Bike Lids (again)

squigs
squigs Posts: 149
edited September 2010 in Road beginners
I need to reignite this!

On Saturday my boss was thrown from his bike after hitting a pot hole at 25 mph. He landed on his head then slid down the road.
Very nasty to see the aftermath.
The impact on the lid from where he hit the ground was shocking(and Concave)

If the lid wasn't there???

Can someone please explain why you feel it would not have made a difference if he wears a lid or not, I am constantly baffled by this argument?
Sirrus Comp 2010 (commuting)
Roubaix Pro SL Sram red (Weekend sportives)
Certini Campagnolo Mirage (Turbo trainer)

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  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    squigs wrote:
    Can someone please explain why you feel it would not have made a difference if he wears a lid or not

    yours is the first post on this thread and mine is the second - where did anyone say that..?

    Or are you just hoping to kick off another long, dull and pointless helmet debate again...??
  • sundog
    sundog Posts: 243
    cyclist falls off bike shocker
    I like white bikes
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    sundog wrote:
    cyclist falls off bike shocker

    and survives..!! :shock:
  • squigs
    squigs Posts: 149
    softlad wrote:
    squigs wrote:
    Can someone please explain why you feel it would not have made a difference if he wears a lid or not

    yours is the first post on this thread and mine is the second - where did anyone say that..?

    Or are you just hoping to kick off another long, dull and pointless helmet debate again...??

    I am not going to search the site to find the dull and pointless helmet debate
    If you are a regular on this site then I am sure you know of the debates that go on!!!
    In fact this is a forum so I will post what ever I want. If you are not interested then don't join in to the Dull and pointless debate or maybe just answer the question rather than being an ?
    Sirrus Comp 2010 (commuting)
    Roubaix Pro SL Sram red (Weekend sportives)
    Certini Campagnolo Mirage (Turbo trainer)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    squigs wrote:
    I need to reignite this!

    On Saturday my boss was thrown from his bike after hitting a pot hole at 25 mph. He landed on his head then slid down the road.
    Very nasty to see the aftermath.
    The impact on the lid from where he hit the ground was shocking(and Concave)

    If the lid wasn't there???

    Can someone please explain why you feel it would not have made a difference if he wears a lid or not, I am constantly baffled by this argument?

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    Do you wear that everytime you step into your car?
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  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    squigs wrote:
    In fact this is a forum so I will post what ever I want. If you are not interested then don't join in to the Dull and pointless debate or maybe just answer the question rather than being an ?

    as you say fella - it's a forum, so my opinion is just as valid as yours. My opinion is that without the helmet, he probably wouldn't have even crashed in the first place... ;)

    (I'm using the same logic as you, by the way)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    You state the need to reignite this and even have (again) in your topic heading so you are obviously aware that it has been discussed in length previously (last time being a coupe of weeks back and all the salient points for both sides were discussed ad nauseum.
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

    So he fell off and would have been killed. Lots of people fall off. Some get killed [apparently], most don't.

    Move along please. Nothing to see here.
  • fuelex
    fuelex Posts: 165
    dont feed the helmet troll ;D

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