Did you know that.....
....if you hit the pavement at 60 mph, the number of feet it takes for material to shred apart and put your flesh in contact with the pavement looks like this.
0 Feet – Tank top, tee shirt, sandals, shorts
4 feet – Blue jeans, Dickies, tennis shoes, REI outdoor hiking jacket
22 Feet – Textile-only mesh riding gear
88 Feet – Leather Jacket, leather pants, leather boots, full fingered leather riding gloves
if you ride in shorts and tennis shoes you have to seriously consider what a bill at the emergency room will be to patch you up after you come off your bike due to an unforeseen road hazard, such as gravel or another motorist making a left hand turn in front of you. After you pay for the EMT, ambulance ride and emergency room services your bill could be well over $1,000. For half that price you can get yourself good quality gear and save yourself a lot of pain in the event you go down. Its your choice..:8
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September 1st, 2003
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