Proper Riding Gear
While riding a dirtbike is fun and great, there is proper gear that should be worn at all times. Proper riding boots, helmet, goggles and some sort of glove to protect the hands and fingers. Some riders like to wear riding pants and a riding jersey but long pants like jeans and a shirt of some kind is also a great choice. Choices of clothing vary from the different weather conditions like snow is going to make the rider dress warm when summer is going to make the riding dress in normal clothing like a jersey and pants.
Riding a dirtbike is fun but it won’t be fun with a broken ankle or foot. The proper riding boots can sometimes prevent the rider from getting those sorts of injuries. The proper riding boots are very stiff and hard around the foot making sticks and small rocks less impactful. Riders are often saved by the proper riding boots from small tree stumps. A tree stump from a small tree can be deflected by the boot causing little pain, that all depends of how the boot hits the stump. Another important piece of riding gear and the most important is a proper riding helmet. A smart rider will recommend this to anyone because the helmet is basically the biggest key to riding. Riders all over have crashes and small wrecks but even the smallest crash can have a great impact on the head. Wearing a helmet can save riders from head injuries, brain damage, and worst of all, death. Helmets have saved lives from plenty of things when crashing a dirtbike and are the most recommended piece of riding gear out there. Goggles are also an important part for riding. Goggles can protect the rider from injuries to the eyes and other parts of the face but mainly the eyes. Dirtbikes often tend to send mud and rocks and other objects flying through the air which is known to be called a “roost” by most riders. Being roosted can be harmful. Not only can mud get in the riders eye but rocks and twigs can possibly cause major damage to a rider’s face and eyes. Being hit in the face by a rock is very painful but with simple goggles, it is very preventable. Gloves are not the most important. In fact, some riders don’t wear gloves but most do because getting branches and thorn bushes rubbed against the hands and fingers is not the most enjoyable time.
Riding a dritbike is fun but injuries can happen. Wearing those certain type of riding gear can prevent major harm and sometimes prevent death. Any smart rider will recommend the proper riding gear for anyone and most of the riding gear available is very comfortable and comes with some of the best designs and graphic.
Tristian Wright is a senior and this is his second year in journalism as a student.
Tristian Wright and does not participate in anything inside of school....