Bike gets hit from behind (vid)

[scottieducati]

You mean cruise thru the city like Degsy? At least he's wearing a jacket...

YouTube - Degsy's Time to Shine - RMV Commercial

[QUOTE=ceo and a bunch of numbers;1012779] I.e. when it's 90 degrees out and I want to cruise through the city, I'm not going to sweat my balls off in full gear, it's just silly. /QUOTE]

[Degsy]

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[QUOTE=scottieducati]You mean cruise thru the city like Degsy? At least he's wearing a jacket...

YouTube - Degsy's Time to Shine - RMV Commercial

I.e. when it's 90 degrees out and I want to cruise through the city, I'm not going to sweat my balls off in full gear, it's just silly. /QUOTE]

Lol. Sneakers and shorts at the behest of the RMV

[BSR6]

It seems the biggest risk is what is happening behind you since you have no control over it. I always pull to the side, always keep the bike in gear, and always watch my mirrors. For me it's not uncommon to actually turn and watch a car as it slows behind me.

I had an incident 2 years ago where I slid up next to the car in front of me because some asshole was hard on the brakes and didn't look like he was going to stop in time. It was a little embarrassing because he did, but it was damn close...He was on the brakes so hard I could hear the tires scuffing.

[zimquidl]

In city riding cases like this where you might get sandwiched between two cars, the gear isn't going to do shit for you.

In the city a helmet and tshirt and gloves is pretty much as good as full leathers... your chances of serious injury are mostly from impacts, not 100mph abrasions.

So what about 30 mph abrasions?

I.e. when it's 90 degrees out and I want to cruise through the city, I'm not going to sweat my balls off in full gear, it's just silly.

Given the choice of damp gonads or road rash, I'll gladly sweat my testes. But I'm just silly like that.