What kind of headgear do you wear when commuting?

blu3cat

Dear fellow Bike Radarites (Radarians?),

A thought struck me on the way to work this morning (luckily it was only a thought).

Which type of headgear do you wear whilst commuting?

Now it's your choice what you wear, and to be frank I don't care why you wear it, and please no trolling about the benefits or lack of, of one type over another.

I wear a cycle helmet.

roger_merriman

when it's hot nothing, okay well a hair band.

when it's cold and wet and early then i'll use a warm hat though normally only for short routes as otherwise it gets far too warm.

biondino

On my commute today I decided to count helmets vs non-helmets. I lost concentration but it was 10-8 to the non-helmet brigade when I stopped. However, this sample size is ridiculously small and meaningless. I'll try again tonight.

lost_in_thought

I sometimes wear a headband - it's actually a sweatband, but don't tell anyone!

Kieran_Burns

Normally I wear a helmet, but with the warm weather it's been a nightmare with the sweat, so at the moment: nothing

(I need a new helmet that vents air properly)

edhornby

I have to cycle through one of the maddest bits of manchester so I wear a helmet every day, although it does get sweaty in the summer (cheapie helmet)

R_T_A

After a previous thread a few months back, I now wear a buff/bandana under my helmet as a sponge.

Oh yeah - I'm a laydees man 8)

collawson

pls pls pls wear a helmet- a close friend in oz is now in a care home with brain damage - he is 48 - after a simple spill off a bike

No Helmet - No Chance

soy_sauce

when its cold, rainning or windy i wear skullcap under my helmet.
when its hot, i wear just the helmet.

il_principe

Either a cap or nothing, will be favouring nothing as things warm up.

gtvlusso

A bucket, for I am Lord Buckethead and you shall all bow to me.......

roger_merriman

biondino wrote:

On my commute today I decided to count helmets vs non-helmets. I lost concentration but it was 10-8 to the non-helmet brigade when I stopped. However, this sample size is ridiculously small and meaningless. I'll try again tonight.

it varies from area to area much like type of bikes, or how much RLJ etc as you say the sample size is too small etc.

on a club run i'm very much a minority being with out one but other areas you can see a fair few bikes but not many helmets.

Harry182

For commuting I always wear a helmet. Pootling down the shops or on the tow path I sometimes forgo.

The helmet has come in very handy on at least a couple of occasions. Twice I've rear ended cars by misjudging their deceleration. They both accelerated hard then braked hard with me doing the same behind them except for the decelerating as hard. Both cars were hatch backs and I only came to a complete stop when the top of my (helmeted) head made contact with their rear windows. :shock: It's only been twice in 25+ years of cycle commuting so it's not as bad as it might sound.

PS - R_T_A - do you mean 'lady-man' and is that like a Lady-boy?

UndercoverElephant

Helmet every time. I'm a father of three young children and I need to be able to think to do my job.

vorsprung

I don't wear a helmet for safety
It has a peak on it and keeps off the rain/sun etc
But I don't think of it as safety equipment

R_T_A

Harry182 wrote:

PS - R_T_A - do you mean 'lady-man' and is that like a Lady-boy?

I'm not fussy really - I'm married so anything that shows interest is a bonus.

Whoops! Wrong forum :shock:

Deadeye Duck

I wear a relatively cheap abus helmet. I get a bit sweaty, but not enough to cause any irritation.

roger merriman wrote:

it varies from area to area much like type of bikes, or how much RLJ etc as you say the sample size is too small etc.

on a club run i'm very much a minority being with out one but other areas you can see a fair few bikes but not many helmets.

Speaking of RLJing, I saw the greatest version of it yet today. Lights are red and they slowly creep forward while trying to trackstand, green man comes on and they put one foot on the floor and use it to push the bike along to the other side, while still straddled on the bike. They get to the otherside where I'm waiting and put the other foot back on the pedal and begin cycling off. I laughed and said to myself "Well I'm practically walking, so I cant be jumping the light" and to my surprise, they must have heard me and shouted "Exactly!" back at me.

Soul Boy

A helmet. I just do, alright! :?

nasahapley

Just a buff worn headband style for suicidally reckless old me; being a sweaty b***ard I need it all year round too.

prawny

I wear a helmet with a girls hairband underneath to stop the stream, I've just been out pricing up helmets with bigger holes in.

I'd love to do the cap thing but to keep the wife happy, and so no drivers can use that one against me, I always wear a helmet for the commute.

whyamihere

Helmet. When I'm going quick (as I do on my commute because I'm normally late) the venting seems to suck in enough air that I'm cooler with the lid than without it. I sometimes take it off and hang it on the bars on steep long climbs though.

andy83

wear a helmet but really need summin to stop stupid sweat going EVERYWHERE lol

prawny

andy83 wrote:

wear a helmet but really need summin to stop stupid sweat going EVERYWHERE lol

Girls headbands are the future! Join us (well me anyway :oops: ) Vive la revolution!

gtvlusso

A lid everytime.....Only time I have not work a helmet was when it was very cold and I put a Lumberjack hat on.....Helmet would not go over it.

Gotta ask yourself the question - "is a simple spill potentially worth ruining your life and the lives of your wife/partner and children?".....Feel like a nobber wearing it, but in traffic it is worth it in the end.

But each to therir own, and I am not gonna get preachy here......(although I probably just have done!) :-)

_Brun_

In this weather? Knotted handkerchief FTW.

andy83

prawny wrote:

andy83 wrote:

wear a helmet but really need summin to stop stupid sweat going EVERYWHERE lol

Girls headbands are the future! Join us (well me anyway :oops: ) Vive la revolution!

im there

i know my gf has some but can only find pink one, then again pink is good lol

i will be off to get me some tomo

do you think its a good enough excuse to get a new helmet cos mine is a bit smelly???

biondino

andy83 wrote:

do you think its a good enough excuse to get a new helmet cos mine is a bit smelly???

Since I microwaved my helmet the smell has got less and less - I also make an effort whenever possible to leave it in the sun or, at least, a breeze. It's wearable again and it was REALLY rank before.

prawny

andy83 wrote:

prawny wrote:

andy83 wrote:

wear a helmet but really need summin to stop stupid sweat going EVERYWHERE lol

Girls headbands are the future! Join us (well me anyway :oops: ) Vive la revolution!

im there

i know my gf has some but can only find pink one, then again pink is good lol

i will be off to get me some tomo

do you think its a good enough excuse to get a new helmet cos mine is a bit smelly???

It's the one I'm using 8)

jimmypippa

R_T_A wrote:

After a previous thread a few months back, I now wear a buff/bandana under my helmet as a sponge.

Oh yeah - I'm a laydees man 8)

Was that my suggestion?

I do that...

I also wear a helmet because I want my kids to do so.

Fireblade96

Depends.
Commuting to work (busy road) - helmet, cos it's bright yellow and counts as my concession to Hi Viz
Popping into town: nothing. Unless it's really sunny, then maybe a baseball cap. Or a wooly hat in the winter to keep my ears warm !

R_T_A

jimmypippa wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

After a previous thread a few months back, I now wear a buff/bandana under my helmet as a sponge.

Oh yeah - I'm a laydees man 8)

Was that my suggestion?

I do that...

I also wear a helmet because I want my kids to do so.

Can't remember - but if it was, thanks