World of Suck

Sometimes you see something once and you think "huh, I must have been mistaken." Then as you begin to see it more and more you realize that things just aren't so right.

Current case in point - jackass supercycle types wearing shorts, t-shirt, helmet and back protector. Back protector? So what - they can fucking find your spine when you crash?

A back protector is meant to be worn under - yes UNDER - your jacket and pants. Preferably under your CE-armor padded jacket and pants. It's not a fashion statement, unless looking like a semi-dismembered 'dung-beetle' is your style. See the idea of a back protector is to *add* to the protection you already have. It's really not going to do much of anything if the rest of the body its attached to (excepting your helmeted head) is crushed, mangled or cheese-grated.

I'm not certain why the idea of riding around with a back protector is suddenly in fashion, even if it does add a certain Klingon - je ne sais quoi.

And if you have a jacket on... please, for the love of anything you can think of, tuck the freekin protector into your pants. No one cares if you have it on or not, and you'd rather have it held in place to do its job than sticking out labeling you the cycle-nub you really are.