think of all the money you would save if you just quit wearing them ?

not ^^ really, I thro them in the washing M/C along with the padz

anybody wash their gloves & padz, maybe thro a little boot grease on the gloves or is it bad luck ?

CT had some good feeling mechanix that would come on 60% off but they quit bringing in the particular model I want so I have gone to those 26$ Watsons at Evergreen

I know or see lots of people wearing knee and elbow padz

accidents happen by accident becuz they weren't planned and accidents don't stop becuz its hot

and so is 20+ stitches more or less...

"" I generally don't bother with any pads above 85° or so unless I'm hitting something sketchy.

The point of protection is to minimize discomfort in the event of a crash. But if the protection is...

well then just say you don't wana wear padz or shut yer festering gob

but don't make up BS that people can call you on

so the thing i been wondering all day ^^ is this more or less uncomfortable than sweating ?

notice on the gloves i posted they had double thick palms

I remember kids not doing up shoe laces, hucking something and their shoe falls off mid huck, so I always thot it was about being cool/ lazy/ both, especially since some mfger would give them the...

If I am riding trails at the mtnbike area its helmet/ gloves/ elbow padz/ knee padz

cuz one can accidentally go down in an instant, thats why its called it an accident

besides i look...

I'm sure that makes sense to someone, maybe your wife ?

call me cra cra but I have this idea that mtn biking is hot, dirty, possibly dangerous pastime where I might get hurt if I go down without my gloves/ elbow padz/ knee padz for protection but...

I would look around/ try on a bunch of work glove until you find a construction you can put up with on the bike, would try a doz pair on until i find something I like

I been using Mechanix &...