07-07-2011, 08:18 PM
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Twitch, you have a perfectly good reason for not wearing a nut cover. Your hardware causes you pain and discomfort so it's a no brainer.
As I said before, let the rider choose whether or not to wear one but not without some sort of adjustment in insurance liability if involved in an accident. Kind of a "ride at your own risk" thing. Lower settlement/payment coverage would be the most equitable. If you don't have any accidents then no fault, no foul! You pay the same premium as someone who opts for a brain bucket.
I guess that those of us who started riding off road are so ingrained with the idea of never riding without a helmet that it carries over to street riding. Anyone who would ride trail with no lid is a stark raving lunatic!
As far as proper riding attire, I've seen some real morons out there. Nutcases riding wearing just shorts and sandals!
For me it's hard soled shoes (preferably ring boots), at a minimum a denim jacket and at best leather, long pants (generally decent jeans) and I wear leather gloves just out of that old trail rider habit. I've dumped it more than once on the road avoiding situations and have walked away every time just a bit sore. NO road rash!
As I said before, let the rider choose whether or not to wear one but not without some sort of adjustment in insurance liability if involved in an accident. Kind of a "ride at your own risk" thing. Lower settlement/payment coverage would be the most equitable. If you don't have any accidents then no fault, no foul! You pay the same premium as someone who opts for a brain bucket.
I guess that those of us who started riding off road are so ingrained with the idea of never riding without a helmet that it carries over to street riding. Anyone who would ride trail with no lid is a stark raving lunatic!
As far as proper riding attire, I've seen some real morons out there. Nutcases riding wearing just shorts and sandals!
For me it's hard soled shoes (preferably ring boots), at a minimum a denim jacket and at best leather, long pants (generally decent jeans) and I wear leather gloves just out of that old trail rider habit. I've dumped it more than once on the road avoiding situations and have walked away every time just a bit sore. NO road rash!
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