Hunter Princess wrote:
And helmets, but more because there are so few decent looking knock off GPAs/COs than anything else.

There are enough decent looking and cheaper options now that I think the dominance of GPA and CO are on the decline unless they come out with something super-fantastic in the next six to eight months. GPA's Speed Air is the only helmet out there uglier than a Troxel Sport, even if you get the black-on-black. It doesn't flatter anyone. The trendy and cash-laden crowd are going after the also-ugly Antares helmet (for the brand name factor) and the folks who have crashed a $400 helmet are dialing it back to more "reasonably priced" helmets like the IRH Elite Extreme (I bought one, haha). The non-black show helmet fad seems to be on the decline too. People that already have them still use them, but the tack-stores around here don't seem to be carrying as many of the off-colors.

Spooksandbolts wrote:
blah, blah, blah, blah and the dog ate your homework and I can smell bovine excrement