Rick Bahr is a familiar face on the BMX circuit and it's always good to have him around because when he's on the infield, you know you're in good hands. But you, as a rider, can prevent injuries as well be wearing the correct protection gear. Leatt caught up with Rick and had an interesting talk:
"After 30 years in the Emergency Medicine and Sports Medicine field specifically with high profile televised events including the Olympics and many World Championships and World Cups; I make my living traveling the world, setting up, organizing, and Directing many of the largest action sports and racing medical and rescue operations on the planet. I know how mechanism of injury or a particular crash how it takes place and can leave devastating life-long permanent injury or death on an athlete despite our efforts and preparation to reduce or mitigate that risk for the athlete. The frustration as a medical professional in these situations is paramount as we prepare for the worse and hope for the best but sometimes there is nothing we can do despite all our
Sometimes product shows up that fully makes sense. The Outdoor Tech Turtle Shell 2.0 is one of those products. Everyone's life is better with music in it so why not take it with you. The Turtle Shell is small enough to actually put in your backpack when you go for a ride and unpack when you arrive at the riding spot. Then it's loud enough to play your tunes, either through the cable that gets delivered with it or via bluetooth. As long as you stay within a 9 meter range, the music will play, or if you leave your iPod with the speaker you can