[Brock]

yeah, Athena has wheeled the shit out of her Rasta skids....yep they are scratched with some deep ones...but they have not cracked or allowed punch throughs on some fairly significant rocks including dropping down off ledges onto sharp rocks. So far so good...if you go to blue forum just search for RASTA SKIDS.......

The argument was which is better...budbuilt or rasta...when both have different audience. hardcore thrasher guys say budbuilt and nothing else...those worried about weight say the rasta are good for 90% of what most people will ever see on trail. Athena on other hand has wheeled her in the other 10% with great success so far.....so appears Rasta has beat the bad rap of aluminum skids....
next great test are the high density plastic skids that CaptRick has devised and been testing all over the place on rocks, mud, etc.... So soon there will be yet another option....