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garyjamesswitzer
3/23/2013 9:28am
3/23/2013 9:28am
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4/21/2013 7:38am
My M Robert plastic boots at hawkstone park 1982 490 maico
Sad thing is that as bad as some of those boots were, look where we've ended up. Mostly plastic again.
Until I tried to ride with them.
The Heckles were a little before my time but I remember MXL plastic boots in the early 1980's.
The Shop
Torn MCL and ACL without even crashing.
I guess I was lucky with my Scott boots and never had a knee injury...
ACL's are blown by twisting your foot outward, which twists your tib/fib, and dislocates your knee with enough force. For a MX boot to contribute to that action, it would have to be rigidly attached to your tib/fib, which it is not. MX boots hug loose skin and muscle, so they can't significantly contribute to that twisting action. Wrap your hands around your calf and twist. You'll find that you can easily twist the skin and muscle 90 degrees in either direction.
The only way a boot can contribute to knee injuries is by adding weight to the foot box. A heavier boot adds inertia to the twisting action and Scott boots were light compared to some of the over-armored boots of today.
Pit Row
There are several other old Okies in the pic.
P.S. not trying to argue with you but.... that's my opinion .
BTW, that's Lucky Nichols up on the hill in the yellow shirt.
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