Interesting read on ATGATT

[Electrojake]

Sure, I'll bite. 
No CE, Dow Corning stuff that hardens on impact. 
Wife's lesbian buddy likes to put it on when she's drunk and run into walls. 

Your brief, wry, replies are a talent that I wish I had.
As for ATGATT. . .
Whatever makes you feel complete when you ride.
Even a $1000 MPORT jump suit.

[yurtinus]

I'm quite fond of my aerostich darien set. Costs too much, makes me look like a dork, and that's the way I likes it

In all seriousness when it comes to gear wear what you want. I don't think anybody will dispute that gear will increase your survivability in a crash. Of course, everything is a tradeoff - gear vs comfort vs money vs image. I'm not going to pretend I know what's an acceptable level of risk to anybody else (though it still hurts my soul to see shorts and t-shirts out on the highway...). As to the CE certifications - it does provide a reasonable baseline, but as demonstrated by Motoport and Aerostich it doesn't adapt well to new technologies.

[007brendan]

Hey yurtinus, what do you think of the Darien set? I've been saving up for a roadmaster, but with the recent heat wave in norcal, am beginning to think it might be too hot.

[yurtinus]

Brendan - I'll make a new thread to review it.