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Had a girlfriend that was into a 3x. I miss her sometimes, but not often.

In SE Austin... Just a little east of 35 and south off of 71... Weather should be cloudy but no rain. https://frankenbike.net/frankenbike-austin-172-saturday-january-25-2020-from-10am-4pm-at-independence-brewing-company/

Alright, I'll be the guinea pig. Just ordered a black/red one.

That's a fun venue, if nothing else!

It's a 2007. They were made in small numbers to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Ramirez Guitar Company.

I am so paranoid, I throw it in the car if I can't see it.

I've got a 2.2 Specialized The Captain in great shape.

I knocked a couple teeth out several years ago while riding. At the time, I looked into what was on the market. The only one I could find was the MET Parachute, but it wasn't sold in the states. I never ended up trying one. (I do have a DH full face for lift days.) These trail focused full-face options are pretty cool. I'd love to hear some first hand reviews when summer time really starts putting the fall protection vs. heat stroke debate into focus.

An old friend of mine knew a guy he raced crits with that wore a full face helmet. Said it looked bizarre but the guy was a dentist and wasn't taking any chances. My buddy later had his face broken in a crit race. On a MTB, it's hard enough for me to get motivated to ride when it's hot, much less doing so in a full face. The Kali looks promising as a good compromise. Had two helmets with detachable chinbars and I'd been better off just buying a full face.

Just like the comments in the article, I think that both sides can be argued. The one time I face planted with a half-shell I broke my nose, but luckily it broke in a manner that fixed my deviated septum, something I suffered from my whole life. I've been counting my blessings ever since though, and if I'm practicing drops or jumps that take me out of my comfort zone, I'll wear a full-face. Likewise I wear a full-face if I'm doing gravity type riding. I'm still willing to take my chances with a half-shell for my every day rides and don't see that changing any time soon. I drink from a water bottle on most of my rides, and wouldn't want to stop and remove my helmet each time I need a drink. Also, my prescription sport goggles wrap around my ears, and it's a pain in the ass trying to get a full face on while keeping those in place. Of course if I end up smashing my face those will seem like lame excuses, but each of us just has to decide what chances they are willing to take. In this sport, depending partly on the trails you ride, serious injuries are a very real possibility regardless of the level of protection you choose.

The number of gears has little correlation to number of teeth knocked out.

The comment section was scary to me. "I crashed and (this) happened to me" was repeated way too many times for my comfort.

damnit, I forgot to read the comments

"Don’t forget that as with all Kali helmets, the Invader comes with a lifetime crash replacement policy. You crash it, we replace it.' Is this a common helmet manufacturer policy? That's a big selling point.

walked into a bar 11 years ago, and these guys were performing. insta-fans after the first song