Originally Posted by
Silvercivic27
There's your first mistake. . .racing in a nice jersey.
+1. Like I tell every new racer to the team:
Buy 2 jerseys. If you don't you'll end up tearing up one in a wreck and having to pin it together until a replacement comes
Wear cheap helmets. Expensive ones look nice on the shelf and at the coffee shop. Cheap ones look a lot better than the expensive ones when they're in pieces in your hands after they did their job.