Oh dear, my village has gained an sv riding chav

[Swin]

Originally Posted by Spiderman

I went out to the shops today in shorts, tshirt and trainers + lid. I'm not a chav but after riding into london yesterday in full leathers i decided i'd ride extra safe to the shops and not come home like a boil in the bag spidey.

The way you'll be really sure about your villager is to wait till it gets a bit colder and then if he's in a shell suit with a hoody over the top, you know.

+1

"Chav" is being used as a generic derogatory term these days is it?

[Spiderman]

OK i have a confession to make about injuring myself when i went out on the bike yesterday in shorts and t-shirt.

I ended up injuring my knee, now if i'd had any of my proper bike trousers on that wouldn't have happened.

Did i fall off, or crash into the nearest something while too busy looking at scantily clad ladies walking the pavments?

no, my bloody knee caught the pointy edge of my grabrail as i swing my leg over to get on If any of you watch Family Guy...yu know when Peter hurts his knee and he stands there for ages going "ow, ooo" etc, well that was me yesterday.

So now lets all

Originally Posted by Cazza

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.

+1 - Draggin Jeans, summer weight textile Furygan jkt & A* boots... Only gets hot if I'm not moving. Luckily for me that's not very often on my commute.

When I go out to play it's morphin time....

Sorry but even when its hot up here - which ain't that often - its fuyll kit on every ride. I'm without back protector while i wait for it to arrive and still feel very naked without it. Yes is boiling - its not that uncomfortable and it give you an very valid excuse to kick up hell with the bosses because they don't provide adequate facilties for all modes of transport (esp when you are the only female in the workforce that rides any kind of bike)

however i have seen the full effect of wearing shorts and a lid when i was in london working and i will never forget the screams and the lovely pattern on the road left by the guy - and yes it was fatal at 25mph cause - blood loss and trauma

to me there is no excuse for not wearing proper gear - leathers textiles or dragging jeans (or the likes) I personally don't acknowledge them when they are about becuse they are normally young neds showing off.
as for wearing the proper kit on cycles - most of our guys do up here inc helmets.

[gruntygiggles]

I just cringe like crazy when I see people not wearing the right kit. I wear textiles as I don't have leathers yet. In this weather, I take the linings out, wear a pair of linen trousers and a cotton shirt underneath and the natural materials wick sweat away and keep you cool. When the bike isn't moving, it means I don;t get too hot and when walking around I just take my jacket off.......simples!

If you wear t-shirts under your leathers/textiles whick most people do, make sure they are 100% cotton. If not....you'll really feel the heat more.

I don't think everyone is a chav...when I'm riding, if I've ever got to do the 300yard ride to the garage then yes, I'd probably just keep my jeans on and use my jacket/lid/gloves/boots.

My big beef if seeing people, as I have a lot lately riding in shorts, t-shirts and trainers with their girlfriends on the back wearing a vest top, shorts and flip flops. When I started going pillion, I wore jeans, just bought jacket, lid and gloves and wore leather boots that I already had. My partner then said that it would be fine and he used to do stupid speeds with me on the back. I started to feel really uncomfortable with only having jeans on. I just wonder if these girls have any clue what would happen if they came off the back at 30+mph.......bye bye skin!

[keith_d]

I've done the road rash thing at push bike speeds and that's painful enough. I'm not interested in trying it at high speed, so it's ATKATT for me. (all the kit, all the time)

That being said, if you want to ride a 1000cc sports bike in shorts and a t-shirt that's fine, providing you're not expecting other people to sweep you off the tarmac when it goes wrong.

In the end, there's no cure for stupidity, but nature does provide an incentive not to screw up again - it's called pain!

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)

Has no-one ever thought this could be because you live near there so are much more likely to be in the area? Rather than making it sound like it's actually more dangerous to be near your own home? I'm sure there's an element of familiarity causing carelessness but I bet a HUGE part of it is the fact you're always around there!

Now...to contradict (sort of) - I ride in either full leathers/textiles OR a pair of Alpinestars motorcycle jeans, subtler boots (that look like normal boots) and my normal leather/textile jacket. So hopefully, pretty well kitted up in general.

Myself, I'd rather do that, but it is personal preference.

I'm paranoid so I always wear boots, gloves, jacket.

I have slacked off a few times with jeans instead of full armoured lowers, but maybe only 30 times in the last 7 years.


Each to their own I'd say. Me I value my body too much (I ride DH and wear a pressure suit for that too!)

[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!

Like **** was I wearing leathers in France, in 35+ degrees, when im only popping into the town to have a look round, down the bottom of the valley...

We all survived, no cuts, no bruises, no broken bones.

I must be a chav............. We were in shorts.