Wear a Bern hardhat type helmet for easy trail center riding. Fullface for dh and fast aggressive trail riding! Goggles as well with the fullface. The face coverage has saved me some nasty high speed injuries in the past. Hate gloves so dont wear em. Wear knee pads all the time. But mine are sensitive to knocks and can seize up with even a slight knock in the wrong place.
Thing i don't get is why road/xc helmets have so little coverage at the back of the head, that's a really critical part of your head, especially the lower bit by the neck. If i commuted on my bike I'd wear the Bern so I have that protection to the back of my head and sacrifice the ventilation.
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