Quote Originally Posted by zencentury View Post
The padding crossed my mind but the only image I could conjure was either a suit of armor or one of those big mattress suits that they use to train attack dogs


OK, I have a confession to make. I've gone back to a platform pedal instead of the Frogs. I found that for now platforms are the way to go (I will bum a pair of BMX platforms off the LBS). I want to jump off quicker than being clipped in, and also because I take my big gsds around the block for exercise on my mtb.

I think I remember riding over the rocky downhill terrain when there were dry leaves on it and I fell. Ack! Mountain biking seems to be more mental than physical and I try to rehearse in my mind that I'm gonna make it downhill without problems. But then sometimes I second guess myself and well.......

So if I fly downhill over the rocks I should be fine? I thought momentum is useful for catapulting one even further over the rocks.