Do I really need bike pants?

[Malcolm]

If you dont want your leg to look like mine, get good gear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1, Before surgery
2, After surgery

holy shit that's horrific/graphic. Took me a while to work out wtf it was. What gear were you wearing and how fast did you come off?

[RantyDave]

If you dont want your leg to look like mine, get good gear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ohhhhhhhhhhh motherf**ker!!! that's gonna hurt.

Euwwww. Wincing like a good'un over here. Can I ask what you were wearing?

Dave

[allycatz]

My son learnt the follies of not wearing right pants on his KX125...came home yesterday looking like he'd been mauled by a tiger after he rode through a thorn bush

[PaddyFZ1]

Everything apart from my legs had good gear, Good jacket from Quasi, work boots, Alpinestars gloves. Gloves and Jacket worked very well, they took the hit on the road, the damage to the leg was done when my leg got pinned between the bike and the car i hit. Was doing about 100k at point of impact.

[wysper]

If you dont want your leg to look like mine, get good gear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jesus Paddy, when did that happen?

[Damian]

Gawd , yeah real eye opener paddy, thanks .. sorry bout the accident though.

Got another question hahaha.. .. i realise the leather pants with armor might be better but, i see alot of people with that other material.. ( havent bothered checking out what its called but it just looks like breathable nylon or something )
so would they provide the same type of protection as leather?

[TimeOut]

Gawd , yeah real eye opener paddy, thanks .. sorry bout the accident though.

Got another question hahaha.. .. i realise the leather pants with armor might be better but, i see alot of people with that other material.. ( havent bothered checking out what its called but it just looks like breathable nylon or something )
so would they provide the same type of protection as leather?

Courdura,

Not as good as leather for abrasion, armor helps for impact protection though.

Tis somewhat more waterproof though.

[TimeOut]

Gawd , yeah real eye opener paddy, thanks .. sorry bout the accident though.

+1 for that.

Can I print them off to show them to the twits that ride around in shorts and tee shirt.

[Insanity_rules]

Cordura is usually good for one reasonable slide down the road and the armour is good against the impact. Leather is better for abraision protection.
My recent accident would have been a lot worse if I hadn't been wearing all the gear and that was only at 50 k's.

[normajeane]

I'm sure he was wearing women's undies as the nylon content is a lot higher and so the burn factor is greater. Thats what is recommended on the rail trail anyway - MENS undies as not so much nylon and therefore less arse burny!

[bert_is_evil]

Whoa, I could only look at that for a few seconds!

[ralph4alice]

If you dont want your leg to look like mine, get good gear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1, Before surgery
2, After surgery

Holy crap! OUCH! (God why did I look... but it's one of those times when you know you just have to...) Excellent lesson. I feel a bit sick.

Hope it's on the mend (as much can be expected), all power to you for the best possible recovery.

OK, tomorrow I'm wearing my jeans again (this morning I wore just my thin poly-something work trousers with $70 Revit waterproof pants over the top). Hmmmm. But I don't have proper thick motorbike pants, so interested to hear others' opinions / experiences on jeans in accidents at city speeds...? Not enough? My morning commute involves the 70kph bit along Aotea Quay if its dry, and all the rest is in town primarily along the waterfront (apart from the 60kph bit along the Old Hutt Road, where everyone seem to speed!.)

[Anarkist]

I'm the same really eh, I haven't owned any good bike pants yet. Just been wearing jeans, but now I've seen that I'm not too keen to come off in 'em

Really wanna look in to leathers but I think it's the wrong time of year right now considering they're not really all that waterproof. Cordura pants might be next on the list to match the jacket, however for spring/summer I will sort myself some quasi leathers I think.

[been_there]

Thanks Paddy for sharing that experience...
Well that opened my eyes to getting some protection for the legs now..

[Subike]

Leather pants for me 24/7 on the bike
Dont care if it get hot and sticky
Ive only got one layer of skin,
and I am not donating that to transit new zealand to resurface any road.
When it rains , on goes my bright orange PVC wet weater gear.
Who the fuck cares what it looks like,
I can be seen, Im dry, and I still get to keep my skin if I hit the road.
Cost of leather bike pants $150
Cost of skin graft ( taxpayers money thus mine) $ ???,???.??