Let's chat about helmets..

Speaking of helmets, I'm getting one next week that's gonna make @stb222 go
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stb222 said:
You do have a way of picking the ugliest helmet the industry is pushing at the time (and reminding us of it with 3 selfies per ride)
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I just got my Rapha helmet delivered yesterday. Have not ridden with it yet but it's beautiful. I may just leave it as a decoration in my living room and never ride with it.
 
jShort said:
I just got my Rapha helmet delivered yesterday. Have not ridden with it yet but it's beautiful. I may just leave it as a decoration in my living room and never ride with it.
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Doesn't that Rapha look a lot like the Giro Synthe? (Sorry, couldn't find matching profile photos.)

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I first heard the saying when I was learning to ride a Motorcycle(road) that its not if you will crash but when, you will crash. As Ben clearly stated there is nothing you can physically do during a crash to protect your noggin' no matter the experience level. The older I've become the more I realize how fragile our lives really are. All you can do is expect the unexpected......and wear a helmet!
Ed and Pat
 
When I started riding a few years ago I was at Jungle Habitat and I was just going to do an easy ride around.
As I was getting ready, there were two guys in their 2o's and they said "hey, where's your helmet?" I said I
didn't think I needed to wear it since I was only doing an easy ride around. They insisted I wear it and I
replied, "yes mother!". I'm glad they thought enough to say something. They also had a good point, that if I did
crash without a helmet it would affect all riders at the park and screw things up for everyone if I got hurt.
Thanks!
 
My thought is I find it hard to believe here we are on a bike-centric site discussing the necessity of wearing a helmet. Um, yeah, last I checked I need my skull and don't have a spare.

Wear it if you want, I DGAF if you don't. Kinda like seat belts- I'm not gonna be maimed or kilt if you don't. Just better blame only yourself when they name that new vegetable after you.

And shut the F'in boom box off on the trails at 6Mile. Your music sucks and it always did. Or at least play some Metallica if you're gonna be ignorant of others.
 
I have broken two or three helmets over the years. On one of those spills ( road bike ) the back of my head slammed the pavement so hard that I got quite the bump and bruise from the inside of the helmet. That would have been 'game over' without.

I usually will direct a not so friendly 'Get a helmet!' at the crazies. They usually are just clueless. Not looking to be their best friend just don't want to deal with seeing them flopping around on the ground with the brains splattered all over.

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