Alan
Member
Full protection on the motorcycle, but on my MB's, it's just sunglasses. Well, I do wear clothes too.
vegaspaddy
Member
yeap have too,
with out my hands i wouldnt be able to deal, am sure it would go down lovely blood dripping all over the cards or the nice green felt layouts.. I used to climb but for the same reason pretty much retired from that hobby too, even with my fingers taped up it was too easy to get cuts, bruises etc.
What sucks the most 110+ degrees, your hands start to heat up fast, and i cant even go fingerless ahh !!!!
it was 110 today and its not even summer yet, well for another 5 hours anyhow.
with out my hands i wouldnt be able to deal, am sure it would go down lovely blood dripping all over the cards or the nice green felt layouts.. I used to climb but for the same reason pretty much retired from that hobby too, even with my fingers taped up it was too easy to get cuts, bruises etc.
What sucks the most 110+ degrees, your hands start to heat up fast, and i cant even go fingerless ahh !!!!
it was 110 today and its not even summer yet, well for another 5 hours anyhow.
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Simonator
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Yep. I don't think I am going to get hurt too bad at 20-30 mph. It's still a good idea to wear a helmet, but most of the time I don't.
When I was 16 I was flying down a hill on my mountain bike at about 25-30 mph. I was holding my work apron in my hand. I worked at a grocery store. Well, it must have got caught in the wheel because all of a sudden i flew over my handle bars. All I was wearing was shorts and a T shirt. No helmet. I was knocked out when I hit the road. Someone had to drag me off the road. I was lucky I didn't hit my head real hard. I suffered from road rash pretty bad. In school my nickname was road kill for a while lol.
At bicycle speeds, the only safety equipment I will wear is a helmet. I'm not afraid of road rash
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Large Filipino
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This should go in the Helmet thread but it's like a glove in that you have some protection.... this I may actually wear. And back in the day this was what was used.
http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/001804.php
I'm just a rebel I guess.
http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/001804.php
I'm just a rebel I guess.
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brendonv
Member
I havent yet but im a newbie, i always wear Jeans and a jumper when i ride, my dads a ex motorbike rider and leather clothing has saved his life many times, he said i have to. If its a hot day when you ride the wind makes you cold anyway so a jumper and jeans doesnt hurt.
lennyharp
Member
I have to laugh about nobody is going to get hurt at 20-30 mph. I used to race and have crashed many times on just a plain bicycle; generally at these very speeds on a bike that weighs less than a lot of motors and hardware used on MotoredBikes. I never went down face first, but that is a real possibility when your front wheel washes out from under you. Your instinct is to get your hands down to break the fall. They take a lot of abuse in a crash and all you need to help is half fingered leather palm gloves. They used to be a knit crotchet back and now are stretch Lycra backed. They are pretty cool as I ride in 115 degree heat here in Phoenix.
Another instinct is to roll your body over the shoulder and arm. This can end up with a broken collar bone. We used to practice falling off the bike at speed on grass. This helps to develop good instincts in a crash, as well as how to ride out of a slide. My worst injuries were road rash from sliding over pavement without enough skin protection. I shaved my legs so the wounds would clean up and heal better.
At 30 miles per hour you will have things go wrong and every now and then will need some healing time. Are you really tough enough to handle missing skin with dirt and oil and pebbles and sand ground into any bare flesh? The crash is ok but the clean up and healing are much worse with feeling back after the shock of initial impact. Abrasions are technically very similar to a burn where you need to regrow the skin that is gone. You have a high incidence of infection to these type of injuries.
Keep riding and you can test these theories of mine out. I will risk those injuries as I love the independence of using my own power to get around. The motor makes it even a little more fun and I think both safer and more dangerous. It is certainly safer to be able to accelerate with traffic and sometimes out of a tight spot. If you go down you have a heavier vehicle that may batter you as you go down.
I am just wanting some reality to this discussion of are gloves and possibly more protective clothing worth it. Me I like to use gloves and a helmet but do have to remind myself to use them. Keep riding and do it as safe as seems sane to you.
Another instinct is to roll your body over the shoulder and arm. This can end up with a broken collar bone. We used to practice falling off the bike at speed on grass. This helps to develop good instincts in a crash, as well as how to ride out of a slide. My worst injuries were road rash from sliding over pavement without enough skin protection. I shaved my legs so the wounds would clean up and heal better.
At 30 miles per hour you will have things go wrong and every now and then will need some healing time. Are you really tough enough to handle missing skin with dirt and oil and pebbles and sand ground into any bare flesh? The crash is ok but the clean up and healing are much worse with feeling back after the shock of initial impact. Abrasions are technically very similar to a burn where you need to regrow the skin that is gone. You have a high incidence of infection to these type of injuries.
Keep riding and you can test these theories of mine out. I will risk those injuries as I love the independence of using my own power to get around. The motor makes it even a little more fun and I think both safer and more dangerous. It is certainly safer to be able to accelerate with traffic and sometimes out of a tight spot. If you go down you have a heavier vehicle that may batter you as you go down.
I am just wanting some reality to this discussion of are gloves and possibly more protective clothing worth it. Me I like to use gloves and a helmet but do have to remind myself to use them. Keep riding and do it as safe as seems sane to you.
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wayde
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http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=12705
exactly why i wear gloves EVERY ride being around the block or the city
exactly why i wear gloves EVERY ride being around the block or the city
motman812
Member
Also, the gloves might help you avoid getting into an accident in the first place.
sparky
Active Member
Yea, my exact post was this one.
It's crazy reading Lenny's post above about how some don't expect to get seriously injured at 20-30mph. I was turning in a parking lot pretty dern slowly, and all of a sudden flipped over the bars, *very* nearly hurting my collar bone or something, just like Lenny suggested. I was honestly barely going faster than idle, and now my palms are cut up.
Use adequate lighting at night, or don't ride. Seriously. Gravel is your No. 1 enemy.
Use gloves.
Use headgear. Even that leather "aviator" headdress is better than nothing.
sparky
Active Member
Remember... not everybody has control like this guy!
http://www.zytu.org/public/watch.php?v_id=340&tab=2
http://www.zytu.org/public/watch.php?v_id=340&tab=2
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