*per minute friend, corporations only care if it costs more to do it the wrong way. $2500/min vs their $80/min

I’m going to keep manufacture local to the west coast, but yeah, price deltas are almost extreme in comparison.

I’m gonna disagree with you about dropping the helmet at all. I also disagree about earplugs, wear them always even with a full-faced helmet if you’re going more than 30mph/40kph.

I ride every day, and otherwise agree with what you’ve written.