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[RoadMonkey]

Full Face lid, gloves, Jacket, boots, pants.... I'm not saying that I haven't gone without gear, but I can count those times on one hand.

[MadCVORG]

Always wore a helmet, boots, and gloves since Day 1, so using pro gear has always been normal for me.  The heat can be uncomfortable, but once I get moving, it's less of an issue. Taught MSF classes for 9 years, but always believed that if you didn't want to wear a helmet, it's your call.  Personally, I prefer leather and a helmet.

[ChopperPilot]

Always wear a helmet, jeans, eye protection, boots gloves, sometimes without a jacket in the heat of the summer.  Also, wear a helmet in states that don't require them.

[senorjeem]

Just because I'm in a state that doesn't require me to wear a helmet, doesn't automatically make me suddenly decide that I wanna be an organ donor!!   

[Ohio phil]

Normally No helmet, but i got a new schuberth C3 and I can say its the most comfortable one I have ever had still going to take some getting use to but I'm trying    always wear boots and jeans

[2018_FLTRXSE]

Right there with ya.... Almost.  We left our helmets on until we got to our condo and we also put them on for the trip over to Mexico Beach, but that was it.  Boots, jeans, T-shirt, sunglasses, sunscreen and a big old smile on both of us while we were cruising around PCB and for the trip out to The Outpost on Saturday.  Helmets back on when we left the condo headed for home.  BTW, good thing we never believe the weather forecasts: couldn't have asked for nice weather for nearly the entire 4-day weekend in PCB!

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For the Record....

I've got all the gear for just about all of the weather conditions and wear it when I'm so moved, and a collection of DOT helmets... from 1/2 to full face race.  In fact, I commute year-round on my BMW R1100S down to the single digits with armored winter gear & Gerbings and about the only thing that keeps me off the bike -- weather wise -- is the threat of ice or snow.  But I choose when to where what for a variety of reasons: it's simply risk management.

FWIW, I was AGATT for about the first 35 years, but it dawned on me that when we're cycling and bombing down mountain roads at 60 mph or riding in traffic around home, we're essentially wearing nothing more than a tupperware lid with lycra shorts and short-sleeve shirts.  The "risk" of a collision with a vehicle or a crash at speed are just as high as when we're cycling as when we're motorcycling, as are the consequences.  Kinda a double standard to be dressed like an Imperial Storm Trooper on the motorcycle "just in case" when there's no practical way to replicate that as a cyclist.

ITs a higher risk on a bicycle than a motorcycle.

Having crashed my road bike into the side of a car at 40 MPH and thrown over the hood onto the roadway and suffering a rather painful roadrash on my right side I'd prefer NOT to do that again.

On a bike we wear basic, lightweight excersize clothes with a piece of vented plastic for a helmet. Sure the helmet did help... but my body took a hit that I would not like to repeat.

Does it stop me from casual dress while riding my scoot?... no, but I do wear a helmet most times regardless of what I choose to wear on the rest of my body.

Maybe its the sheer number of accidents that has prompted me to wear more often than not. Maybe its the need to survive, but regardless I know that the helmet only protects my head, and the potential for damage to other parts of my body is a very high risk.

[dahsen]

Always wear boots and jeans, no gloves most of the time if it's not cold.  I wear t-shirts if it's hot, and as for the helmet, in Canada, no question here. 

If I go to the states, helmet on Hwys and in heavy traffic.  On scenic roads, near the ocean, traveling in small towns, no helmet, but still wearing jeans and boots...

[mchirgwin]

should but don't

not the same feeling

[2018_FLTRXSE]

The collared shirt is not normal for me

[Simpleman1025]

Just started wearing helmets about 6 months ago. Used to only wear half helmets when we were in the neighboring states.

[screaminCVO]

I thought I would try the "cool" factor and ride with shorts. With short legs, I wouldn't advise it. Have a nice scar on my left leg from the primary!!! Usually leather vest in the heat. Debating on the full face or modular helmets, the ear ringing after a long day is starting to get to me and after going through a sand storm! Always wear gloves and usually boots. I find it hard to gear up in the heat. As someone mentioned earlier, I think there is different gear for different weather.

[Sprintkid]

I am a believer in to each his own but since I only have a couple marbles left I would like to keep them. We ride with full face helmets, boots, and protective mesh gear all of the time.

[hdaliaconis]

Funny how hitting the pavement once changes your wardrobe!  Wear padded pants and jacket all the time now.  Always wear a helmet. 

[ffltjeff]

I always wear jeans and boots, (I have seen hamburger helper ankles from sandals and tennis shoes).  Upper body depends on the weather,minimum is a T-shirt, helmets well that too depends on the weather.  It gets cold here and a full face helmet feels pretty nice in the fall/winter months, I use a half helmet in the summer and I do go without a helmet quite often when the law allows.   

[14_CVOBO]

My state (KY) does not have a helmet law. I do wear a full helmet in the winter and in the summer mostly wear my novelty helmet.