just what I was thinking Rennie Im a jeans person......always have been Bike gear has come a long way from the 80's and 90's Always a leather jacket (no armour in days gone by), gloves. Before return I used to wear steel capped 18 hole Doc Martens When I had my off last year it was at about 40mph I'd say by the time I was railroading the kerb, but I wasn't watching the speedo as I was concentrating on my landing in the bushes. Bike trapped my ankle, and if i wasn't wearing my Frank Thomas boots I'm sure I would have been taking a trip with a broken ankle in an ambulance. Even so, I'm pretty sure I chipped a bone, but it could have been worse. I'm also sure that the way I ride helped. I have the ball of my foot on the peg and tuck my foot well in and dont use my instep and poke my toes out like most I see. No damage to the jeans or my legs.