Daniel (me) at jumps track in Rotorua, New Zealand - photo by dnlparr

me at the spring fling dh race. my first dh race and i didnt do too badly. :)

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Album: spring-fling-dh-race
Category: DH Racing
Date Posted: Sep 28, 2011 at 19:11
Sep 28, 2011
Location: Rotorua, New Zealand
Trail: jumps track
Riders: Daniel (me)

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Trail Name: Jumps Track
Riding Area: Te Miro MTB Park
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demo-dood (Oct 4, 2011 at 22:50)

i never used to wear gloves until i had an over the bars incident & ripped both my palms open & they took a long time to heal up, now i always wear gloves. just remember that your hands always go out first when you have an off so they should be protected. think about it.

dnlparr (Oct 4, 2011 at 22:56)

yea man. im not going to ride dh without gloves again! scary stuff!

neondion (Sep 29, 2011 at 0:05)

i have seen it ...big flap of skin peeled back...all the pros wear them??? makes you wonder

dnlparr (Sep 29, 2011 at 18:29)

ok youve scaird me into wearing them now!!

dnlparr (Oct 17, 2011 at 21:15)

i went shuttling today and i wore my gloves.

not that bad actually.

nouser (Oct 18, 2011 at 8:54)

Fairly sure Sam Blenkinsop does not use gloves...

dnlparr (Oct 18, 2011 at 14:34)

na i dont think he does ay?

nouser (Oct 19, 2011 at 1:32)

www.pinkbike.com/photo/list/?date=all&text=sam%20blenkinsop
15 pages of photos disagree with you

neondion (Sep 28, 2011 at 23:17)

wait till ya fall and your palm is ripped open..end of season!

dnlparr (Sep 28, 2011 at 23:18)

ahhh i spose. when you put it that way...scary thought. defo wearing them next time!

A-2WD (Sep 30, 2011 at 6:46)

Good stuff Daniel, keep it up.

dnlparr (Sep 30, 2011 at 13:40)

thanks man, love it!

neondion (Sep 28, 2011 at 23:11)

nice!! wear gloves!

dnlparr (Sep 28, 2011 at 23:15)

thanks...yea i wore some gloves in my last race run but dont really like the feel of them. i prefer bare hands...i do have some though!

camerondodd98 (Dec 11, 2011 at 20:22)

i like turtles