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Holy crap!!!!!!!!!!!!! How fast were you going? Surely there is a way to stay at very low speeds until you get the hang of it? Sounds like the body armor would have certainly helped in your case, but that can't be what it's for, i.e. protecting against something in your pocket breaking your ribs! Just damn!!!!

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Yep, Moses is exactly right. Its REALLY easy to catch a downhill edge on a snowboard going 5MPH and do serious damage. Its like a pendulum affect, and you get slammed hard. Happened to me my 2nd time riding, and I broke 2 ribs. That's why I wear the chest protector now. Broken ribs and motorcycle racing don't go very well together.
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