Oh dear, my village has gained an sv riding chav

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

Hmmmm, just mentioned this thread to a friend of mine and Stretchies.....she used to ride bikes, both her parents do so is not a bike hater. She is a nurse though and she said there is nothing worse than having to take two hours to clean up wounds that would otherwise be cleaned in 2 minutes, just because someone has not worn correct protective clothing. She also said cheap textiles are just as bad because they'll melt into the wound, all of which make the job of nurses and doctors much harder.

Just thought I'd pass those thoughts on!

Or you could shorten that and say.....

Skin burns an inch a second on concreate.

30mph off, you do the maths

im going to the SV meet tonight then for a ride, probably about 50miles all in, and im going in just my pants, flip-flops and my lid.

why?.................... because i can

Originally Posted by hovis

im going to the SV meet tonight then for a ride, probably about 50miles all in, and im going in just my pants, flip-flops and my lid.

why?.................... because i can

Can you take a picture for the knee down photo competition . . . it would be the winner for sure!

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by hovis

im going to the SV meet tonight then for a ride, probably about 50miles all in, and im going in just my MANKINI, flip-flops and my lid.

why?.................... because i can

Originally Posted by hovis

im going to the SV meet tonight then for a ride, probably about 50miles all in, and im going in just my pants, flip-flops and my lid.

why?.................... because i can

in two contradictory words
Aye right!

[Stu]

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

Hmmmm, just mentioned this thread to a friend of mine and Stretchies.....she used to ride bikes, both her parents do so is not a bike hater. She is a nurse though and she said there is nothing worse than having to take two hours to clean up wounds that would otherwise be cleaned in 2 minutes, just because someone has not worn correct protective clothing. She also said cheap textiles are just as bad because they'll melt into the wound, all of which make the job of nurses and doctors much harder.

Just thought I'd pass those thoughts on!

It's a thought, but spare a thought for all those in shorts who completely avoided the Nursey because they were comfortable & riding carefully, aware of their surroundings

Originally Posted by Quedos

in two contradictory words
Aye right!

ok, so the flip-flops are a bad idea, as changing up a gear would bre tricky

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by Stu

It's a thought, but spare a thought for all those in shorts who completely avoided the Nursey because they were comfortable & riding carefully, aware of their surroundings

Yeah, I get that....but every rider knows that sometimes things happen that are just out of your control. I'm not going to be the leathers police, it's individual choice, but it just makes me cringe. I can make myself comfortable on the bike in the hot weather and if the day comes that I can't, well I probably just won't bother.

I agree that you could get run over by a bus anytime, so why worry about something that only MIGHT happen. That said, I like my skin and want to do everything I can to keep it.

Originally Posted by Stu

but spare a thought for all those in shorts who completely avoided the Nursey because they were comfortable & riding carefully, aware of their surroundings . . .

when BLAMMO (batman comic word) they were rear ended by granny smith, get their foot cought under the bike as it slid down the road grinding their ankle bone off.

This happened to a friend

This argument could go on for ever - it truly is a case of each to their own.

I don't want to sound all righteous but everyone has a choice what they are wearing when they pick their keys up in the morning. Me personally its full armour (when I'm racing my mtb bike too)

There are too many other factors to an argument like this really

Can we not just say if you are going to ride fast on the open road its best to wear something (my dad back in the day would say levi's were the best form of protection as if you fell off it was a weeks salary down the drain as an apprentice engineer - so you just didn't) That said the megaphones on a 500cc-odd sigle will have probably done more damage to his hearing than anything else!

[rowdy]

This thread has thrown up debate in a couple of areas, I feel I should clear up a couple of my points.
A lot of people have nipped to the shops in jeans and t shirt, including me once or twice.
I didn't raise question about this or whether you should wear leathers, each to their own, but more the point the rider was in shorts and sandals, no t shirt etc.
It has also been suggested that I may have used the term 'chav' in a general, derogatory fashion.
The reason I used that term is because, as mentioned in my first post, I think the lad has progressed from scooter jockey to sv rider (the sv is now parked where the scooter used to park). Now there are quite a few in the scooter posse around my way, and yes they do (99.9% of them) wear shell suit bottoms and hoodys in colder climates, hang around the local shops and parks being general nuisances, leaving beer cans/bottles everywhere so on and so forth, so I feel that I am correct in my assumption that chav is the right term to use.

On another point regarding the delluded mindset that suggests people that ride in shorts and not a lot else are safe and people that wear correct, or should I say sensible riding gear, be it leathers or otherwise, are dangerous speed merchants, how can you come to this conclusion, unless when said people put their leathers on they ride like a lune and tar everyone else with the same brush.
Case in point, last year I was walking down a path with my two children when two of the aforementioned scooter riders came down the road.
They were dressed in shorts and t shirt, so would be riding safely yeah?
No they were to busy chatting to each other and when they drew level with me and the kids collided with each other and both face planted the road. They could very well have collected me or my children in the process.
My nine year old summed it up perfectly."what a pair of idiots"