Originally Posted by
Clifford
Glad to see we've settled things ladies...but the point of the thread was not to determine whether or not a squid is someone who wears full leathers or not. It's a damn forum, have some fun for once and get the stick out of your ass. Take a picture of yourself riding naked for all I give a shit. If I wanted a thread with people riding without gear, I would've labeled "The Squids of Tampa who don't ride with full leathers".
Let me ask you this JH, define a squid, in bike terms, and how you could spot one. And don't tell me you can't just by looking at them.
You're a fucking dipshit. You've contradicted everything you've said so far. According to this thread title, a squid is anyone not wearing gear.
Im pretty sure that if you were smart enough to decipher what i've been saying the entire time, I dont really classify someone a squid based on their gear. You cant just look at someone and know they're a squid. But you fucking throttle jockey assclowns who see anyone without gear instantly think they're a squid. I would classify a squid as someone who rides for the wrong reasons and completely out of their skill level, or just ride like complete jackasses. Like the assholes who leave a light and start swerving like they are warming up their tires in NASCAR, or the people who putt along in traffic constantly reving everytime the see a girl, or the people who ride with no shirt, no helmet and 2 bottles of gel in their hair, just to get people to look at them. I dont base it on how much gear they may or may not wear. If someone wants to ride without a lid or in sandals or shorts, then hey, thats all on them. I hope you have fun when they are scraping asphalt out of your toes.
I never leave the house without at least gloves, my helmet, pants and proper footwear. I wear my jacket sometimes, but I ride in what makes me feel comfortable. If I go down, because someone pulled out in front of me, then hey, thats the hand I was dealt and its my fault to deal with whatever rash I end up with. But I also ride within my limits as to not put myself at any extra risk then whats already out there. But if I know that were going out to a secluded spot to fuck around then i'll gear up and wear my jacket, and my extra elbow armor and spine protector underneath. But I could personally care less about who wears what, and how other people protect themselves. It just makes you guys look like a bunch of faggot conformist to say ATGATT makes you a better rider than someone else, or that someone doesn't know how to handle or control a bike based on what attire they are in.