Do You Really Need Mountain Bike Protection For Trail Riding? | MTB Epic Ride Challenge

Mountain biking is all about balancing risk and reward, should you hit that gap? Take that sketchy line? Drop in to that rock roll? These decisions are made easier with the right protection. Blake has been kitted out with various levels of protection by our friends at Dainese to see what works for him.

Do you ride fully kitted up or do you prefer things more minimal?

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[tagabukidmedia]

The amount of work this man go through is insane. Respect to you blake

[XxjoeyxXify]

10 year old me: "Helmets and pads are for babies!"

30 year old me: "Damn did I remember my knee, elbow and chest pads after I hand washed them and air dryed them?"

[chrisridesbicycles]

Blake‘s laughter is well worth a superhero movie villain.

[emilkrol]

I thougth blake himself is hectic to watch, but triple blake is a whole other level!

[OurCognitiveSurplus]

“My girl friend says it’s a bad idea” 🤣 too true

[techtoth]

You definitely need a full face cross country helmet. I'm alive because of it. A Y-shaped branch got between my fork and the wheel, blocking it instantly. I flipped over and landed face first on rocks. And I wasn't speeding, just enjoying the ride. Unexpected is the key word when riding trails. Better sweat some more, than hurt yourself ; or worse. Always wear maximum protections!

[frorton_]

Blake is on another level of acting and creativity... Add the great riding and you get great videos like these ! Nice edit !

[prateek]

I love how blake light is on a hardtail

[sepg]

After people get injured, that's when some of them start wearing pads.

[xerocrashious]

There is 'paid promotion' and there is a 12:45 ad. Blake is always enjoyable to watch, but Neil's "script reading" straight from the sponsor grated a bit

[agrskr]

I was jokingly showing my fiance some padded shorts that I thought my friend should wear because he's so accident prone. She was like, "That's a great idea, you should also get some!" I laughed and she didn't. She's a rehabilitation nurse and sees the worst of accidents daily. So long story short... I now have upper and lower light body armor, elbow pads and knee pads. I've been wearing a full face for a year now. I gotta say, it's quite comfortable. I barely even notice during the ride.

[lilsnelf]

A friend of mine tore off the hip joint a week ago. We were riding by road, at at some moment (dunno what happened), he fell at really low speed, but the damage are insane. He was with 0 protection... Easy evening ride turned into nightmare... Take care, people!

[Pienimusta]

I've found out that slower you go, the more likely you are to hit your knee. Especially technical climbs.

[darrenmcintyre]

Yep! Pad up! I've shredded elbows and knees last ride and now dealing with infections! Not worth the drama

[kotelettschweiss]

When wearing shorts I feel safer with wearing pads + I look cooler and more professional

[micaelpereira]

Blake may be the slowest (by a few seconds) but he's the stylish of them all. And he is so hilarious that theses videos are so fun! And always wear protection on the trails.

[williamcovello]

The editors deserve a cookie for this one

[RomansDowntime]

Blake seems like he can be his own best friend, and i think thats awesome!

[nottakumi]

Just want to take this moment to say, Thank you Lord for Blake. (My opinion, let me have it) His enthusiasm is contagious, and always puts a smile on my face. Folks like him and the rest of the GMBN crew are what make us come back even after hard days.
Thank you. Keep it up.

[kalebpederson]

Yesterday I watched this and thought it was a great idea and should invest in some protective gear. Today I got stitches. I just wish I had watched it sooner! Great video!