear myself and have paid for this poor decision for decades, and will for the rest of my life. When I got back into riding, I had a change of mind about what I'd wear and what I wouldn't. Just to eliminate "me" in the equation (stuff I can do to stay safer).
Today, after decades of cutting tons of firewood and dropping trees, I opened up my leg with a chainsaw, first time, after the last and final cut dropping a large dangerous tree. Wouldn't you know it... the only thing I did right is I wasn't alone. And no, I was not wearing kevlar pants or chaps (and should have). I won't cut another piece of wood until I have this safety gear on.
Something to consider for those who wonder about this and what can be done -- another rider went down on another board and I asked him about his "full MX boot". He suffered substantial foot injuries despite this gear.
Turns out that though he described it that way, it was a rather poor boot, definitely on the low end of the scale and not much better then a plain hiking boot. I did a quick search of this particular boot and found a video where a guy spent 16 minutes torturing his pair - because they left him with a lifetime injury.
The Icon Reign boot is, well, definitely not a full armored boot either. Not my intention to nitpick, especially "after the fact", but I've suffered through a terrible wreck wearing the wrong gear myself and have paid for this poor decision for decades, and will for the rest of my life. When I got back into riding, I had a change of mind about what I'd wear and what I wouldn't. Just to eliminate "me" in the equation (stuff I can do to stay safer).
Today, after decades of cutting tons of firewood and dropping trees, I opened up my leg with a chainsaw, first time, after the last and final cut dropping a large dangerous tree. Wouldn't you know it... the only thing I did right is I wasn't alone. And no, I was not wearing kevlar pants or chaps (and should have). I won't cut another piece of wood until I have this safety gear on.