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d7e7r7 said:
Do you guys who commute to work and ride around shortish trips during the day wear all your protective gear for every trip? Helmet (obviously), boots, gloves, jacket, pants, neck brace, etc?

Where do you put everything when you get to work or to the shops?
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For me it's jacket, boots, gloves, helmet on every ride.
I have spare shoes and shorts sitting at work which I change into (obviously change the shorts every couple of days).
My gear sits neatly under my desk. My helmet on an empty desk beside me.
If I am at the shops, helmet and gloves will go in top Box.
I am going to have to get rid of the stench in my boots since they got severely wet... Work colleges arnt going to be too happy about that.
Next time I will be getting waterproof boots.
 
Agreed on the gloves. Only takes one fall to realize you can't do anything without your hands, and they injure easily.
 
I'm helmet, gloves, jacket and boots. Had the experience of having a stone hit my hand while going at 80km/h, with gloves on.... It wasnt pleasant and hurt for a few days after... Jeans are best compromise if you don't want pants as the material is a bit tougher than track suit pants, or exposed skin with shorts....
 
memphis32 said:
I'm helmet, gloves, jacket and boots. Had the experience of having a stone hit my hand while going at 80km/h, with gloves on.... It wasnt pleasant and hurt for a few days after... Jeans are best compromise if you don't want pants as the material is a bit tougher than track suit pants, or exposed skin with shorts....
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On weekends I do jeans... but to work I'm only left with my work pant...
 
faniedry said:
On weekends I do jeans... but to work I'm only left with my work pant...
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If I was you, I'd maybe get a normal jeans a size of 2 bigger, and wear it over my work pants. Our company insists we wear formal pants, which is as thin as paper. I couldn't imagine getting road debris hitting me with those pants on, and heaven forbid I hit the road with those paper pants...
 
memphis32 said:
If I was you, I'd maybe get a normal jeans a size of 2 bigger, and wear it over my work pants. Our company insists we wear formal pants, which is as thin as paper. I couldn't imagine getting road debris hitting me with those pants on, and heaven forbid I hit the road with those paper pants...
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I'm going to get some easy-overs as soon as budget permits
 
memphis32 said:
I'm helmet, gloves, jacket and boots. Had the experience of having a stone hit my hand while going at 80km/h, with gloves on.... It wasnt pleasant and hurt for a few days after... Jeans are best compromise if you don't want pants as the material is a bit tougher than track suit pants, or exposed skin with shorts....
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Jeans last all of 1 second longer and then they are gone.

But I still take that compromise.
 
SauRoNZA said:
It's quite obvious that it's not nearly as serious for you as it should be.
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ontspan die tiet spiere, i understand and everyone has convinced me to wear gloves always... that's what you wanted, ammarite?

talking about gear, is there no place which sells bike gear and accessories which accepts ebucks? :whistle:
 
faniedry said:
ontspan die tiet spiere, i understand and everyone has convinced me to wear gloves always... that's what you wanted, ammarite?
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You should join ThinkBike. ATGATT boet! ATGATT!!! And you are a lesser human if you don't.
 
d7e7r7 said:
Do you guys who commute to work and ride around shortish trips during the day wear all your protective gear for every trip? Helmet (obviously), boots, gloves, jacket, pants, neck brace, etc?

Where do you put everything when you get to work or to the shops?
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Pants, boots, jacket, ear plugs, buff, neck brace, helmet, gloves. Everytime (in that order :p)
At work it simply lays on the open part of my desk, at shops I'll just store the helmet and gloves in the top box.
 
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