Somewhat related.
Two B.C. Canada physicians are doing studies on mountain biking and rock
climbing injuries. Here are two links to the article (two links in case
one of them goes dead):
'PDF at testofmetal.com' (
http://tinyurl.com/gs7e)
'Original article at medicalpost.com' (
http://tinyurl.com/gs7f)
Here's a quote from the article that sticks out:
Miller notes most free-riders wear body armour, yet he finds, those
are the ones with the most injuries.
Maybe the answer is to wear no armor because the people with less armor
are getting fewer injuries.
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