The Honest Truth About Motocross
We all know it is a great sport, but while you are riding it is obvious that you need to support and protect your knees! Plan and simple. This article will help you determine what knee guards to use, to help you keep safe while riding.
Let’s Be Real Here
Knee injuries can stop your MX career dead in its tracks. Sad, but its the truth. We depend on our knees so much that it is unwise to go with some kind of knee protection. For example, a direct impact to your kneecap, due to a fall can keep you from riding. Or, if you have a sudden twist of your knee then you can rupture one of your knee ligaments.
Knee Braces For Support
When you are looking for knee protection it is extremely important not to be fooled by shiny covers and bright colors! – The old adage “form follows function” applies here. What we mean by this is that a good racer knows that a brace is not so much for show, as it is for knee support and protection.
Important Accessories
When you are looking for a knee brace to help support and protect your knee, then you should seriously consider the following components.
1.) A Patella Guard – Can Make A Brace Even Better!
If you took a spill while riding, or something hit your knee dead on, then you are going to be in a lot of trouble. Let’s face it, the sport is fast, and very entertaining, but you need to safeguard your kneecaps. A patella guard will do just that, and when you get a knee brace you should look for this add on to help protect your patella.
2.) Gear-Guards – An Ounce Of Prevention
There are times when you can say to yourself, “my bike is for riding and I accept the fact that its gonna get beat up sometimes”. We know we are in a sport that is quite the opposite of ballet. On the other hand, you do not want to voluntarily hurt anything on your bike if you can help it, right!? Gear-guards can help to protect the paint finish on your bike, and as we say “an ounce of prevention” can help out a lot when it comes to maintaining your bike.
In The End
It is your choice to go with a knee brace when it comes to motocross. All we are saying is that we do not want you to look back with any regrets, wishing you would have done more to protect your knees while you still had the time!