Not another helmet thread

misterben
misterben Posts: 193
edited December 2007 in Commuting chat
I've seen a few people in Glasgow who lock their helmet to their bike at the station, to save having to carry it around. Does anybody here do that? Is it worth it, or do you find that vandalism is common?
mrBen

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  • Shadowduck
    Shadowduck Posts: 845
    I do occasionally, but generally it goes in the net helmet carrying bit on my pannier (which converts into a rucksack). Never had any problems... In my motorcycling days I almost always used to thread the lock through the chin part of my helmet and leave it there if the weather was decent, never had any vandalism but it's unpleasant if it rains unexpectedly!
    Even if the voices aren't real, they have some very good ideas.
  • skinny man0903
    skinny man0903 Posts: 37
    I nornmally put my helmet in my panniers, if I am going into the shops. but 9 times out of 10 I take helmet if I am in a place I don't know. when I have left it on the bike never had any vandalism so far
    http://ukcycling.smfforfree4.com/index.php
  • Cyclegent
    Cyclegent Posts: 601
    If I was a helmet wearer, which I'm not, I'd be wary of doing this, because what if your helmet got booted by someone or accidentally knocked by another bike, pram etc.

    Wouldn't this negate the helmet's 'effectiveness', such as it is?

    Or is the advice to buy a new helmet if it gets knocked merely another marketing ploy by the manufacturers?
    \'Cycling in Amsterdam.is not a movement, a cause, or a culture.It\'s a daily mode of transportation. People don\'t dress special to ride their bike any more than we dress special to drive our car... In the entire 1600 photographs that I took, there were only three people in "bike gear" and wearing helmets.\' Laura Domala, cycling photographer.

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