11-07-13, 10:04 AM
You can be the best safest rider in the world when suddenly it all goes "t**s up"-loose gravel, diesel ,blind innatentive phone obsessed cager,private hire driver who has just finished a 15hr shift going home like a zombie on auto-pilot. Ah you say but my observational skills are so good I would have spotted all these potential hazards& more. Well all these things have happened to me and believe me you don't want to be using your skin like a pan scourer on the tarmac or trying to lift a bike off your leg while the header pipe is intent on giving you deep burns to thecalf/inner thigh or whatever. Forget all this "fashion" shit- it really is about self-preservation and while no jacket or trousers will prevent severe crush injuries you can avoid all the pain & tears resulting from having your skin flayed off by the road surface. Buy the best you can afford from helmet to boots-its easier to repair/replace a bike than undergo skin grafts & reconstructive surgery. Cagers think they are safe behind their glass and dashboard-have you ever experienced a 25-30mph impact in a car-say hitting a tree or lamp post/-even with a seat belt/air bags its a bit like falling face down from a 30 foot building-
Does it matter what the cyclists wear-its their choice-their body-you don't even have to undergo any training to cycle on the roads-Im not prejudiced against cyclists I have been on for most of my life-seem to remember doing a ROSPA cycling proficiency course in 1959. :lol Lost the badge but still got the certificate!-its good to be certified!! :eek :rollin :rollin
Does it matter what the cyclists wear-its their choice-their body-you don't even have to undergo any training to cycle on the roads-Im not prejudiced against cyclists I have been on for most of my life-seem to remember doing a ROSPA cycling proficiency course in 1959. :lol Lost the badge but still got the certificate!-its good to be certified!! :eek :rollin :rollin