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recently went mountain biking near kruger with my ewc. ewc remains the watch of choice. chris

Can't wait for the next aventures.

Best,

Nicolas.

with the number of times that I have fallen, I'd be sporting nothing more than a G-Shock!

i don't wear the glasshuttes for that reason. i don't think they'd weather a crash too well. even the sports evo...

isn't there some senior guy with a lange who wears his datograph when he goes riding? i remember some anecdote that he had crashed once and had to have the hands reattached. now that's nerves of steel or platinum. but maybe it helps if you're with the company.

returning to the jlc, one of our forum lurkers told me several months back that he goes riding with his rossi and reports no problems. so we'll see. at the end of the day, the watch is so cool, i have a tough time not wearing it.

best wishes

chris

and watch hound, I wouldn't wear a "nice" watch on the trail.  I used to ride with my Breitling Navitimer Premier all the time, but after 14 years, the law of averages caught up with the watch.  I did a slow motion endo (over the bars) onto a sharp pile of rocks.  I hurt myself a bit but continued the ride for another two hours.  To my amazement the watch ran fine. 

Once home, I put on my eyeglasses to check the watch closer and only then, noticed I sheared and shattered the crystal.  All this after just having the major service!  It's sitting in my safe now as I don't feel like spending the cash again on an old beater.  Nowadays, I just use my daughter's Timex Indiglo Ironman lcd watch.

i bet you probably do more rough stuff than i do. for me, even in and around kinshasa, where i live, i don't have to do much that mountain bikers consider "technical." i could be runover by a car, and i could flip through a pothole, but overall, the challenges i face probably aren't at the level that a devoted, "avid" mountain biker would face.

point taken about the expense -- of course -- but at the end of the day, these are just things, and i suspect that they were made to be enjoyed. in the case of the ewc, what would be the point of all this over-engineering if it were simply to remain in the office? the ewc was engineered for fun, and jlc says it's tough. so i'm goin' with that. the memories are in the scratches.

chris

The EWC was meant to be worn for Extreme sports.  Keep on posting pics of your EWC in action, buddy!

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That you are giving your EWC a good life, Chris!

 

 

Thanks for sharing!

 

 

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Blomman

I don't think you/re supposed to have a bump like that in the middle of your forearm :P
Glad to hear you're ok, and naturally the watch too !
Enjoy it for a long time in good health