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Arc'teryx Kneecaps and Hatch XTAC elbow pads.

I wear Demon Flexmeter D30s and have taken several pretty hard spills, with no injury at all. My wife was hit by a car doing 20-25mph yesterday. She was wearing Flexmeters and her wrists are fine (other parts are pretty banged up though). Hooray for her Flexmeters and her POC helmet.

My wife sent hers in a few weeks ago. Got it back in less than a week.

Not at all. Helmets for different activities are optimized to different crash scenarios to prevent different kinds of injuries. Motorcycle helmets are designed mainly to prevent skull fractures in high speed crashes; the shells are very hard, and the liners are highly resilient but very stiff. Bike (and ski & skate) helmets are designed for lower speed impacts, with the goal of preventing concussions; they have shells that shatter/break, and liners that break or deform to absorb energy. A motorcycle helmet isn't going to do much to prevent or ameliorate a concussion. If you want a more complete explanation of these things, helmets.org is a good resource.

I got a pair of TCX Baja Mid motorcycle boots a couple of months ago. They have really stiff soles and great support in general. They almost completely eliminate foot pain / fatigue. It's also nice having armor on my ankles - pedal bite is a thing of the past. They're reasonably comfortable for walking short distances, and the straps/latches make them easy on/off. https://ridetcxboots.com/products/collection/2018-collection/touring-adventure-2018-collection/baja-mid-waterproof/

Perhaps I am as lacking in reading comprehension as I am in coordination! "but this is the same as saying that someone on a bicycle will fall as much as someone on a skateboard? "

We're on the same page. I've been looking at DH mountain biking helmets too. The only ones I've found that are EPP (rather than EPS or EPS-EPP mixes) are the POC Coron and Coron Air. I also agree re MIPS (and similar systems like SPIN), but those are for rotational torquing protection and not impact protection.

Maybe you're way more coordinated than me, but I have lost count of how many times I've fallen while riding my EUC. It's not at all the same thing as saying that people on bikes fall as much as people on skateboards; in fact, it's saying exactly the opposite. Skateboard and bike helmets have different design requirements and different certifications precisely because they have different use cases. @mezzanine Yes, several manufacturers use EPP (and similar foams) in combination with EPS. There are a few that use only EPP (and similar), and those helmets are multi-impact.

EPS liners are one shot and done, "serious" impact or minor bump. Given that EUC riding (and crashing) is generally more similar to skateboard riding than motorcycle riding, the kinds of impacts you want to protect against are mostly small and frequent, which is why you want a multi-impact helmet. Ideally, you'd have a helmet that was good for both low speed small multiple impacts (like a skateboard helmet) and mid-speed hard impacts (like a bike helmet). There aren't many helmets that are certified for both. I wear one (POC Receptor). There are fewer still helmets that are good for both impact scenarios that have chin bars.

I looked at the 6D helmets. They seem great, but they have EPS liners, meaning they're single-impact.

Thanks for the pointer. I'll check it out.

In that regard bike, ski, and skateboard helmets are going to be a lot better than motorcycle helmets. I've been on a protracted search myself. There are quite a few downhill MTB helmets that have chin bars and are good for low or mid speed impact and are both regular bike and DH certified (e.g. Fox Proframe, Bell Super DH). I'm looking for one that meets these criteria and also is good for multiple impacts (like skate helmets). So far the only one I've found like that is the POC Coron / Coron Air Spin, but those don't fit me.

Just to add my $0.02 re the differences between the 16S and V10, the power cutout button on the handle for when you pick it up seems like a small feature, and it is, but it's a minor convenience you'll come to appreciate. Also, I prefer the "scorpion tail" trolley handle design. It's ever so slightly faster to deploy and put away.

This happened because you exceeded the motor's capabilities. It warned you repeatedly not to do that and you ignored it. High speed, face first dumps are what happens when you go beyond the machine's capabilities. There's nothing wrong with the wheel. Highly determined user error will often result in bad outcomes.

My wife is trying to popularize "eWheel," both because it's easier to say than "electric unicycle" and because she's a Jason fangirl. She commutes to work every day on a V5F+ and is asked two or three times every trip what it is, so I think it may be getting traction in SF.