glasgowcyclist
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The CycleChat Helmet Debate Thread
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Profpointy
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would that be the.same advertising standards authority that banned an ad containing a bare-heated cyclist as it was setting a bad example
On a canal boat near Oddingley
Limited internet (good excuse to visit pub for the WiFi though) so dipping in and out!
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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Trying not to !
Having said that I am now relaxing in canal side pub with a pint of Banks's finest Ale
A few more of these an getting back to the boat could be an issue
@Justinslow
Hi, just coming back to you on the helmet question. As far as I can tell it saved my head from being severely damaged. I can't say what the extent of the damage would be but I got up from a heavy impact and haven't felt any negative symptoms. I will always wear a helmet, as I do for skiing. Just seems the safest option.
Hi, just coming back to you on the helmet question. As far as I can tell it saved my head from being severely damaged. I can't say what the extent of the damage would be but I got up from a heavy impact and haven't felt any negative symptoms. I will always wear a helmet, as I do for skiing. Just seems the safest option.
mjr
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Well that's a nice description of a pre-microshell helmet, but not really how most are made now, is it?http://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-bicycle-helmets-work.html
How does a bicycle helmet work?
At first sight, a cycle helmet looks much like any other hat, but look more closely and you'll see a lot more thought—and science—has gone into the design. A typical helmet has two main parts: a hard outer shell and a soft inner liner.
Not even that mushroom hat is 20cm thick!!!So you don't see the worth of paying more for a helmet that passes B95 and has been tested against a rock-like impact? Don't do any off-roading then?
Enjoying the DS9 reruns on CBS?
Sorry for the delay. I see the debate has been moving on smoothly so there's not much more to add. I crashed my bike weekend before last. No helmet. No head impact on the road. It occurs to me that I've fallen off the bike several times and never hit my head or been seriously injured and actually the only broken bones I've had were while running but who's saying joggers/runners should be forced to wear more safety gear?
shouldbeinbed
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I did wonder
Profpointy
Legendary Member
Well that's a nice description of a pre-microshell helmet, but not really how most are made now, is it?
So you don't see the worth of paying more for a helmet that passes B95 and has been tested against a rock-like impact? Don't do any off-roading then?
Enjoying the DS9 reruns on CBS?
Sorry for the delay. I see the debate has been moving on smoothly so there's not much more to add. I crashed my bike weekend before last. No helmet. No head impact on the road. It occurs to me that I've fallen off the bike several times and never hit my head or been seriously injured and actually the only broken bones I've had were while running but who's saying joggers/runners should be forced to wear more safety gear?
yebbut if you'd been wearing a helmet the extra inch or so could easily have caused you to hit your head - and then you'd have been glad od it is it could easily have saved your life.... innitt
shouldbeinbed
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The current advert that is on with the 3 kids on their bikes and the house keeps building out to keep them inside......
Naturally as it is on telly, they have to be wearing helmets so the world doesn't spin off its axis and the sun go out and we all die screaming horribly, but if they must insist on this obsession then they should at least make the kids wear them properly and not tipped so far back on their heads that a good jarring knock would see the hat break their neck.
Naturally as it is on telly, they have to be wearing helmets so the world doesn't spin off its axis and the sun go out and we all die screaming horribly, but if they must insist on this obsession then they should at least make the kids wear them properly and not tipped so far back on their heads that a good jarring knock would see the hat break their neck.
Justinslow
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Fines? As in Oz............
classic33
Leg End Member
Mandatory Helmet Laws there, here we still have the choice not to wear one.
Makes fining for not wearing one correctly fitted kinda daft. Given that you could simply avoid the fine by removing it.
Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
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Yeah I know, I was being kinda silly!
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Oddly enough, that's exactly what a cyclist did here, according to one of the witnesses. While the poor girl was being fined for having a loose helmet strap, a nearby cyclist was let off with a warning for not wearing a helmet. It's insane...
