enrico vespa said:
No matter how hot it is out there or how short your trip, wear your gear as if your going on a 1,000 mile trip.
Enrico, thanks for sharing!
The lesson I am taking from your experience is .. "Too hot to wear gear ... too hot to ride."
I bought some mesh gear and upgraded the armor padding to CE levels.
See
www.newenough.com website, armor section ...
I wore it for the first time today and it felt like I was just wearing a tshirt on the highway.
There is no reason to ride with no gear with the choices we have today!
To give you some hope, I once had a bad back injury and my left leg atrophied to half the diameter of my right leg. With a lot of PT and exercising on my own, I was able to overcome it and regained 95% of my strength. The only thing I can't do is keep a beat with music with that leg. Strength and major muscle coordination is all there (walk without limping, climb steps and ladders, shift gears with my bike), just have problems with fine motor control portion.
Work hard ... you won't notice the progress but those around you will!
Hang in there, it is slow but it is worth every inch you gain!