Helmets
kingderham
Posts: 207
When i first had a mountain bike i never wore a helmet neither did my friends (i did have a helmet but never wore it mum made me get one with my first mountain bike or i could not have a mountain bike ) , i now have a helmet and wear it regulary when i do not wear it i feel uncomfortable without it.
Does anybody else feel like this
Does anybody else feel like this
A mouthfull of mud, i guess ive crashed
Giant xtc se
Trek 1.2compact
Giant xtc se
Trek 1.2compact
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well, after having to take my unconscious mate to the hospital after cracking his head open when he crashed, then fell 12 feet from the trail into a bunch of rocks, or watching my father go over the bars at coedy and fracture a vertebrae, I'd have to say that I view people who don't bother with helmets off road as idiots. :roll:0
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After reading this again I now know you mean wearing an helmet whilst on the bike as opposed to walking round wearing a helmet because you can't bare to be parted with it.
I rode for ages without a helmet then in the first weeks of using one I came off the bike when I missed the bridge over a stream. Ended up splashing around in the stream on my back, as I got out my mate stopped laughing when he noticed that my helmet was split down the back. I took the helmet off and noticed a very large dent in the helmet too. Strangely I never felt any impact to my head. Legs, arms and back yes, head no! I guess I would have done without the helmet though.
If you don't want to use one then get your wheelchair and bibs now before they go up in price because your disability living allowance won't stretch as far in the future.0 -
I have a tale that is almost word for word with that of CraigXXL.
The only bit to add is that my mate saw the split in my helmet and commented on how I shouldn’t buy the same sort again because it didn’t stand up to the impact.
I mentioned that my head did survive and that I would be buying exactly the same sort of lid ASAP.0 -
CraigXXL wrote:No! Go see a physciatrist
"Life is like a box of chocolates..." what the f*ck is that all about? 8)
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/2038431/0 -
I split a helmet clean in half as a child in the new forest trying to ride too fast down a hill at our campsite. Still have the halves and dont ever ride without a helmet as i would most likly have brain damage now without that helmet being there!0
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I never used to wear a helmet, because I didn't have one. Since starting to cycle to work though, I decided it is a necessity. The traffic in London is brutal.0
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riding a helmet is a silly thing, i wouldnt even contemplate it, various helmets i own have saved my brains a few times(not much to save mind)0
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lol, sorry dippy day meant to say 'without a helmet' will go back to bed when i get home tonight i think lol0
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It just seems natural to wear a Helmet these days really,I dont even thiink about it !0
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KonaMike wrote:It just seems natural to wear a Helmet these days really,I dont even thiink about it !
I agree now - I've only had one for about 3 weeks, but after wearing it for a week on the way to work, it just feels normal now. Seems silly to have done without one for a while now (obviously disregarding the whole 'possibility of dying' thing.)0 -
I always wear a helmet now..... I was watching something on MTV R called scarred. It shows all the stacks and crashes that viewers have sent in. Seeing the ammount of horrific injuries people have sustained, I can't even contemplate going out without one.
The amount of teeth (and that's preferable to head trauma) that I have seen smashed out, and the resulting surgery/medical complications you would have to be a fool to go out lidless.
It's also prompted me to get a full face for more heavy riding.
I currently own a Giro Xen which is fantastic but offers no cover for the face, fine for light to moderate XC/trail riding but anything more brutal and it's a full facer for me.....
Lid all they way!0 -
If you want to have some fun, go and play with the commuters over here http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12568036&start=195
Some of them believe (and will try to prove) that any stats showing helmets help are wrong and helmets do no good what so ever.0 -
I've busted a helmet at LLandegla, it was blummin rubbish, the tree never even felt it! Seriously, I'm convinced I'd be eating liquid meals and talking gibberish (even more than now) if I hadn't had a lid on. Also witnessed a mate mis-judging a gap, landing square on his melon and busting his lid open, suffering no more than a good ridiculing from his riding buddies. Was going for a ride tonight on the roady without one but after reading this lot...Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34335188@N07/3336802663/0 -
Yes helmets are a good thing and I wear one BUT don't let the fact that you crashed and your helmet got split open make you think it "saved your life".
1 - Helmets are made of polystyrene which is a good deal weaker than a skull!
2 - Helmets are much wider than your head. The body is pretty good at instinctively protecting the head, so maybe if you hadn't been wearing a helmet, your head wouldn't actually have hit the ground even though the helmet did.
That said, I am only playing devil's advocate here and do always wear my brain bucket 0 -
The polystyrene acts as a crumple zone - it is designed to break to absorb the hit. Your skull isnt.0
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helmets are designed to reduce the impact by splitting/crushing thus reducing the impact on your skull. You will recover from a broken arm/leg but it is a lot harder to recover from a broken head!!
reminds me, just recently I saw someone at the local trails fully body armoured up setting off on a ride without a helmet!!! numpty
makes me nervous when I see parents riding with their kids and the kid isn't wearing a helmet 'because they would kick up a fuss' - simple, they dont ride!!
I some some stupid woman today rding down out street with no helmet, she also had a kiddy seat on the back of the bike and had a toddler in there also without a helmet!!! poor kid didn't have choice in the matter and would not stand a chance if she stacked it!!0 -
It also irritates me when you see families out on their bikes, and the kids are wearing very badly fitting helmets, which hang off the back of their head, ready to strangle them with the chin strap if anything happens.
I also see a lot of people with their helmets on backwards!0 -
Thats a very good point: they MUST fit correctly.0
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Oh, and curiously enough, I usually get ignored by non-cyclists round town, or just a polite hello. I don't usually wear my lid when just pootling about.
However, I've been riding to work the last two weeks, and wear my lid, because rush hour traffic is insane, and I've been getting some more female attention, even some cute smiles and stuff!
So there you have it, wearing a helmet makes you more attractive to women! 0 -
yeehaamcgee wrote:Oh, and curiously enough, I usually get ignored by non-cyclists round town, or just a polite hello. I don't usually wear my lid when just pootling about.
However, I've been riding to work the last two weeks, and wear my lid, because rush hour traffic is insane, and I've been getting some more female attention, even some cute smiles and stuff!
So there you have it, wearing a helmet makes you more attractive to women!
D'ya reckon that would work off the bike as well?"Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs0 -
what, showing women my helmet? yeah, smoooooth 0
