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Originally Posted by CC Cowboy
You were wearing most of your gear, not your riding pants. I hope you have learned your lesson.
I always wear all my gear when I'm going to crash.
Knee looks juicy.
Make sure you keep it clean.
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It must be nice being able to see the future.
Anyway, I had worse injuries from bicycle accidents almost weekly when I was a kid (I REALLY pushed things!) and I really only have a scar on my chin (stiches... WOOO!), a small scar under my left wrist (looks like a "down the street" suicide attempt except it's only about an inch) and a huge but only barely visible circular scar on my right wrist (hair still grows there) to show for all of it. I never even broke a bone. My baby sitter said that my twin brother and I looked like the most abused and bloodied children she had ever seen... and she took care of foster kids (saw a lot of abuse). That said, the same b***h broke my nose when I was 7 (she still believed in physical punishment).
So, yeah, I wear my riding pants for longer distances but I am usually in my uniform commuting to/from work with gloves, boots, helmet, and jacket 90% of the time. If I'm hitting the freeway or going someplace over ~50MPH, I'll probably grab the riding pants.