Oh dear, my village has gained an sv riding chav

I cycle at 20+ mph daily in my lycra, came off the other day, gravel rash and scabs, back on with the lycra, after all the look is worth the skin sacrifice

[Shellywoozle]

Originally Posted by Whitehouse

I guess theres only one way people will learn and thats the hard way!!! theyll soon be wearing leathers in the summer when theyv had a dose of gravel rash!!!

I was only 2 minutes away from home when I had my off, jeans and bike jacket = gravel scar.

Now whatever the weather my leathers come out, I did tempt fate with jeans the other day but it was in the back of my head .... the last time I wore jeans LOL

I wore just my jeans the other day, that was th first time i'd ridden in anything less than full protection, apart from the couple of weeks that i wore cat boots instead of bikeyboots.

It feels good to ride with no protection but i'm aware an accident can happen any time

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by Amplimator

A ridiculously high percentage of accidents happen no more than a few hundred yards away from your own home, i personally wouldn't risk it for the biscuit (or a takeaway)

so true. My little incident was actually about four doors away.

I never ever go out with less than my draggin jeans and a proper jacket on. I never do trainers. If its hot I take out the inner linings of my jacket and open all the vents. I do feel safe with the draggins, but I'd never wear normal jeans. If you fall off in trainers, your gonna be sorry IMO.
The phrase 'always wear your ferkin leathers' is very true indeed, but I think these days theres a hell of a lot of textiles that are worth their weight

Tshirt, shorts, trainers, to me smacks of stupid chav c0ck that deserves everything he gets, its only my opinion, but I feel exceptionally strong about it.

[Wideboy]

depends on where im going, if it just nipping into city centre i wear jeans and for most things local i sometimes just where a t-shirt

stupid i know as i fecked up my right knee from a crash on the way to work all becasue of wearing jeans and my gear recently did save my life

Down to individual choice at the end of the day, isn't it.

For me it's a balance between protection and practicality (ie not wanting to pass out from extreme heat). If I was comfortable wearing full gear all year round, then I would.

But this week in London, especially on the TT, it's sooooo hot.

It's Draggin jeans, vented / meshy textile jacket (liners taken out, but still with armour), back protector and Sidis for me. Still bloomin' boiling though.

Naughty Spidey for just going out in your t-shirt though. You should have worn your cardigan. But at least you didn't go out in your slippers.

[rowdy]

Well I guess most of us have, at some point, nipped to the local shop in jeans and t shirt or light jacket at least, when it's been roasting.
I have contemplated ditching the leather trousers for the last two days for my commute to work but can't bring myself to risk it and rather put up with the heat, but my original post was about the fact that the chav in question had neither jeans nor t shirt on, just a pair of shorts, which to me at least comes across as feckin stupid. And chav.

[DavieSV]

I have no leathers at the moment due to a confined cat incident
I'm currently wearing my textiles with all the linings taken out but I'm melting in the heat.
I always completley kit up before a ride because I don't feeel confident without it.
on the other hand , if I was out on my mountain bike, I would not be wearing full leathers, a full face helmet, gloves & boots to go for a ride in any weather.
so if you are going across town and not going more than 30 what's the differance?
Nobody on here leans out of their window and shouts "CHAV'S" at people on push bikes doing 30 down the road, so why shout at motorcyclists?
As a motorcyclist you can read the road and the upcoming dangers, you can make yourself to be easier seen than on a pushbike, so what's the problem?
I myself don't do it because I like to "ride", so once on the bike, even if I'm just nipping uptown, I fully kit up, because I never know when I might take a detor for a bit of a blast to clear the cobwebs

[rowdy]

Whoa steady on fella, didn't say anything about shouting at the chav, just thought it wrong and thought I'd post and see what opinion was on scantilly clad riding (depending on gender, aye)
Maybe should put up a poll along the lines of;
Is riding a motorcycle wearing only shorts and skid lid acceptable?
a) yes, it's the best way to get a sun tan
b) no, it's chav and if you fall off you deserve all you get
c) keithd

[DavieSV]

Didn't mean to come across as harsh, sorry
I just think the statement needed qualifing.
You said he was cruising past, maybe fully aware of his suroundings and riding in a safe and controlled manor.
That's a bit different than hooning around which causes more concern for the people around him than himself, which I may may call more chavish than the first statement.
What's worse?
a. rider with shorts on, parting company with his bike and getting gravel rash
b. rider fully kitted (therefore with more confidence) exceeding the speed limit and endangering the general public

at the end of the day, you are riding a 170 kilogram weapon, it dose not matter what you wear, it matters what you hit