Does rather emphasise the OP's question though
This was an "Original" Ginger cake
Would a modern Ginger cake have afforded the same protection?
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Does rather emphasise the OP's question though
This was an "Original" Ginger cake
Would a modern Ginger cake have afforded the same protection?
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
Thanks, yes, it makes perfect sense know, I had always wondered why we were told to carry Malt loaf in our back pockets in the old days....
BalkanExpress
Guru
- Location
- Brussels
I'll accept a bit more friction and possible road rash in exchange for more padding if I fall
Well padded offers a better cushion and suggests travelling at a lower speed die to air resistance and less general "hammer alongness" so if you come off it's lower speed so a bounce that requires the padding.
High tech and sleek suggests a few more mph so slide rather than bounce with padding inot coming into play as much.
Done both, and guess what?...they both
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
My concern with being underdressed in winter is that I quickly cool off when I have a puncture or mechanical; it hasn't happened to me yet, but I could imagine quickly becoming too cold to manhandle a Marathon + back onto a rim.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
I'm far more centred on not falling off rather than worrying about whether I'll slide or bounce, or just get squashed if i do. It seems to be working rather well 
OP
OP
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Is the air resistance over padding more or less than that over rippling/flapping? I'm assuming ordinary lycra and that everyone isn't stretching the extreme tight-fit skin suits over themselves in winter.
Both sealant canisters and handwarmers are useful, but yes, the "I will walk/jog home" distance is longer when it's cold!
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Same here. I much prefer to crash when im wearing shorts and a muscle vest.
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Smashing thread revival 👍
grldtnr
Senior Member
Ride a recumbo trike, you can still crash,( l know to my own costs) but you won't fall on the ice, you might unexpectedly be going the wrong way/down the hill, I know that too!
Having tried to climb an ice sheathed hill on mine , lost traction ,then started sliding all over the place , ended up going sideways down hill into the pack, what fun !
Having tried to climb an ice sheathed hill on mine , lost traction ,then started sliding all over the place , ended up going sideways down hill into the pack, what fun !
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
sooo
wearing camouflage is good????
makes the kids round here riding in black jeans, trainers and hoodie seem like blackpool lights!!!!
personally I wear hi-vis and reflective - and loads of lights if needed
Oldhippy
Cynical idealist
I wear regular clothing no hi viz just decent bike lights. Wouldn't dream of wearing any 'cycling' clothing myself but I appreciate others think it's wrong. Never been killed or run over in 40 plus years in all environments.
BalkanExpress
Guru
- Location
- Brussels
depends on the camouflage
It is also a question of where and when you ride: I find that in leafy suburbs yellow hi-viz can be hard to spot against all the new growth on privet hedges on a sunny spring day
