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View Poll Results: When riding while wearing chaps do you usually ....
Leave them on the entire day
76
31.93%
Take them off at some point 25% of the time
31
13.03%
Take them off at some point 50% of the time
48
20.17%
Take them off at some point 75% of the time
83
34.87%
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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I primarily use mine to stay warm enough not to die on my way to work or home. If I were to ride all day, and it was cold enough to put them on, I would wear them as long as the temperatures dictated to do so.
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by hincheec
I primarily use mine to stay warm enough not to die on my way to work or home. If I were to ride all day, and it was cold enough to put them on, I would wear them as long as the temperatures dictated to do so.
Ditto
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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Poll is flaws because as the weather scenario changes, so will the validity of each choice you provide. Give a particular weather scenario so folks can better select the choice that represents their behavior on that day.
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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Do leather overpants count? Don't wear chaps.....
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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It is about the weather -so I took a guess as to the number of days that start out cold enough to wear chaps but then warms up to where I would take them off.
And in NC we have a lot of those days.
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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get to hot gotta go
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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I'd bet that the percentage of people wearing them the longest is directly related to weather or not they have bags to put them in.
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:17 PM
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It was 37 degrees when I Left the house this morning and would have worn them. It is now 2pm and a nice 68 degrees. No need for them.
 
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Originally Posted by hincheec
I primarily use mine to stay warm enough not to die on my way to work or home. If I were to ride all day, and it was cold enough to put them on, I would wear them as long as the temperatures dictated to do so.
ditto
also I don't have bags so if it's cold enough when I leave usually they are on for the duration of the ride..
 
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Originally Posted by Wyde Glyde Bry
Poll is flaws because as the weather scenario changes, so will the validity of each choice you provide. Give a particular weather scenario so folks can better select the choice that represents their behavior on that day.
I appreciate the input but too many variables for a simple poll.

Just trying to get a rough idea of chap wearing patterns and how many people on average leave them on all day or take them off at some point in their riding day.
 
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