Boris Bajic
Guest
I rarely wear a helmet when cycling.
However, when going further than five miles or so, I wear ridiculously flimsy lycra with padding and protection only where arse meets saddle.
I've been biffed by cars many times and have executed beautiful and parabolic unplanned dismounts of my own creation nearly as many times...
When I get to the 'sudden stop' bit of a dismount, it is rarely my head that gets torn up; it is the parts of me clad either in nothing or in thin lycra.
How is it that when people see me riding past like that, the only part of me they think I ought to be protecting is my bonce?
When I get scared on a fast descent, it is not the fear or a bang on the head, but a fear of tearing skin off my hips, thighs, arms and torso that unsettles me.
Is the worrying public worrying about the wrong thing?
Discuss (or not).
However, when going further than five miles or so, I wear ridiculously flimsy lycra with padding and protection only where arse meets saddle.
I've been biffed by cars many times and have executed beautiful and parabolic unplanned dismounts of my own creation nearly as many times...
When I get to the 'sudden stop' bit of a dismount, it is rarely my head that gets torn up; it is the parts of me clad either in nothing or in thin lycra.
How is it that when people see me riding past like that, the only part of me they think I ought to be protecting is my bonce?
When I get scared on a fast descent, it is not the fear or a bang on the head, but a fear of tearing skin off my hips, thighs, arms and torso that unsettles me.
Is the worrying public worrying about the wrong thing?
Discuss (or not).