Quote Originally Posted by Cali Sunshine View Post
has anyone here crashed and ruined their cycling garments (shorts, tights, etc)? i have seen pictures of cyclists after a tumble and their cycling shorts will have big rips and holes in them. cycling shorts are expensive (to me), so how common will this happen and can they be patched/repaired?

Ha. No. I "lost" a pair of UltraSensor shorts and a pair of AmFib tights when the ER cut them off me. Funny, they never gave them back ... I think that was the same wreck that gave me five stitches across the bridge of my nose that never healed well. I did learn two things from that wreck, at least - don't use the front brake when spinning at 35 mph down a hill in the rain and a car pulls out in front of you, and don't wear glasses (they're what gave me the sliced up nose).

I think I've learned something from every wreck ... what can I say, I learn from experience.