[Rick Lee]

At any given time I'm usually wearing about $1k worth of riding gear and that's not the fancy stuff by any means. Remember, you dress for the crash, not for the ride. I don't believe much in these $700 Arai helmets. But I think my $330 Shoei is pretty nice, I wear Olympia Airglide pants, Axo boots, Tourmaster jacket and gloves. When I started out I had a Scorpio helmet and wore an orange vest over my North Face winter coat. Now I am totally dressed for the crash and feel I'd be able to walk away from a good fall if I didn't get hit by another car while down.