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I wear these...

http://www.kneedraggers.com/details/Ico ... 09095.html

When it is in the 90's i can feel the slightest breeze coming into them...that is nice.

James

I must be in a minority, I wear sneakers..... I suppose I should go get some boots though...and riding pants.

I do have the jacket gloves and helmet though..so if I do bail, Ill just have to make sure I land on my head/torso/hands.....

I'll never understand why some spend thousands of dollars on a bike, which can be replaced, and then skimp on gear that will protect their one and only body. Having broken both ankles in separate getoffs while wearing MX boots, I wouldn't go out the driveway with out boots on. I wear some Sidi summer weights now, sometimes alternately with Red Wings. I certainly hope you are wearing a good helmet at the very least.

hot_shoe_cv wrote:I'll never understand why some spend thousands of dollars on a bike, which can be replaced, and then skimp on gear that will protect their one and only body.

For the same reason people jump out of perfectly good airplanes with giant round blankets on their back, climb mountains with no safety rope, scuba dive in shark-infested waters, race cars around at 200mph, jump off bridges with bungie cords tied to their ankles, or ride motorcycles to begin with...for the thrill of it. Not your cup of tea? Then, by all means, suit up. There are but two possible outcomes to skydiving, either you have the thrill of your life or you die. Yet I could be an avid skydiver and come on this forum and be harrassed for not always wearing a helmet on my motorcycle. We're all thrill-seekers by virtue of the fact that we ride on two wheels. So why, then, must you create some imaginary line between people who dress like you and people who do not, and insist that like-minded individuals are rational and everyone else is irrational? What say you to the people who wish to ban motorcycles all together? I'd be willing to bet your argument would sound similar.

ZooTech wrote:

hot_shoe_cv wrote:I'll never understand why some spend thousands of dollars on a bike, which can be replaced, and then skimp on gear that will protect their one and only body.

For the same reason people jump out of perfectly good airplanes with giant round blankets on their back, climb mountains with no safety rope, scuba dive in shark-infested waters, race cars around at 200mph, jump off bridges with bungie cords tied to their ankles, or ride motorcycles to begin with...for the thrill of it. Not your cup of tea? Then, by all means, suit up. There are but two possible outcomes to skydiving, either you have the thrill of your life or you die. Yet I could be an avid skydiver and come on this forum and be harrassed for not always wearing a helmet on my motorcycle. We're all thrill-seekers by virtue of the fact that we ride on two wheels. So why, then, must you create some imaginary line between people who dress like you and people who do not, and insist that like-minded individuals are rational and everyone else is irrational? What say you to the people who wish to ban motorcycles all together? I'd be willing to bet your argument would sound similar.

+1 zoo, as long as you're able to accept the responsibility if/when something happens. i commute in tennies everyday and sometimes sans helmet, it's fifteen blocks of back streets in a sleepy wisconsin farm town, but something could happen, and if it does, it's my own crazy donkey fault.

When looking at a boot make sure it is something that laces or latches on. I just recently worked a Harley vs Car wreck and the slip on type boot the motorcyclist was wearing was knocked nearly 200 feet away from where he came to rest. I've also seen many pedestrians knocked clean out of their shoes with the shoe staying where they were standing so the position of the laces (above the ankle) matters too.

It is worth it to get boots and wear them every time you ride, I learned this the hard way 2 weeks ago. I have Setup Vision boots but when i ride to work i usually wear over the ankle sneakers and change into dress shoes once i arrive at work, well 2 weeks ago as i pull into my driveway coming home from work my lace got stuck on my peg my bike fell over my peg feeler went thru my shoe and then thru my foot and crushed my middle toe.

I got 30 stitches 3 hours in surgery and 2 pins and cannot ride for at least 2 months, so i will definetly being wearing my boots no matter where i go even if it is just to ride around the block once i can ride again.

Big B wrote:

ZooTech wrote:

hot_shoe_cv wrote:I'll never understand why some spend thousands of dollars on a bike, which can be replaced, and then skimp on gear that will protect their one and only body.

For the same reason people jump out of perfectly good airplanes with giant round blankets on their back, climb mountains with no safety rope, scuba dive in shark-infested waters, race cars around at 200mph, jump off bridges with bungie cords tied to their ankles, or ride motorcycles to begin with...for the thrill of it. Not your cup of tea? Then, by all means, suit up. There are but two possible outcomes to skydiving, either you have the thrill of your life or you die. Yet I could be an avid skydiver and come on this forum and be harrassed for not always wearing a helmet on my motorcycle. We're all thrill-seekers by virtue of the fact that we ride on two wheels. So why, then, must you create some imaginary line between people who dress like you and people who do not, and insist that like-minded individuals are rational and everyone else is irrational? What say you to the people who wish to ban motorcycles all together? I'd be willing to bet your argument would sound similar.

+1 zoo, as long as you're able to accept the responsibility if/when something happens. i commute in tennies everyday and sometimes sans helmet, it's fifteen blocks of back streets in a sleepy wisconsin farm town, but something could happen, and if it does, it's my own crazy donkey fault.[/quote

it's my own crazy donkey fault.[/quote

I guess that about says it all.
And BTW, big B, I did jump out of perfectly good planes as a member of the 82nd Airborne but I had a somewhat better incentive than justletting the wind blow in my face. That incentive was just to contribute my nickel's worth to maintain our freedom and ability to allow someone to risk their life and possibly another's for absolutely no logical reason.
Feel feel or comment again but you and I have said all thats relevant.

ZooTech wrote: There are but two possible outcomes to skydiving, either you have the thrill of your life or you die.

Which brings up an interesting point. When you go skydiving, you have to wear some cheesy-looking helmet that looks like it has less protection than a kids bicycle helmet. I never understood the point of it. If your chute doesn't open, that little pumpkin lid isn't going to make the slightest difference.