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Road/commute - helmet and gloves.
Town/shopping/towpath bimble - Nowt.
MTB - helmet
And people can wear whatever they like, though I do admit I smile at the fella who commutes into Birmingham in a full face and DH body armour.
I do admit I smile at the fella who commutes into Birmingham in a full face and DH body armour.
I've driven in Birmingham, he sounds under dressed TBF.
normal open face skid lid and gloves when riding trail centres, genearal xc and commuting for work. I also wear a yellow hi-viz gillet if riding on the road or in rush hour traffic.
If it's just a nip to the shops or to the pub I don't bother, just put a beany hat on if it's a bit chilly.
I forgot to put my skid lid in the car once for a visit to Cwmcarn. I didn't even realise I wasn't wearing it until I saw my shadow in front of me on the climb up Twrch. Felt a bit naked and vulnerable after that - and also a bit of an idiot 🙁
XC, open face helmet and gloves. Regular trail rides, add kneepads. Bikepark, add full-face helmet.
Always helmet on me 'ead, don't use knee/elbow pads. Don't notice or care what other people use.
Helmet and gloves for everything.
I've got some old stormtropper-esque Race Face knee / shin combos for uplift days - like Fort Bill
Trail centres: sometimes I wear knee pads most of the time I don't, but NWs argument makes absolute sense.
Elbow pads I've never got on with, tried them a couple of time and they did something weird to the nerves in my hand which either made my fingers numb or in one case locked my ring fingers on to the bars!
but NWs argument makes absolute sense.
Not to me - I've banged head (and shoulders) far more than knees. In fact, I think I can only remember hurting my knee once, and that was only because the crash moved my miniscus tear into a painful position.
But, that's me, obviously our crash reactions are different.