Cops, soldiers and firemen are professionals it's part of their job to be in uniform, what do they have to do with people wearing spandex or leather chaps.. Do you ever see cops on motorcycles wearing leather vests and chaps? Nope you sure don't because it's a costume..

I see you are getting the point, that people in specific groups have this strange need to "look" like everyone else in their little group. Yes neo nazis are a good example of a social costume.

Here we go, another perfect example..

3 cops in their units bicycle uniform for SF. Notice they aren't wearing nut hugging shorts or shirts that are two times too tight? Then we have their buddy whom is just riding around town in his Tour de France costume. I bet he doesn't get going over 25mph in the middle of that town, but look out he's gotta be aerodynamic.

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I've suspected you were a simpleton, but . . . .

Because leather is significantly more durable and warmer than human flesh.

And cyclists (and runners) are more apt to be seen by drivers when wearing bright colored attire

see? there you go 'conforming' to the man again.. Let me show you how its done..

cycling, running, triathlons
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volleyball and tennis
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skiing and tobagganing...roar
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and of course hippy van conventions...
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think difernt!!

i skipped all the posts that made this into something political, and answer the question at hand:

- if it's not functional, people dress up because people are sheep and cling on groups they can be apart of. It's in people's nature.

well of course grumpy smurf here is the only one that takes this question seriously.. bravo

Once again, a full leather jacket or actual leather pants will certainly protect you from road rash. However little leather vests with no sleeves (aka biker vests) aren't going to do shit. They will just get peeled right off your body because not a single biker I've ever seen actually button them up. Not to mention they have no sleeves to protect your arms.. They are nothing more than a costume for weekend warrior bikers to wear to make themselves seem cool.

Actual bikers in gangs wore them to show off their gang affiliation, but today most people wearing them are just trying to be trendy.. So they look like the rest of their little social circle. It's certainly not to protect their as because with out sleeves and with out being buttoned/zipped up it's not doing a thing, also chaps aren't doing a damn thing to stop road rash.

This will help you stop road rash..

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This just makes you look like a 70's gay porn star

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I wish you would post your photo so I can see if you are dumber than you look.

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Crockett's right. Next time I go arc-welding in art class I'm wearing a bathing suit and slippers.

To hell with conformity.

Don't be so mad because you know deep down inside that I'm right. Those little sleeveless leather vests and chaps are nothing more than costume pieces. If you want protection then you have to wear proper gear, not what you think looks stylish...

Actually wearing a bathing suit and slippers would be about as useful as wearing a leather vest and chaps on a motorcycle or wearing a cowboy outfit with out any Indians to chase. Wear the proper gear not what you might think is stylish. Your going in the wrong direction here..

Not mad, bordering on feeling sorry for your caretakers.

I figure you are closer to needing caretakers than I am.. :1orglaugh

Your argument with uniforms was that people use them as an identity crutch. If you wear XYZ, you are XYZ.

Now you are saying somebody can't wear a cowboy outfit because they are not chasing Indians. And you are saying that a bike rider should wear proper protective gear, which is in fact a "uniform" of most crotch rocket riders.

Fun troll though.

I didn't say bike riders shouldn't wear proper safety gear, I said they look silly when they try to look like they are in the Tour de France. The reason the professionals wear the skin tight stuff is for aerodynamics.

Most of these people riding around cities wearing their whole stylish gett up likely don't get over 15mph. Meaning they don't need the fancy pants that make them look silly they could wear normal clothes and ride their bikes just fine..

As for cowboy outfits, I never said people can't wear them, I said they look like a clown. Why do people still dress up like cowboys when there hasn't been any real cowboys in a 150 years or more.

Might as well dress up like a pirate. I mean really does this look any less silly than dressing up as a pirate?

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How do you crush cornered cockroaches wearing those?

I was trying to figure out how they drive..

links pulled.. bravo

NOT! :1orglaugh