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I usually avoid such thing because I'm vividly aware of what will happen to me if I took a spill.
The worrying thing about purchasing those bad boys is that you might end up feeling more comfortable about falling off the bicycle, rather than comfortable about preventing it in the first place.
TL:DR I sound like an asshole.
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You don't sound like an #heyasshole! at all dude.
You're 100% right, I don't know what to add except I need to remain as cautious as ever, and not get lazy because I've got armour.
Also at the end of the day, I really don't want to scratch my bike/buckle a wheel etc...
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I'm going to give that a listen mate. I always wear a helmet on the commute just due to the speed I'm going at, if I catch an unexpected pot hole etc I'm likely to land on my bonce.
But after my most recent ped strike I've invested in a pair of these bad boys: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/troy-lee-designs-bp-7605-short/rp-prod59933
I landed right on my hip, black and blue for two weeks, these should save me a bit. I haven't had a chance to "test them out" yet but I'm two weeks over due and I've been faced with some pretty intense walls recently.