Originally Posted by
hoodat
Am I the only one who is nervous about wearing artificial fabrics because of the fire danger? If you were to go up in flames wearing the traditional biking outfit it would melt and seal to your skin. It is doubtful you would survive a burn like that. My biking outfit is 100% cotton (and yes I know cotton doesn't shed heat.) I sometimes wear a jersey with back pockets because of the convenience but my shorts are always cotton.
A far more realistic thing to worry about is that the EMP from a nuclear attack would take out all my electronics. That is why I don't run Di2 on my bicycle. I want to be able to shift in a Post Shih Tzu Hit the Fan situation.
James Woolsey and Peter Vincent Pry: The Growing Threat From an EMP Attack - WSJ