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"E & V Willson" wrote in message
... I would appreciate opinions on the value of knee pads. I have had the pleasure of sliding down the street once or twice, and my hands were saved by gloves, while my face was saved by helmet/glasses. Knees and chin got skinned but not too badly. It seems to me that knee pads would have helped a bunch. I have yet to see anyone on a road bike wearing knee pads. I was just wondering why they are not worn. Thanks, Ernie I think it has to do with the irritation/hot-as-hell factor versus the perceived protection value. In the last 10 years of riding, my knee has been skinned exactly zero times. Maybe I'm just lucky, but for me, the value isn't there. Cheers, Scott.. |
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E & V Willson wrote in :
I would appreciate opinions on the value of knee pads. I have had the pleasure of sliding down the street once or twice, and my hands were saved by gloves, while my face was saved by helmet/glasses. Knees and chin got skinned but not too badly. It seems to me that knee pads would have helped a bunch. I have yet to see anyone on a road bike wearing knee pads. I was just wondering why they are not worn. Thanks, Ernie Because most of us don't plan on hitting the pavement. Yes accidents happen, but wearing that kind of equipment until they do isn't worth it. Just my $0.02. - Boyd S. |
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I think it has to do with the irritation/hot-as-hell factor versus the
perceived protection value. In the last 10 years of riding, my head/hat has been skinned exactly zero times. Maybe I'm just lucky, but for me, the value isn't there. Hats. Now knee pads. The BMXers wear full body armor. When will it end? When will motorists have to wear hats in their steel cocoons? "E & V Willson" wrote in message ... I would appreciate opinions on the value of knee pads. I have had the pleasure of sliding down the street once or twice, and my hands were saved by gloves, while my face was saved by helmet/glasses. Knees and chin got skinned but not too badly. It seems to me that knee pads would have helped a bunch. I have yet to see anyone on a road bike wearing knee pads. I was just wondering why they are not worn. Thanks, Ernie |
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On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:28:09 -0400, E & V Willson
wrote: I have yet to see anyone on a road bike wearing knee pads. I was just wondering why they are not worn. Thanks, Ernie I wear pads off-road, but not on. Most roadies don't crash enough to make hot, restrictive, heavy padding worthwhile. It's not like they're hard to get or anything. Any good LBS has a large selection of pads in the BMX section. Barry |
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E & V Willson wrote:
I would appreciate opinions on the value of knee pads. I have had the pleasure of sliding down the street once or twice, and my hands were saved by gloves, while my face was saved by helmet/glasses. Knees and chin got skinned but not too badly. It seems to me that knee pads would have helped a bunch. I have yet to see anyone on a road bike wearing knee pads. I was just wondering why they are not worn. Thanks, Ernie I've had roadrash twice this year on my knees and it was neither painful nor bothering. The hip and butt took a lot harder punishment when contacting asphalt. The second time around I also managed to crack my helmet open, but still not very badly bruised on the knees. This is riding on roads with a roadbike. Now if you start going downhill........ -- Perre You have to be smarter than a robot to reply. |
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E & V Willson wrote in message ... You're in the wrong newsgroup, go to rec.dorks.on.blades and ask some lameO rollerbrader. |
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"B a r r y B u r k e J r ." wrote: On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:28:09 -0400, E & V Willson wrote: I have yet to see anyone on a road bike wearing knee pads. I was just wondering why they are not worn. Thanks, Ernie I wear pads off-road, but not on. Most roadies don't crash enough to make hot, restrictive, heavy padding worthwhile.... I thought you were supposed to bleed when riding off-road, otherwise you are not trying hard enough. Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side) |
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David Kerber wrote: In article , says... David Kerber wrote: I don't recall EVER skinning my knee in a bike fall. I can only remember three falls total in my life: 1975, 1983 and 2003. In '75 it was on ice, so no skin damage done. '83 tore my jacket, and '03 gave me a small road rash on my hip. I hope you knocked on wood when you wrote that. If not, you are now doomed to take a tumble at speed that will leave you just one big road rash. Get out the Neosporin and the Tegaderm now. g LOL! You're probably right! -- David Kerber An optimist says "Good morning, Lord." While a pessimist says "Good Lord, it's morning". Remove the ns_ from the address before e-mailing. Well I must confess I made the big dive for home plate about 4 weeks ago. Ripped my knees pretty good. The scabbing is nearly 100% over with now and I am working on more mobility. I won't go into the details of what the car was doing, but I shoulda known better than to try to manoeuver around her like I did - what with the RR tracks and all - Cracked a rib, severely bruised the heels of both hands (wear gloves kids!), gloves saved the hands from r/rash. My German friend 'Helmut' saved the ear and right side of my face from some heavy pavement grind. I figger I was doing over 30 kph when I bit it. My point? Cyclists would prefer to ride in something simple like a speedo or a loincloth or something in the summer. Forget all that damn gear! Commuting with kneepads? Fuggeddaboudit. Best regards, Bernie |
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