Riding / crashing / helmets

[stevepeanut]

I have been thinking a lot lately about helmets and crashing. Not a nice subject.

I have been on a few ride outs and noticed, myself included, most people don't wear helmets.

What's got me thinking, is stuff my other half has told me, she has spent over 20 years working in disability outreach. The stuff she has told me is frightening. People that have fallen off bikes at walking pace, hit their heads and have ended with life changing injuries. It's kind of given me the frighteners. The last ride out I did last year I wore a tsg black helmet. Totally uncool. Especially when everyone else has cool caps and hats.

I'm interested in people's views on the subject. Are you happy to ride with no helmet? Do you ride without one and think ....hmmm maybe I should wear one but no one else does.

I think along the lines of, I could do 100 rides with loads of people and no one will crash, but one day someone might, and what if it's me.

I am thinking of getting an oldskool retro lid to wear in ride outs, so I have some protection, but it's also going to look good.

Please let me know what you think on this subject, and I am just interested in people's thoughts, I am in no way trying to preach and say "you should wear a helmet".

 

[chubby]

Wotcha steve, i've thought about exactly the same thing dude........
Need to find a lid I won't look a cock in though 

[Gary72]

Pro-tec do a retro helmet.
I wear a helmet when I go to skateparks, But not if Im just riding up the shops.
Which is pretty silly really as I have a tendacy to jump kerbs and down stairs.

[bobbbbsy]

i think anyone with a brain has thought like that at one time or other .. i would nt ride the roads on my road bike withOUT a helmet but i do ride bmx with no helmet
.. sounds silly really right .. i would nt think you did nt look cool wearing a helmet.. bmx city have some cool ones for a tenner..

[Wadz]

I wear a full face when I ride parks, afew lads I ride with wear a base ball cap under there  new skool piss pot , which I think looks cool ,
Just wear one , it's better to be safe than sorry,.

[snoopy72]

Will anyone be wearing one on a ride out ?
A peanut balanced on the top of your head looks cr#p IMO,  i'll take the risk, never wore one BITD.
 health and safety is a bit OTT  nowadays.
wouldn't be surprised if they make it law soon anyway, then i shall go and get a 1980's race lid.

[ED209]

personally I wouldn't wear a helmet if I was just out for a 'bike ride'... but I don't drink and ride either 

If I'm riding a park then I always wear a pi$$pot helmet ... like Gra said ... rock a cap if you want a peak 

[region11]

I wear a crash hat riding dirt, ramps, out on a mtb/road bike.  I dont wear one on a social/pub type ride though.  I never really worry about what i look like in a crash helmet either.

[solow79]

I was very lucky 20 years ago when I came off my bike at Bowes Lyon concrete park in stevenage. I had a full face helmet in the car but its not cool to wear helmets is it... quite a few stitches in my bonce + concussion. Nowadays I always wear a helmet on my road bike and also when I go out with my 5 year old but if I pop out on my own on a bmx to the shops then I tend not to. I guess I still haven't learnt my lesson.

[griff]

Who says helmets don't look cool? 

[bobbbbsy]

TRON

[Spen69]

Nah..... more like TIT










Ps - wear a helmet kids..... my 3yr old boy won't ride to the park with me now unless I put my helmet on as well! Trust me,I II've got the scars and titanium plate in my skull to show you what happens if you don't

[griff]

Trust me,I II've got the scars and titanium plate in my skull to show you what happens if you don't

Why, what happened?

[Spen69]

 

Chicks love scars don't forget John

[Dannywhac]

Wear a full face. I don't and my front teeth are fooked.

[CustardLips]

Me and my lad always wear a helmet on the track. 
Came off at Heywood track bitd without a lid on and spent 5 days in hospital. Apparently went over me bars and done a 10 yard face slide on the gravel. My face was one big scab. 
Still remember fook all about it even now. 

[ED209]

Missed landing a jump at a track

Broken collar bone but intact face thanks to a full face helmet

[Devilock]

I hope this doesn't turn into 'my scar is bigger than yours'...

[griff]

or 'my helmet is bigger than yours'...

[Blacky]

I wear a helmet at the parks I also have never been snowboarding without my helmet but never seem to wear one generally riding around dunno why

[snoopy72]

Will anyone  be wearing a helmet on the London ride out ?
A peanut balanced on the top of your head looks cr#p IMO,  i'll take the risk, never wore one BITD.
 health and safety is a bit OTT  nowadays.
wouldn't be surprised if they make it law soon anyway, then i shall go and get a 1980's race lid.

I would wear one at a track or park though

[bobbbbsy]

or 'my helmet is bigger than yours'...

or smaller which is kinda better confusingly enough..

[Gnarlyscoots]

I don't wear a helmet when out riding and like to chuck the bike around a bit. Recently though, I have been getting a 'click', like the chain never engaged the tooth on the freewheel or ring correctly if you get my meaning, and I always think about Nick's freewheel giving out and ending in kissing the floor at speed. I may just change the freewheel though lol!

I did come off bitd though and hit my temple on the floor. I couldn't even remember where I lived when I came round and was lucky to have my mates around who thought it funny to take me to someone else's house, knock the door and leave me there. When they opened the door, I went straight in, straight upstairs and couldn't find my bedroom. I was gutted    It took 3 days for everything to get back to 'normal'.

[priv]

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bern/2013-brentwood-helmet-ec021572


These sit lower on the head so you don't look like you've got a mushroom on