View Poll Results: How often do you wear your protective gear? (Jacket & Pants)

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  • Everytime, I would never ride without it....

    60 64.52%
  • Some times just Jeans and a Simple Jacket for short trips etc

    16 17.20%
  • I just use a protective Jacket, not pants....

    14 15.05%
  • I dont use any protective gear apart from a Helmet...

    3 3.23%
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  1. #16
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    I ride in jeans around town.... but I see some draggin's for this purpose coming up soon. If I am heading out on a ride its everything or I dont go. I wear a back protector aswell.... because you just never know!
    holding the line...

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    I removed the elbow armour from my jacket ages ago, it was a pain in the........well elbows, irritating?
    The shoulder bits need pushing up into place from time to time, I like the David Byrne look!...
    The knee bits? yeah they get puhed back up every now and then also, mainly the right knee...odd!
    But to answer the question...yes all the time.

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    Here is your poll :


    "How alive do you wanna be for the rest of your life ?"

    a) Alive all the time

    b) Sometimes I prefer a quick death

    c) I would really like to crush or grind my knees off so I can never walk again.


    d) Life is for pussies. I wanna die like a real man.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Breed777 View Post
    when I walk around in them, definately below the knee. When I sit on the bike, they cover my knees well. Im more worried about where will they be when I hit the ground?
    Think about the physics of a crash vs your knees...If your leg is straight, your knee is not going to take the brunt of the energy when you hit the deck. It is when your leg is BENT that your knee is going to make contact, which is most of the time...SOOOO when your knee is bent, your pad is sitting in the right spot which means that if you hit the deck with your knee the pad will do its job.
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    good point mate, thanks

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    Great poll Breed777, i wear all the gear i can when i ride, AGATT - this means all gear all the time. As TOTO's poll explains, wearing casual or no gear both have bad outcomes in a crash.
    Ride safe.

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    I dont feel safe nor comfortable on my bike unless I am fully protected in the appropiate gear whatever the distance travelled.
    Some accidents can happen close to home so it always pays to wear the right gear that will give you the best chance of not losing skin and doing yourself alot of damage when coming off your bike.
    Its the same with driving a car and wearing a seat belt, just doesn't feel right sitting in a car without your seat belt on.

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    Only on scooter at the moment ...bike jacket, helmet , gloves and harley boots. Always long pants tho not bike ones. Me mates think im over the top but who cares

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    I rode for almost a year without proper pants, only wore jeans. Just after New Years I went and bought myself some proper armoured pants (ixon angelics) and now feel a lot safer when I ride. Its a good investment, Im glad I have some protection now for if/when I come off

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    Oh and I always wear jacket, helmet, gloves, boots as well as my new pants.

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    sigh, people with big mouths on here are always the ones with little or no skill.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Breed777 View Post
    I just got some cordura pants, Im on 5'5" so have short legs, so the knee pads are more where my shins are. is this a major problem? should I return them?
    Get leathers. They are tighter fitting and hold the armour in the correct place.
    I always wear leathers and a back protector.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brett View Post
    Think about the physics of a crash vs your knees...If your leg is straight, your knee is not going to take the brunt of the energy when you hit the deck. It is when your leg is BENT that your knee is going to make contact, which is most of the time...SOOOO when your knee is bent, your pad is sitting in the right spot which means that if you hit the deck with your knee the pad will do its job.
    exactly what you have described has happened to me with my armoured kevlar jeans and armour did its job perfectly.

    good explanation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TOTO View Post
    Here is your poll :


    "How alive do you wanna be for the rest of your life ?"

    a) Alive all the time

    b) Sometimes I prefer a quick death

    c) Sometimes I just prefer to be paralised for life

    d) Life is for pussies. I wanna die like a real man.

    Could you please explain to me how wearing armoured textile and/or leather pants is going to protect your spine in an accident?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Whynot View Post
    Could you please explain to me how wearing armoured textile and/or leather pants is going to protect your spine in an accident?
    Oh my bad. I will change option c) to: I wiould really like to crush or grind my knees off so I can never walk again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TOTO View Post
    Oh my bad. I will change option c) to: I wiould really like to crush or grind my knees off so I can never walk again.
    you might want to change the rest as well ....
    people die wearing all the gear and i would also not class a jacket as a "life saving" piece of gear.
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