View Poll Results: What level of protection do you wear and how often?

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  • I never wear protective gear

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  • I sometimes wear some protective gear

    11 4.00%
  • I always wear some protective gear

    124 45.09%
  • I wear full protective gear all the time

    137 49.82%
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    If you haven't got proper protection, hiding roller blade knee pads under the jeans is a great trick. And if you wear em on the outside, you can scrape it across the road while cornering (if you are a knee out hanging off kinda rider).


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    Quote Originally Posted by Motoracer
    If you haven't got proper protection, hiding roller blade knee pads under the jeans is a great trick. And if you wear em on the outside, you can scrape it across the road while cornering (if you are a knee out hanging off kinda rider).
    Now riding with rollerblades on would be exciting -- handy though if you wanted to get your foot down, rather than your knee...
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    Quote Originally Posted by georgedubyabush
    You dont see many 20 year old cows around though. Come to think of it older cows do have a 'shrunken' look to them. wtf?. I really need to get some sleep.
    When searching for the word tissues (needed to explain something Hitcher said in another thread) I found this post.

    My Dad had a cow who lived till she was 25. She was a special pet as she was one of three heifer (girl) triplets, an extremely rare thing (normally you get a mixture of bulls and heifers in bovine triplets). The other two died younger, but Dad kept Vanessa on. She was still milking five years after having her last calf. She was a lovely lovely cow, really quiet and friendly. She kind of got like a big beer belly as the years progressed, I guess due to gravity taking it's toll. The point to this post (I think!) is that her skin would have stretched a bit in the gut region, not shrunk. Guess this doesn't help your leathers situation Motu.

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    Quote Originally Posted by georgedubyabush
    You dont see many 20 year old cows around though. Come to think of it older cows do have a 'shrunken' look to them. wtf?. I really need to get some sleep.
    When searching for the word tissues (needed to explain something Hitcher said in another thread) I found this post.

    My Dad had a cow who lived till she was 25. She was a special pet as she was one of three heifer (girl) triplets, an extremely rare thing (normally you get a mixture of bulls and heifers in bovine triplets). The other two died younger, but Dad kept Vanessa on. She was still milking five years after having her last calf. She was a lovely lovely cow, really quiet and friendly. She kind of got like a big beer belly as the years progressed, I guess due to gravity taking it's toll. The point to this post (I think!) is that her skin would have stretched a bit in the gut region, not shrunk.

    Guess this doesn't help your leathers situation Motu.

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    Leather jacket, gloves, and decent boots all the time. Day to day the pants are normaly jeans, but weather/fashion/out of town rides get the leather pants treatment (I get funny looks when I show up at work wearing leather pants, don't ask).

    New helmet is on the cards, and some bike boots too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hitcher
    Now riding with rollerblades on would be exciting -- handy though if you wanted to get your foot down, rather than your knee...
    :confused2
    tried that little stund last week. When I rode in to town.

    Now I need a new set of wheels for my roller blades. it was usufull for when yoru creeping along at the lights. keeps you balanded and mobile

  7. #52
    Being crazy is no new thing - the man who taught me so much more than my trade was a milkbar cowboy and when he was a lad in the 40s they used to tow each other on roller scates down the Mt Wellington Highway,concrete then....jumping each joint untill they got it wrong.
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    Arai NR-3 full-face helmet, Aerostich Roadcrafter 1-piece suit (mostly waterproof heavy duty goretex, it goes on over my regular clothes in a few seconds), Spidi NT gloves, Sidi Strada Evo boots. I got sick of getting wet when I misjudged the weather so I wear waterproof stuff as a matter of course now. I also have no excuse to go without protective gear when the Aerostich is so convenient

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    Quote Originally Posted by Solarwind
    Aerostich Roadcrafter 1-piece suit
    Would welcome your comments on the Roadcrafter. How much did you end up paying for it in Pacific pesos? How's the waterproofing hold up in various conditions? Is it an overpriced pile of shite or is the Aerostitch marketing ra-ra mainly correct?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    Would welcome your comments on the Roadcrafter. How much did you end up paying for it in Pacific pesos? How's the waterproofing hold up in various conditions? Is it an overpriced pile of shite or is the Aerostitch marketing ra-ra mainly correct?
    I got it a few years ago when the NZ dollar was pretty high, it was about $700 US plus I had to pay $200 NZ to get it shipped over here, plus import duty. I think it ended up costing something like $1600 NZ all up, so about the same as a good-quality BMW/Spidi/etc. goretex 2-piece. They had two available in my size, the alternative was waiting in line 2 months if I wanted to pick a different colour. The only weak spot for the waterproofing is the zippers, which it has a lot of. There are more waterproof suits but they're much more involved to put on and take off, the 'stich is aimed at the commuter and casual sport-tourer I think. I found a matching sports bag and lugged it around with me when I was at uni. You may get a slightly damp crotch if you ride in a serious downpour, that's as bad as it gets. It's very comfy to wear, once you break it in. A bit bulky for walking around a lot in. It's warm. It's probably the best _everyday_ suit you can get, perfect for going to and from school or work when you might otherwise risk it with jeans and a jacket. I wouldn't wear it when racing or in a heavy downpour.

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    I always wear all the safety kit I've got - the only thing missing is the leather pants.

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    [QUOTE=Wonko](I get funny looks when I show up at work wearing leather pants, don't ask).

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    don't need to wonko! I've had to put up with all that while I was at Uni. Still, once you've had a bin and used them, its an easy comeback

  13. #58
    Just seen a wanker ride past on a sports bike - sneakers,cargo pants,helmet,gloves,T shirt....with a back protector! Got the vital parts covered at least.
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    Just went for a quickie in T-shirt and jeans, boy that felt good!
    Pity i'd have to be scraped off the tarmac if I came to grief.

    Other than that i wear full gear all the time(+back protector), with either jeans or leather pants depending on the speeds involved.

    yessum!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Solarwind
    I wouldn't wear it ... in a heavy downpour.
    Isn't the 'heavy downpour' resistance the main *point* of it, though? I mean, when it really starts pelting down, you don't want to have to pull over, get your wets out, and climb into them while the amused cagers drive by and snigger.

    Saw some guy doing just that as the sleet came down on the side of the motorway southbound just before the Harbour Bridge last week... heh - already had *my* gear on

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