Originally posted by mandigreene
sometimes I feel like I should be wearing knee pads on my bike
Are you road riding or mountain biking? I've seen a handful of mountain bikers wearing knee/shin pads (and many wearing elbow gear). And all down-hill mountain bikers wear gear. But I've never seen a roadie wearing protective stuff. But there's always a first!

I had a friend who's wife was starting out with clips on her road bike. I offered her my elbow pads (I sometimes wear then when mountain biking). She used them on her first day in clips. You know Bell Helmet's slogan "Courage for Your Head"? She called my pads courage for her elbows.