08-11-2015, 02:24 AM
(08-10-2015, 09:47 PM)redbirds_imp Wrote: The common summer riding gear for most cruiser riders in south Georgia are cut-off jeans, T-shirt or denim vest, novelty helmet and sneakers. Having had the unpleasant experience of sliding on asphalt it makes me cringe when I see one so clad on the road. I also admit that on extremely hot days I will wear a long sleeve shirt (not as abrasion protection but as a sun block) as the heat and humidity are too much to take with any riding jacket. Riding while wearing the shirt, I always feel uneasy and it's not something I often do. Anyway, riding with the gear or not is still more risk than many folks would be willing to take and non riders think we're all crazy for riding at all.
My younger brother recently gave up riding. He runs his own guitar repair business and has decided the risks are too great that he could be injured and not able to work. He recently tuned 60 and I fully understand his concerns.
I saw a young couple at a gas station fueling up their bike other day here in LA. What I noticed, (besides her being easy on the eyes) was that the girl was very concerned with getting enough sunblock on her legs before they got back on the bike..... all she had on was a t-shirt, cowboy boots and hot pants!
I thought to myself that she won't have any skin left to worry about sunburning if she falls off that bike.
Oh, but she did have on a full face helmet!
