Yeah we are all individuals. I have had friends swear by the chaps, but I have never worn any. I can definitly see the benefit during the winter or in the event of some concrete ass surfing. A while back a friend of the family came by the house and he had on his leather chaps, leather west, biker boots, and doo-rag... as well as his Stone cold steve Austin hair doo and a complamentary goatee. I could not help but think that the chaps were more of a part of his ensemble rather than actually for protection.
You forgot the fingerless gloves or is it fingerless chaps? I forget.