Comments on: Free Sledding http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/02/free-sledding/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:10:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: snoweaters http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/02/free-sledding/comment-page-1/#comment-1843996 snoweaters Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:31:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/02/free-sledding/#comment-1843996 ive been free sledding for quite awhile and to tell the truth my knees are fine the sleds have thick knee pads and as long as you dont land on a flat icy surface you'll be fine ive been free sledding for quite awhile and to tell the truth my knees are fine the sleds have thick knee pads and as long as you dont land on a flat icy surface you'll be fine

]]> By: Tomull http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/02/free-sledding/comment-page-1/#comment-1488844 Tomull Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:21:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/02/free-sledding/#comment-1488844 I think you guys are both right. You can't absorb much of a landing with folded knees...certainly can't go as big as you could on a snowboard or skis. Don't let that complete your judgement. Sledding is one of the most fun things i've done in my life. It's a completely different concept compared to snowboard, but that doesn't mean it's not fun or that you have to choose one or the other. If you're gonna hit a jump on a sled, you just need a good, soft landing. Try it, then let me know what you think. My knees are fine. I think you guys are both right. You can't absorb much of a landing with folded knees...certainly can't go as big as you could on a snowboard or skis. Don't let that complete your judgement. Sledding is one of the most fun things i've done in my life. It's a completely different concept compared to snowboard, but that doesn't mean it's not fun or that you have to choose one or the other. If you're gonna hit a jump on a sled, you just need a good, soft landing. Try it, then let me know what you think. My knees are fine.

]]> By: artbot http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/02/free-sledding/comment-page-1/#comment-430301 artbot Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:49:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/02/free-sledding/#comment-430301 You are close, #1. But you have it the other way around. This is nothing more than people with healthy legs (presumably) adopting a technique/gear used by paraplegics for almost 30 years. I recall seeing things like this when I skied a lot back in the early 80s. Sometimes they would sit with legs extended, a la kayaking. Depends on the level of leg/hip use they have. You are close, #1. But you have it the other way around. This is nothing more than people with healthy legs (presumably) adopting a technique/gear used by paraplegics for almost 30 years. I recall seeing things like this when I skied a lot back in the early 80s. Sometimes they would sit with legs extended, a la kayaking. Depends on the level of leg/hip use they have.

]]> By: malcreant http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/02/free-sledding/comment-page-1/#comment-429594 malcreant Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:34:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/02/free-sledding/#comment-429594 Yeah... That should be just about as popular and enduring as kneeboarding. "They" want you to believe that wakeboarding killed kneeboarding (too 80's-ish) but the truth is that knees aren't meant to be folded under the body to act as shock absorbers. At least mine weren't. Imagine jumping of a cliff and landing on your folded knees... ouch. OTOH, this probably open up huge woods and backcountry opportunities for paraplegics. (seriously) Yeah... That should be just about as popular and enduring as kneeboarding.

"They" want you to believe that wakeboarding killed kneeboarding (too 80's-ish) but the truth is that knees aren't meant to be folded under the body to act as shock absorbers. At least mine weren't.

Imagine jumping of a cliff and landing on your folded knees... ouch.

OTOH, this probably open up huge woods and backcountry opportunities for paraplegics. (seriously)

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