So I'm not cycling in ordinary street clothes/chic

[Miranda]

Every piece of my cycling gear I put on has a purpose and "does something for me".

I have crashed at different times in my life both with gear, and without. The with gear crashes had a better outcome than the withouts.

Once, my non-cycling casual bike riding gf took me on a trip to Chicago to ride bikes as part of her birthday wishes to do list. She's a fashion city chick, and I'm more of a Plain Jane Mayberry Girl. I know she was dieing at my bike geekness. The worst was: "omg you are not going to wear your helmet are you?!"

Me... "ummm, well, let's see, I really prefer my brain remain in tack, let's also refer back to my split bloody bike helment from a cash WITH it on even, in which I was still in a freakin head fog for a while... yea... no helment, no socializing bike trip for me, SORRY!"

Our subdivision loop in only 7/10mi around just to spin with the kids. I will not ride even that without my helment. No way.