It turns out the Twaron — i.e. ballistic Kevlar — in my favourite PMJ single-layer riding jeans is good for more than just protecting my fragile self from road rash. It also does a fairly good job of acting like sandpaper on my big Suzuki’s pretty yellow gas tank. Okay, very fine grit mind you, but sandpaper nonetheless.
A bad back has me standing up when riding quite often. Stretch the lower lumbars, rotate the hips kind of thing. Which means my tougher-than-cotton-clad knees often come in
