Soooo, I'm gonna be going riding for a couple days in about a week, and I have a very special ring that I never take off- only when I shower. Anyways, should I keep it on when I ride? Or should I just take it off... I don't feel comfortable leaving it at home. I saw somewhere that I should wear it on a chain?
Anyways, what do you ladies do with your rings?

I wear mine

Edited by Debi, 08 March 2012 - 04:18 AM.

I take mine off so I dont bend them if i have to pick up my bike or lift something heavy....the chain option is a good idea if you dont want to leave it at home and still have it with you

I am coming up on the same issue! I now have a big beautiful engagement ring and I never want to take it off..... but he tells me not to ride with with.  I guess when all the snow is gone and i start riding again i will still take it to the track but when i ride i’ll put it away.

I would think a ring on a chain would have a greater chance of being bent.  I guess if you are using a roost guard it would be more protected.

Edited by CCS702, 10 March 2012 - 06:23 PM.

Thanks for the advice I decided I'm going to put it on my necklace while we are out there.

I usually end up wearing mine to wherever we are going to be riding at and I end up putting in a zippered pocket in my purse, along with my hubby's ring too.

I don't ride with my rings on...I tried it once, but my ring was getting caught on my gloves and digging into my fingers while riding.  It just didn't work for me.

I'm not sure how I feel about wearing them on a chain, I guess I'd be concerned the chain might snap and there goes my rings.  But I ride through the woods and overgrowth quite a bit, so much of the brush is snagging my jersey, getting wrapped around my boots & about pulling me off my bike - fun - but wouldn't want my chain to get snagged on a branch or thorne bush or something while riding and lose my rings.

Edited by leadfoot70ss, 12 March 2012 - 07:08 PM.

My girlfriend sells bracelets once in a while to people that don't want to wear their wedding ring during activities but still want to feel close to their significant other. www.gunmetalgems.etsy.com.

I always take mine off! I just leave my wedding/engagement ring at home whenever I ride. 1 - it hurts to ride with them on and 2 - I wouldn't want to fall and bend the rings or lose my finger!

Edited by DirtQueen, 16 March 2012 - 09:42 AM.

DirtQueen, on 16 March 2012 - 09:42 AM, said:

I never thought about loosing my finger with my ring on in a crash. Looks like I will leave mine at home now too ... Thanks for the slap in the face to wake me up

Another vote for leaving it off when you ride! Not worth the risk. My diamond snags in my gloves anyway.

As a guy I always take mine off when riding and even when working on "things" learned the hard way as I got a nice burn and my ring tried to weld itself to the sheet metal on the car while doing some automotive electrical work (dis connecting the battery cable).  Also it gets caught on so much stuff that I don't want to loose a finger.  Also if I am doing anthing using hand protection (gloves) I fear it getting flung off when I take my gloves off.

BTW I remember way back when taking a "farm safety for kids" class that they mentioned working without jewelry and it had a corny video that showed a guy loosing a finger when his ring caught on the edge of a piece of equipment.

DirtQueen, on 16 March 2012 - 09:42 AM, said:

Wearing rings while riding or wrenching is a good way to lose a finger, the hangar where I worked had pretty gruesome posters depicting the finger laying next to the exposed bone .
Or in the case of swelling as is common if you break a bone, the ER will cut you precious memento off.

My vote is don't wear it or put it on a necklace. I know of 2 necklaces being lost in the woods. They don't know when or where they got snagged or ???? but when they got back the necklace was gone. As far as taking the ring off your husbund or significant other would much rather you take it off for a while. If you loose the finger I guess you wont ever wear it on that finger again.

I never wear mine riding, it just feels funny.

  Another great thing is after 18 years of marriage it is kind of fun to pretent like I am his girlfriend for the day!

After a gruesome wreck that pinched my hand between the bars and a rock (luckily I had taken my ring off on a hunch), I never wear my rings riding. I lost my ring finger nail and would have done more severe damage than a broken finger - not worth it!! Plus the diamond snags on my gloves.