Stay Safe. Wear the right protection gear.

Aug 15, 2011

Written by Bart de Jong

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The difficulty and gnarliness of the current UCI Supercross BMX tracks have been a hot topic over the last couple of months. Is it too dangerous? Do the riders get enough practice time? How can they prepare for the 40 feet jumps? What needs to be done to make things safer? Is it still BMX? We're all about the big jumps and radness of the Supercross races, but we're not the ones having to race the track. But the riders who do, should start by protecting themselves.

We don't want anybody to get hurt, but if you don't wear the safety gear that is available, you're almost asking for it. It's up to the rider him/herself to decide but we can only advise to slap on some elbow pads, get some decent knee pads, wear a Leatt Neck-Brace and check your helmet from time to time to make sure it's still okay. Coming down the hill with 7 other riders at 55 km/h jumping a 40 feet gap is gnarly enough for you to wear the safety equipment. That's fine with us. Pad up!

BdJ