All the Gear All the Time
- Thread starter Tucson Raider
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Tucson Raider
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Thank you for all the well wishes and concern. Here's an update 2 days later. I'm feeling okay. I'm still a little sore but very happy to be alive. The scrapes still hurt, but to be honest, the tattoo hurt more. For those of you who asked, here's the gear I was wearing:
Boots - Setup (purchased on clearance at New Enough), they seem to have a hole in the left big toe but my feet are fine
Pants - Tourmaster Venture, I got the gray ones to try to keep from melting in the sun. They seem to be fine and I don't have any marks on my legs, just black & blue
Jacket - Motoboss, it was the lightest, cheapest, meshiest jacket they had at Cycle Gear with CE armor in it. I knew it was a tradeoff between safety and comfort in the heat and all things considered, it held up pretty well. The armor is intact and it looks like it ripped on a seam and that's what gave me the road rash.
Helmet - HJC CL15, in my opinion it's the best helmet for your dollar (DOT and Snell approved). It's beat up pretty good, certainly a one-time-use item. But no neck or head injuries at all (and the ER docs tried, really, really hard to find anything wrong with me).
Boots - Setup (purchased on clearance at New Enough), they seem to have a hole in the left big toe but my feet are fine
Pants - Tourmaster Venture, I got the gray ones to try to keep from melting in the sun. They seem to be fine and I don't have any marks on my legs, just black & blue
Jacket - Motoboss, it was the lightest, cheapest, meshiest jacket they had at Cycle Gear with CE armor in it. I knew it was a tradeoff between safety and comfort in the heat and all things considered, it held up pretty well. The armor is intact and it looks like it ripped on a seam and that's what gave me the road rash.
Helmet - HJC CL15, in my opinion it's the best helmet for your dollar (DOT and Snell approved). It's beat up pretty good, certainly a one-time-use item. But no neck or head injuries at all (and the ER docs tried, really, really hard to find anything wrong with me).