ATGATT or Squidding: What do YOU ride with?
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:06 pm
All The Gear All The Time. or ATGATT.
Dressing appropriately for the slide, not for the ride. One lesson I learned the hard way like most do.
Squidding, riding Squid.
Riding in comfortable street clothing like a t-shirt and shorts. Completely underprepared in the event of an off.
Of the many urban myths why its called squid, most notable is the short life span of a squid, and what the an under-geared rider looks like in the event of a crash, a bloody torn mess writing on the pavement. Gruesome, but unfortunately true.
The bare minimum outlined by MSF is a leather or textile abrasion resistant jacket, leather gloves, and boots. Which IMHO is still not enough.
What do YOU wear when riding? What is your opinion and experience with riding gear?
EXAMPLE
Sh3p
Helmet: Shoei RF-1100 / Shoei Qwest
Hands: Alpinestars GP pro / Alpinestars SP-2
Top: Alpinestars Tech 1-R / Alpinestars Jaws / Alpinestars AS-1 suit
Bottom: Drayko drift jeans / Dainese 1K jeans / RS taichi hard kneepads
Feet: Sidi ST air / Alpinestars SMX+ / Sidi streetburner
Experience:
I've owned lots of gear and have kinda settled into what was most comfortable, lesson learned and I no longer own any textile gear as they did not hold up in a crash for me. I do not get on the street with a moto unless im in at least an armored leather jacket, gauntlets, kneepads, and full armor boots. I have crashed a few times at speed and am still paying hospital bills lol. I am a firm advocate of ATGATT and have first hand seen good gear save lives. In our motorcycle community, no one is ridiculed for being over geared.
Dressing appropriately for the slide, not for the ride. One lesson I learned the hard way like most do.
Squidding, riding Squid.
Riding in comfortable street clothing like a t-shirt and shorts. Completely underprepared in the event of an off.
Of the many urban myths why its called squid, most notable is the short life span of a squid, and what the an under-geared rider looks like in the event of a crash, a bloody torn mess writing on the pavement. Gruesome, but unfortunately true.
The bare minimum outlined by MSF is a leather or textile abrasion resistant jacket, leather gloves, and boots. Which IMHO is still not enough.
What do YOU wear when riding? What is your opinion and experience with riding gear?
EXAMPLE
Sh3p
Helmet: Shoei RF-1100 / Shoei Qwest
Hands: Alpinestars GP pro / Alpinestars SP-2
Top: Alpinestars Tech 1-R / Alpinestars Jaws / Alpinestars AS-1 suit
Bottom: Drayko drift jeans / Dainese 1K jeans / RS taichi hard kneepads
Feet: Sidi ST air / Alpinestars SMX+ / Sidi streetburner
Experience:
I've owned lots of gear and have kinda settled into what was most comfortable, lesson learned and I no longer own any textile gear as they did not hold up in a crash for me. I do not get on the street with a moto unless im in at least an armored leather jacket, gauntlets, kneepads, and full armor boots. I have crashed a few times at speed and am still paying hospital bills lol. I am a firm advocate of ATGATT and have first hand seen good gear save lives. In our motorcycle community, no one is ridiculed for being over geared.