The CycleChat Helmet Debate Thread

[Justinslow]

Helmets don't have a lot of heat resistance

What's your point?

 

[Profpointy]

Helmets don't have a lot of heat resistance

looks like it protected you from a nasty burn - done its job I'd say !
Best to replace it rather than carrying on using it.

Of course the naysayers will be round saying it's failed and that helmets should be made of asbestos and lord knows what else

 

[ufkacbln]

What's your point?

That helmets don't have a lot of heat resistance?

 

[Justinslow]

That helmets don't have a lot of heat resistance?

Oh thanks for that! Plastic and polystyrene never were that heat resistant I seem to remember

 

[SavageHoutkop]

That helmets don't have a lot of heat resistance?

Do I dare ask what caused that to happen? Looks pretty serious.

 

[Justinslow]

Do I dare ask what caused that to happen? Looks pretty serious.

Act of rebellion ? BURN IT!

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Helmets don't have a lot of heat resistance

I do like a bit of lateral thinking but If you intend to use a helmet in a food environment then I'd stick to salads in future.

 

[ufkacbln]

Do I dare ask what caused that to happen? Looks pretty serious.

I leave my helmets by the front door.

Mother in Law decided this wasn't "safe" so took it into the kitchen and placed it on top of halogen hob where it would be safer

A few minutes later - bad smell and demolished helmet

 

[Sharky]

Need some Helmet's Mayonaise to go with it.

 

[benb]

Need some Helmet's Mayonaise to go with it.

Yeah, but it's often hard to get the lid off.

 

[simongt]

I always use a bash hat when I go out on a bike; but that's my choice. An interesting point made to me once by a non cyclist was 'If there was a pill / vaccination that would reduce the chance of your getting a potentially crippling / fatal illness, would you take that pill / vaccination - ?' He meant of course for 'pill / vaccination', read 'bash hat'. Interesting and valid comparison.

 

[SavageHoutkop]

I always use a bash hat when I go out on a bike; but that's my choice. An interesting point made to me once by a non cyclist was 'If there was a pill / vaccination that would reduce the chance of your getting a potentially crippling / fatal illness, would you take that pill / vaccination - ?' He meant of course for 'pill / vaccination', read 'bash hat'. Interesting and valid comparison.

But there's a line somewhere. Like the efficiency of the pill, and any side effects it might have.

 

[martint235]

No it's not valid. Not even close. That pill/vaccine would have been tested not only for side effects but for efficacy. Once the evidence had been gathered, it would have been peer reviewed and further examined before being made publicly available. There are vaccines out there that "might" help you not get an illness but the evidence supporting them is still far, far greater than "my mate crashed and didn't die cos of his helmet"

 

[Mugshot]

^^^what he said, it's not even a comparison, never mind a valid one.

 

[classic33]

I always use a bash hat when I go out on a bike; but that's my choice. An interesting point made to me once by a non cyclist was 'If there was a pill / vaccination that would reduce the chance of your getting a potentially crippling / fatal illness, would you take that pill / vaccination - ?' He meant of course for 'pill / vaccination', read 'bash hat'. Interesting and valid comparison.

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/heads-up-drugs-side-effects.189350/
You can at least get a fairly good idea on what to expect from any medication though.