I was talking to this guy the other week and he explained he always wears a jacket, gloves, boots, and helmet but will wear shorts when it's hot out.  He told me he has been down in both riding pants and in shorts, and the damage was the same either way, so why bother with the pants. 

Personally, I'll stick with the pants, but it seems that's not that odd of an occurance.

My friends and I were out gear shopping onetime, and my buddy was trying on a bunch of different boots. There's nothing funnier than a dude wearing shorts and a pair of Alpinestars race boots. We decided that it's the male equivalent of the sorority girl wearing uggs and a miniskirt,

Personally the few times that I've ended up sliding down the asphault there actually was minimal difference in the damage to my calves between denim pants and shorts so I can somewhat understand that point of view...but it loooks SOOOOO stupid...

heck I wear pants for no other reason for that when my fizzer's radiator fan comes on the heat from the motor blows right on your legs,  (very nice in the spring/fall) I'm not talking warm air here...NOOOO....like hair singing experience I'm a quick learning grasshopper

It's like masturbating with a prophylactic on........it's........it's.........."just not right"............