Ugh, I've thought about this too (accident - or anything else - requiring blood).
As for the crash understanding, I'd add "what gear were you wearing" btw. (I'm ATGATT though my gear is LastGear i.e. barely adequate - upgrade is in the works but every time I look the selection for beanpole build is so annoyingly limited.)
Good question too. I always wear long pants, gloves and helmet. If it isn't 300 degrees outside, I have a variety of options - leather, perf leather, textile, and Bohn armor - I'm usually wearing some combo of these items. If you ever get a chance to own Vanson Leather, get it. Best stuff out there.
Is the armor stuff you have under the pants? Reason I ask is the worst road rash I've had in my life was due to jeans shredding instantly - in a rollerblade crash. Cleaning the grease and grit out of that wound was like top 3 worst pain I've ever had...due to your list I expect you know this but jeans might as well be shorts for those just tuning in....
Oh and while I diss on FirstGear, part of the reason is I was about to get the Kilimanjaro set (Vanson etc duly noted, I like textile for over regular clothes) and they totally screwed it up/downgraded it this year...and failed to respond to emails asking about it, twice. So...now known as LastGear.
Yeah, the Bohn Armor is leggings with CE armor built in at all the impact points and it will fit under your pants. Jeans are worthless vs road rash. Sometimes I wear heavy canvas Kuhl pants. The nice thing with Bohn is it's cool. Once it gets below 80, I'll wear leather mostly. Vanson is the best leather money can buy, IMO. Protip - Check out used Vanson on Poshmark.
Knew a guy in the AF that wrecked at 80+ mph on a ride. Rather I think he hit a slick patch of something and laid it out, not really a wreck I guess. He had a suit of stuff he wore. He wound up on his back going down the road at highway speeds. Came to a sliding stop, stood up and was fine. Somehow had no broken bones or road rash but his bike needed some serious repairs.
Ugh, I've thought about this too (accident - or anything else - requiring blood).
As for the crash understanding, I'd add "what gear were you wearing" btw. (I'm ATGATT though my gear is LastGear i.e. barely adequate - upgrade is in the works but every time I look the selection for beanpole build is so annoyingly limited.)
Good question too. I always wear long pants, gloves and helmet. If it isn't 300 degrees outside, I have a variety of options - leather, perf leather, textile, and Bohn armor - I'm usually wearing some combo of these items. If you ever get a chance to own Vanson Leather, get it. Best stuff out there.
Is the armor stuff you have under the pants? Reason I ask is the worst road rash I've had in my life was due to jeans shredding instantly - in a rollerblade crash. Cleaning the grease and grit out of that wound was like top 3 worst pain I've ever had...due to your list I expect you know this but jeans might as well be shorts for those just tuning in....
Oh and while I diss on FirstGear, part of the reason is I was about to get the Kilimanjaro set (Vanson etc duly noted, I like textile for over regular clothes) and they totally screwed it up/downgraded it this year...and failed to respond to emails asking about it, twice. So...now known as LastGear.
Yeah, the Bohn Armor is leggings with CE armor built in at all the impact points and it will fit under your pants. Jeans are worthless vs road rash. Sometimes I wear heavy canvas Kuhl pants. The nice thing with Bohn is it's cool. Once it gets below 80, I'll wear leather mostly. Vanson is the best leather money can buy, IMO. Protip - Check out used Vanson on Poshmark.
Knew a guy in the AF that wrecked at 80+ mph on a ride. Rather I think he hit a slick patch of something and laid it out, not really a wreck I guess. He had a suit of stuff he wore. He wound up on his back going down the road at highway speeds. Came to a sliding stop, stood up and was fine. Somehow had no broken bones or road rash but his bike needed some serious repairs.