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that is his real name - reckons that when he went over to Phillip Island
last year, he forgot to take any clothes with him. Some of his
friends took pity on him and bought him a pair of shorts so he didn't have
to wear his leather racing suit everywhere.Bit of a sad story really, but one that illustrates one of the greater differences between men and women beautifully. A woman would never do something so stupid. None of us would ride for three days, stay for a weekend, and ride three days home without at least some gear. If you pack thoughtfully, you can get an amazing amount of stuff into a Gearsack. For all the years I chose not to own a car, I managed all my grocery shopping on a bike, and I'd regularly go away for weeks at a time with only a Gearsack-full. And I always managed to have a change of clean clothes, and enough toiletries to make a decent attempt at chic. And carry booze. I don't think this is some closely guarded secret women's business issue. Just ordinary common sense, but of course, common sense isn't. If I plan carefully, I can get three changes of clothes, soap, shampoo and other associated toiletries, make-up and a hair-dryer into my Gearsack along with camping gear and a bottle or two. If I'm going two-up, I can still fit clothes for both us, toiletries, camping gear and booze. And it's not like a Gearsack makes a lot of difference to your bike's performance. I don't think it occurred to John to buy any other clothes, but he did wonder why he didn't manage to get laid. I didn't think it was worth explaining to him the importance of odour. MCNEWS.COM.AU |