[dhgeyer]

alan,

Thanks for the tip about GU. Does it all have caffeine? I can't use caffeine, as it causes an irregular heartbeat.

Water Warrior,

Have you looked into mesh pants? Off road riders use them a lot I think. Anyway, I know they exist. I ride in heavy jeans. Despite conventional wisdom, I have been down twice in my 13 years now, and on the one two years ago I tumbled and rolled 100 feet. The car knocked me off the bike at 55 mph or so - no time to brake, I swerved. Anyway, my Joe Rocket ballistic nylon jacket was shredded in places but kept me from serious injury, as did my full face helmet. I had one small patch of road rash on one knee where the jeans wore through, but other than that they held. On my other mishap 40 years ago I was going much slower, and the jeans held with no problem. Just one data point. I have a good pair of riding pants. But, if it's too hot to wear them, I'll go with jeans.