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Matt hit us up the other day saying "I got something I think you'd like." His friend Thomas Marley of Winston Salem, NC, asked him if he would be willing to try his custom designed hand guards for the race. Matthew obliged. What do you think?
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Jack Rice
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17 comments

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Jac_Mar
5 years ago
next in three different carbon versions for $ 1000 ( each ! ) I'm really hot
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LLLLL
5 years ago
I wouldn’t want to catch a branch in them.
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eRod
5 years ago
I run the AVS guards here in the desert and they've been saving my hands for months. They might look dumb but they serve a purpose. Not sure about these bad boys, wouldn't want to get caught in them when I crash.
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hd4rider
5 years ago
If we could get a schedule of photo/video drops over the next few days, it would great increase my productivity at work. Otherwise, my thirst for DH coverage is going to lead to checking Vital every 10 minutes.....

FYI, I'm joking about my request, but not about my productivity.
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Scrub
5 years ago
Needs speed holes. And would be a great platform for bar rides
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WeaselSqueezer
5 years ago
Flush mount that bolt! Even though it only sticks out a little, it still snags on things. This comes from my moto experience.
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jefedelosjefes
5 years ago
The avs guards are great for keeping brush from whipping your hands, but they aren't gonna do shit if you hit a tree. Hit a tree though and you might have bigger problems than a sore pinky!
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bizutch
5 years ago
The bigger issue is when you ditch your bike and get up to a snapped bar on a casual crash. Stress risers and massive leverage from the guard itself used to snap moto bars in enduro races until they built in some malleability to the guards.
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boaz
5 years ago
For the same reason I don’t use those in Moto I wouldn’t touch those on a bike. Wash out around a corner, arm gets caught in gaurd, snappy snappy. Not for me
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Twowheelneal
5 years ago
Agree 100%, I'll take the bruised knuckles and broken finger over the severed arm when your hand slips through it.
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bulletbass man
5 years ago
My first thought. Danger exceeds safety.
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marckyz
5 years ago
After the rider crash, Damn! Where's my finger?