Rider's helmets

geoff_ss
geoff_ss Posts: 1,201
edited July 2011 in Pro race
I've noticed that several riders (Andy Schleck for one) ride with their helmet straps very loose. I can understand that on the long climbs they're very hot (I take mine off on very long climbs like the Ventoux) but I wonder if they'd stay on in the event of a fall.

I've actually tested a couple of helmets to destruction so I'm quite keen on them for myself but it should be a matter of individual choice - this isn't a helmet rant as such, just an observation.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Presumably if they didn't have to wear helmets they wouldn't.
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Presumably if they didn't have to wear helmets they wouldn't.


    This.

    Many riders wear a helmet because they have to. Not because they are worried about their safety. I know lots of riders who only wear helmets when they have to. Myself included.
  • mouth
    mouth Posts: 1,195
    Personal choice

    I go for tight as is comfortable. The idea in a crash is that it shouldn't move at all. I'd guess Schleck's lid would have a rotary/dial fit and this should hold it in place to an extent
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  • straas
    straas Posts: 338
    I sometimes find a tight strap to be a hindrance when I really need to get some oxygen, so maybe that?
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  • Ron Stuart
    Ron Stuart Posts: 1,242
    Speaking as someone who was nearly killed by a hit and run driver and having my helmet written off in the accident I would always wear a helmet properly i.e. strap done up tight enough to allow my mouth to fully open. I have the front of the helmet well and truly secured over my forehead.
    I recommend all others to do the very same.

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