Originally Posted by
Tulex
My point is that how it is presented doens't represent where it is presented. Sure many if not most people in here have gone 30-40 mph. Most of us in here that have are not going to wipe out at those speeds. Why? We don't put ourselves at harms way at those speeds. Sure it can happen. But I'm thinking the majority of people in the 41 would rather avoid crash situations than suit up for them. That simply isn't the case with those that race. So of course we are going to look at it differently.
Plenty of casual/recreational riders have ocassion to be going 30-40mph, and the protection from road rash is still a nice benefit of a base layer. Which was the point of the thread. Of course I would rather avoid a crash, but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea to at least consider things that mitigate the consequences of crashing. Base layers, helmets, shaving, seatbelts, etc.