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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?

Credit: Jack Rice

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44569 JackRice https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/44569/avatar/c50_IMG_4250_1554664590.jpg?1554663707 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/JackRice,44569/all 06/07/17 16 908 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/JackRice,44569/setup 24 97 2

JackRice
3/11/2021 7:21 AM

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51360 Jac_Mar https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/51360/avatar/c50_fb_picture_2681577158546445_1578500528.jpg?1578500404 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Jac-Mar,51360/all 01/08/20 8

Jac_Mar

3/13/2021 1:51 AM

next in three different carbon versions for $ 1000 ( each ! ) I'm really hot

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37223 LLLLL /images/default/avatar/c50.png https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/LLLLL,37223/all 08/30/15 1 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/LLLLL,37223/setup 1 244 406

LLLLL

3/12/2021 3:42 AM

I wouldn’t want to catch a branch in them.

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827 eRod https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/827/avatar/c50_unnamed_1434259397.jpg?1434259381 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/eRod,827/all 09/10/09 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/eRod,827/setup 1 2 29

eRod

3/11/2021 9:50 PM

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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24176 jackie treehorn /images/default/avatar/c50.png https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/jackie-treehorn,24176/all 05/07/13 1 4

jackie treehorn

3/11/2021 7:41 PM

Barkbusters!

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44113 R-M-R /images/default/avatar/c50.png https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/R-M-R,44113/all 04/05/17 1 25 3

R-M-R

3/11/2021 5:01 PM

Similar to https://www.geohandguards.com/

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46893 hd4rider https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/46893/avatar/c50_20201129_151906_1606923251.jpg?1606922857 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/hd4rider,46893/all 05/02/18 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/hd4rider,46893/setup 19 11

hd4rider

3/11/2021 1:14 PM

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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24117 Mtbforlife4 https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/24117/avatar/c50_unnamed_1604088712.jpg?1604088480 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Mtbforlife4,24117/all 05/05/13 2 31 23

Mtbforlife4

3/11/2021 11:22 AM

USA DH!!!

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756 Scrub https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/756/avatar/c50_90973730_1283011954.jpg?1290151549 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Scrub,756/all 09/03/09 4 6 35 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Scrub,756/setup 4 158 953 2 2

Scrub

3/11/2021 11:02 AM

Needs speed holes. And would be a great platform for bar rides

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46478 WeaselSqueezer /images/default/avatar/c50.png https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/WeaselSqueezer,46478/all 03/07/18 2 14

WeaselSqueezer

3/11/2021 10:02 AM

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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52947 matthewspong /images/default/avatar/c50.png https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/matthewspong,52947/all 07/14/20 2

matthewspong

3/11/2021 10:07 AM

V2!!

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52773 Jakeepooh https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/52773/avatar/c50_above_Inkom_1602791111.jpg?1602790512 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Jakeepooh,52773/all 06/14/20 12 4

Jakeepooh

3/11/2021 8:20 AM

I've seriously bashed my hands on trailside trees and rocks, most likely because I suck at the sport I love, so I can totally understand the idea, but wouldn't something like this do the same job without the potential to trap your appendages? https://enduro-mtb.com/en/avs-racing-hand-guards-review-sensible-bit-protective-kit/

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6301 jefedelosjefes /images/default/avatar/c50.png https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/jefedelosjefes,6301/all 01/17/11 6 92 2

jefedelosjefes

3/11/2021 8:28 AM

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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175 bizutch https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/175/avatar/c50_Bailey_Mountain_Bike_Park_52_1449500778.jpg?1449500216 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bizutch,175/all 08/01/09 6 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bizutch,175/setup 3 131 1533 7

bizutch

3/11/2021 8:40 AM

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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12440 boaz /images/default/avatar/c50.png https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/boaz,12440/all 12/28/11 4 222

boaz

3/11/2021 7:58 AM

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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47799 Twowheelneal https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/47799/avatar/c50_7A44C64A_7925_4CD3_840C_9C94545ACC8B_1603230428.jpg?1603229771 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Twowheelneal,47799/all 09/28/18 1 1

Twowheelneal

3/11/2021 1:18 PM

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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47573 bulletbass man https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/47573/avatar/c50_Blue_mountain_Enduro_18_1534596228.jpg?1534596171 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bulletbass-man,47573/all 08/18/18 1 211 56 1

bulletbass man

3/11/2021 7:17 PM

My first thought. Danger exceeds safety.

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18151 marckyz https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/18151/avatar/c50_262082_2173818035454_1546912030_32315749_469796_n_1375306392.jpg?1375305748 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/marckyz,18151/all 09/01/12 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/marckyz,18151/setup 1 12

marckyz

3/11/2021 7:39 AM

After the rider crash, Damn! Where's my finger?

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