I am a 12/7/365 SOTGATT: ride only during daylight hours (12) every dry day at 40F or above (hopefully -7)  self explanatory (365) SOTGATT = Some Of The Gear All The Time = boots, pants (jeans or 100% cotton work pants), shirt (long or short sleeve depending on the temp), helmet, gloves.......hi vis vest when hot - hi vis coat with removeable liner as it gets colder......

I was going to try a few acronyms, but I don't think i can follow that!

To each their own. I can say again and again, I had no road rash at all when I had my accident 7 months ago.
I know what it is to  not only fall but to slide on pavement.

Maybe you will never go down, yet chances are you will at least once.
I am a firm believer in not only atgatt but ff helmets as well..
My ff kept my jaw from being broken. And belive me when I tell you I hit the pavement hard.

I retell about my accident due to hopefully preventing the same thing happening to one or more of you.

Yes my accident would have happened regardless of whether I had full gear on or not. But my injuries would have been more severe had I not had all my gear on..
My 2 cents worth on the subject.. kim

cornfuzed wrote on 10/21/10 at 22:49:49:


That's when I switched from full face to flip up! at 25 degrees it became "instant ice sculpture"! Not a pretty sight or a manageable condition!