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My legs are so important. I just bought the best of everything and didn't even think twice. I considered it insurance. And it worked, I crashed good on my left and pinned my foot under the bike and banged my knee. Got up and kept riding. Not sore st all the next day.
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If someone is in casualty with a broken leg or shattered kneecap, and you ask them whether it would have been worth £1000 not to be there, I reckon they will almost certainly say 'yes'. That's the way I look at it. If they also have permanent unmendable ligament or nerve damage, the price goes much higher. Nobody wants to be one of those guys at the bike show with a walking stick, let alone a wheelchair. A good friend of mine lost nearly all the use of his arm with a shoulder injury when he was wearing a Belstaff jacket without armour. The surgeons he saw wanted to remove his arm. His family flew him to Switzerland to get a surgeon who didn't want to lose the arm. It was his right arm and he was right handed. He had to change career. His shoulder still looks like something from a horror film.
nick_h.
Okay cheers. I bought some ancient but new Sidis for £60, will see how I get on with them.