Helmets - the burning issue

rally200

Having read carefully through all the calm, reasoned threads on the subject, I finallly decided a couple of months ago not to worry about messing my hair up, and buy a helmet.

Why did no one mention the tan lines?

One week of hazy sunshine & I look like a loon. I'm tempted to nick the wife's fake tan to colour in the top half of my forehead. Or I could just wear my red & white striped ersey to match my face.

tardington

Just wear your helmet all the time of course.

itboffin

A burning helmet came be very painful :shock:

NGale

personally I don;t care if I look a numpty wearing a helmet, to avoid the tan lines I wear plenty of sun creme and have a fringe

wearing helmets are personal, but I would advocate them

I have to admit I forgot my helmet the other night when cycling to sea cadets. I was told off by a senior officer for not setting an example, the next evening meeting I was there wearing it. I guess with kids some kind of example has to be set even if they don't choose to follow it.

Stone Glider

Congratulations to rally 200 for generating some heat into such a cold issue.

If what we who wear helmets, predict happens; the those that do not, will not be able to notice that they were wrong.

An interesting feature of some blood pressure control tablets is a tendency to sunburn easily. Cheaper than a flight to Mallorca.

DonDaddyD

itboffin wrote:

A burning helmet came be very painful :shock:

Sheer genius!!!

biondino

I have four red patches on my scalp from wearing a helmet in the sun this weekend :shock:

il_principe

biondino wrote:

I have four red patches on my scalp from wearing a helmet in the sun this weekend :shock:

I have none, because I'm sensible* and wore a cap rather than a helmet.

*although not sensible enough to wear SPF on my arms :oops:

Wearing a cap under the helmet is worth thinking about, keeps the sun off and soaks up the sweat.

snooks

Or just remember to apply a decent SPF on yer bonce before you go out...The non greasy alcohol based spray stuff is the the stuff I use when I'm working (in the sun on boats)

Alternatively get a tan without going out on yer bike...A few hours in the sun with a beer usually does the trick

always_tyred

snooks wrote:

Or just remember to apply a decent SPF on yer bonce before you go out...The non greasy alcohol based spray stuff is the the stuff I use when I'm working (in the sun on boats)

Alternatively get a tan without going out on yer bike...A few hours in the sun with a beer usually does the trick

But but that's nanotechnology isn't it? Surely the nanoparticles will soak through your scalp, into your brain and take over your body?

Personally, I use hair to keep the sun off my head. I'll get my coat.

itboffin

+1 on the hair method

antfly

There must be a lot of baldies on here.
It`s funny that some people don`t want to burn their bonce but aren`t worried about landing on it..

richk

antfly wrote:

There must be a lot of baldies on here.
It`s funny that some people don`t want to burn their bonce but aren`t worried about landing on it..

I've done both & the former was far more painful :shock:

I do wear a helmet though as it will protect your head from both

wgwarburton

antfly wrote:

There must be a lot of baldies on here.
It`s funny that some people don`t want to burn their bonce but aren`t worried about landing on it..

I take it that (unlike the original poster) you havn't read through all of the calm and reasoned arguments on the subject...!

You want to watch out for that beer stuff, too- leads to all sorts of nasty injuries, even without the skin-cancer being factored in....

Be safe.

Cheers,
W.

roger_merriman

itboffin wrote:

+1 on the hair method

yup and the tan in a nano sec any way, i'd need to do something very dumb to burn in uk.

antfly

WGWarburton wrote:

antfly wrote:

There must be a lot of baldies on here.
It`s funny that some people don`t want to burn their bonce but aren`t worried about landing on it..

I take it that (unlike the original poster) you havn't read through all of the calm and reasoned arguments on the subject...!

You want to watch out for that beer stuff, too- leads to all sorts of nasty injuries, even without the skin-cancer being factored in....

Be safe.

Cheers,
W.

I did my own research when I fell on my head without a helmet, it hurt,what I remember of it.I haven`t fallen on my helmet yet so I can`t say if it hurts any less but I reckon it will.

roger_merriman

antfly wrote:

WGWarburton wrote:

antfly wrote:

There must be a lot of baldies on here.
It`s funny that some people don`t want to burn their bonce but aren`t worried about landing on it..

I take it that (unlike the original poster) you havn't read through all of the calm and reasoned arguments on the subject...!

You want to watch out for that beer stuff, too- leads to all sorts of nasty injuries, even without the skin-cancer being factored in....

Be safe.

Cheers,
W.

I did my own research when I fell on my head without a helmet, it hurt,what I remember of it.I haven`t fallen on my helmet yet so I can`t say if it hurts any less but I reckon it will.

oh yippy a new born helmet thread.....

antfly

Sorry.