Full protective gear-- do you wear it?

[khalilia]

Whenever I go for a ride, I always wear my helmet, gloves, and sometimes jacket. I can do with that.

I know this is not the complete protective gear. There are protective pants, boots, and even overall suit. But, do riders really wear this? Complete gear from head to toe? I have yet to see someone who wears a full protective gear. I have never seen one yet in the city where I live, much so from the rider group that I belong to.

How about you?

 

[danealegana]

Its the same here. I only wear full protective gear on rider groups. But I do always wear my helmet even for short trips or just around the block.

 

[khalilia]

Thats exactly my point. There are these full-battle-gear for our protection but that does not mean we are all okay in wearing it. I can be just going in a place just few meters from my place and I feel I do not need to wear all that stuff. But if I will be joining my rider group for a travel ride and that means long hours of road trip, to be in a full-protection gear is a must.

 

[TheViper]

Sometimes I go full. Sometimes I just get the gloves, helmet, and glasses.

I am looking into getting some durable wear when riding though. Better safe than sorry.

 

[CGameProgrammer]

On the scooter or on motorcycles I always wear full-face helmet and armored gloves, jacket, and boots. I only wear armored pants on weekends though, not when commuting to work (although I should, but it's inconvenient).

The helmet is the most important bit. You should always wear a full-face helmet.