Always Always Always wear gloves. If you get knocked off the bike, your hands will likely be the first to hit the ground and the skin comes off easily...
Skin and
bones...
I'm sure his hand would have been a lot worse off without em. That's the dude with the USB memory stick in his prosthesis...
Was trying to find the one with a guy who had [slightly] road rashed palms after his gloves' seams failed, but the Monster makes this photo more appropriate.