My experience is get good gear that you want, spend a little extra if you have to. I seem to get stuff thats on sale etc. then end up buying what I wanted anyways later on........ in the process wasting money.
My experience is get good gear that you want, spend a little extra if you have to. I seem to get stuff thats on sale etc. then end up buying what I wanted anyways later on........ in the process wasting money.
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I use my summer riding gear in the winter, just with layers underneath so I don't have to spend another grand. The only item I have two of (other than a spare helmet) is gloves, but before I got proper winter gloves I just put a ski glove liner inside my mesh ones. Yey for saving money while still riding safe!
Ride through the canyons in a leather suit (1 or to piece), over the ankle riding boots, gauntlet gloves, and a good helmet three times. The next time you ride canyons without just one of those things, you'll feel naked.
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I wear the same stuff on every ride. The only difference is that for my work commute, I wear jeans and boots I can wear all day, but in the canyons I wear leather pants and racing boots. I'm always wearing leather jacket, leather gloves, and the all important helmet. The more I wear, the better I feel!
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I will not ride without gloves, helmet, and my a* boots. jeans to commute in, leather for any kind of actual riding. Leather jacket for all but the hottest days and always in the canyons, regardless of temp.
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one of the few times I wore sneakers, running to the store 4 blocks away, I got t-boned by a car, and my ankle is still screwed up...if I was waering boots, I would have skipped away from the scene
Don't want to beat a dead horse here, but riding in CO will be very different from WI. I personally believe that if you're going to be in the canyons, then leather is the only material worth spending your money on. Unfortunately, this is one area where you don't want to get cheap. Leather will always cost less than a skin graft and can easily make the difference between walking away from a crash and being laid up for weeks with road rash. Just as a good pair of sport boots can save you from major ligiment damage that a riding shoe can not. I personally won't ride to 7-11 without my gear on. Make sure to get something with matching zipper sizes so that you can attach the pant and jacket to one another. I bought Alpinestars perforated leathers for the summer heat and they breath nicely.
And please don't take this the wrong way, Vellos. But jeans are not "just fine". That's a bad piece of advice, as a pair of jeans won't protect you anymore than will a pair of shorts.
Last edited by V4whore; Tue Apr 5th, 2011 at 11:40 AM.
a pair of jeans will protect you 5 feet farther than a pair of shorts. So if you're only gonna be on the ground for 4.5 feet, then you're solid.Originally Posted by V4whore
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Always wear clean underwear in case you are in an accident.
Depending on the accident, this may be a moot point.
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Jeans are better than shorts. I wouldn't want to crash in them though, but most rides in the canyons you shouldn't be pushing yourself - save that for the track... and always wear full leathers for the track.
Quick note about jeans.....
I went down wearing jeans ONCE and the jeans never tore but man my but cheek STILL got ate off. (That was at 15mph)I will always wear my RIDING pants now. You can get the riding blue jeans but I went for some mesh/textile FIRSTGEAR pants and love them.
As for summer jacket... I have a Icon that is mesh in the center with leather sleeves and I love it. Also with a back protector. And I love my Icon boots they are easy to walk in and I feel safe in them.
Last edited by 1BadSvt; Tue Apr 5th, 2011 at 01:00 PM.
I hear not crashing is "in" these days.
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I went down in Draggin Jeans at ~20mph and still rashed up my knee. Not where the kevlar liner was, but because the jeans slid up my leg in the slide and wore through the unlined part. Bohn armor is more likely to protect you since it will stay in place.
I crashed at 80mph at HPR and while the leathers were tore up, I didn't get a single road rash. (Now, the broken bone was another story)
Take it for what it's worth. I still ride in Carhartt canvas pants but that is a risk I choose to accept.
Last edited by asp_125; Tue Apr 5th, 2011 at 01:15 PM.
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+1 to what everyone has said. I've been down 2x in jeans. Don't protect worth a crap thankfully nothing was broken or anything. The best gear you can afford and leather is always best.
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I'll drink to that. It's not how you feel dahling, it's how you look!Plus.. you can never have enough jackets, helmets, gloves, boots and pants. If you fill up one gear closet just start another one. You need a summer jacket, a winter one, different colors, matching helmets all that stuff. ATGATT doesn't mean you can't look good.
I wear my OCC sleeveless T-shirt, bitchin' American flag Oakleys, sweet retro bell helmet from 1962, and my red Chuck Taylors.
All of MY gear, all of the time...
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That is what I'm talking about!
Sounds like what i wear when i RIDE to the BAR
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I would never wear a set of Chuck Tees on the bike. Those are for stylin' on the bitches at the mall, yo.
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I'm not a safety cop; each to their own, I say. It's no skin off my sack if some dude wants to wear a g-string and heels. Just saying that a relative newb whom isn't aware of the challenges that CO can throw at a rider should have the facts, before he decides which risks he's willing to take. There are about 936 things that can put a rider on the asphalt in a canyon that don't include limits riding.
Bitch pleez, where you think I rollin' dirty at?
You can ride behind that guy, Dave. I'll pass, thanks
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