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Anecdotally gear helps by georgeha (2.00 / 0) #20 Thu Jun 01, 2006 at 11:32:56 AM EST

I've read enough reports from people who went down, or got hit, or hit something while wearing gear, they all felt it helped.

It makes sense, my gear has stiff armor over my joints to spread the impact.

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Makes sense to me. by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #21 Thu Jun 01, 2006 at 11:47:02 AM EST

We've had a month long helmet flame with (some members of) rec.bicycles.tech over on uk.rec.cycling.

It's not been very pleasant, especially as uk.rec.cycling is full of exceptionally clever people, some of whom are getting dragged into this stuff and having to repeatedly persuade people who are calling them anti-helmet nazis that studies don't support all their assertions.

I was mainly calling garlic on (implicitly) saying "as long as you're wearing a helmet, nothing else matters".

I broke my wrist on a stupid fall off a stupid bike 2 years ago, and I was bracing myself for being told I should have been wearing a helmet many, many times. In actual fact, not that many people did. Probably because I got out less when I was in pain and bus-bound.

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gear helps even if you don't crash by georgeha (2.00 / 0) #22 Thu Jun 01, 2006 at 11:59:04 AM EST

you can still have rocks, insects and lit cigarette butts hit you at 65, it helps against dehydration, or hypothermia, it keeps you more comfortable and protected from road crap. I'm sort of a gear nazi.

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: No you're not by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #23 Thu Jun 01, 2006 at 12:01:20 PM EST

You're justifying it sensibly.
If I were to ride, I'd use it.

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