Helmets for your handlebars
I'm seeing many riders protecting their handlebars with helmets. These handlebar helmets seems to take the place of a helmet on your head. Should I get a handlebar helmet? Will this make my bike safer?
Seriously, wear a helmet or don't wear a helmet, I don't care .... I do both depending on the ride. This IS NOT another "you must wear helmet" thread or "helmets are the problem" thread. But it's just stupid to have a helmet with you and not put it on your head. If it's too hot for your helmet, buy a new one that is better vented. If it's uncomfortable, get a new one that fits. If is mess up your hairdo, I don't care 'cause I'm bald. :D If you don't feel the need for a helmet on your head, leave it at home. |
What?
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Originally Posted by seamuis
(Post 21062418)
What?
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Why do you care what other people do?
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Originally Posted by Happy Feet
(Post 21062525)
Why do you care what other people do?
-Matt |
I stop and ask them if their handlebar helmet has mips. When they say "what?" I explain that mips handlebar helmets offer greater protection.
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Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
(Post 21062508)
You never see a person riding a bike with their helmet hanging off the handlebars?
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Originally Posted by Happy Feet
(Post 21062525)
Why do you care what other people do?
Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
(Post 21062409)
... it's just stupid to have a helmet with you and not put it on your head.
You don't want to wear a helmet, leave it a home or better still ... don't buy it. |
Originally Posted by livedarklions
(Post 21062568)
This lady riding with a kid is going to be careening down the road at what, 6 or 7 mph? That's a pretty marginal call at best as to whether helmet wear adds a lot of safety in that situation.
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Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
(Post 21062575)
And yet you fail to see the irony here.... [/shrug]
You're just assuming she took it off for no reason. |
Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
(Post 21062571)
"care" ?? not really.
I just point out stupid sh... stuff. You don't want to wear a helmet, leave it a home or better still ... don't buy it. False dichotomies are false. |
I've harassed some friends into wearing helmets.
Now I don't recognize them anymore. On the plus side, everyone looks better without an open skull fracture. I like brains, but I prefer them inside the skull. It's weird, seeing familiar people when they're either suited up or not suited up as expected for bike rides. But, yeah, carrying a helmet without wearing it ... y tho? Dangling from the bar is just gonna affect the balance or risk getting snagged on something. BTW, for those hipsters who bought Bern or Nutcase helmets that look like bowling balls with useless tiny vents, and then don't wear 'em because they're freaking hot... tell 'em to pony up a few more bucks and get a POC Omne Air Spin. I got one a few weeks ago for casual rides. It's basically the same kind of helmet, but with excellent ventilation. Really scoops in the air. It's so comfy I'm wearing it on some road bike rides. I may get a POC Ventral or Octal now that prices have dropped on the older models. POC's skull shaped styrofoam beer coolers are awfully expensive. |
Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
(Post 21062409)
I'm seeing many riders protecting their handlebars with helmets.
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Originally Posted by canklecat
(Post 21062615)
I've harassed some friends into wearing helmets.
Now I don't recognize them anymore. On the plus side, everyone looks better without an open skull fracture. I like brains, but I prefer them inside the skull. It's weird, seeing familiar people when they're either suited up or not suited up as expected for bike rides. It's especially funny when I just finished riding for 4 hours 24 inches away from a guy and then we see each other in the bike shop later that day and we both have to pause to make sure we know each other. |
I've heard of several crashes caused by helmets on the handlebars. Seen some close calls. And that 5, 6 or 7 mph spill? Your head hits the road with the same vertical velocity and the pavement is just as unyielding. (And there is a very good probabilty that the woman in the photo above would have her head considerably lower if she had to maintain a 20 mph average.)
I get a kick out of the riders with their helmets protecting their stems. Since those riders obviously value their stem more than their brains, we get to see in dollar values, just what they consider their brain worth. Nice TTT? $70. Old OEM NItto. What? $8? I have a custom ti stem but I still think this battered brain is worth more. Guess I'm pretty vain. Ben |
IF you see the value in having a helmet, you know that keeping it on your head is the only place to safely carry it.
Additionally, if you're riding with your child and putting a helmet on their head, be a good example and put yours on too. It's funny is the number of young teens I see doing the same thing - they ride around just like mom, with it hanging from the bars. But I'm sure mom feels much better knowing that they left with a helmet. LOL If I have a helmet with me on my bike, it goes securely on my head. If it's a slow roll for a slice and beer, the helmet stays at home. Or if I do a club ride, then grab a slice and beer a mile from home - the helmet goes on my head for the last mile, just like the 60 miles before the beer and pizza. It's just that simple, and not a false dichotomy. Based on the feedback here, I guess we have a lot of BFers that see the value in protecting their handlebars with a helmet. :rolleyes: |
Originally Posted by GlennR
(Post 21062617)
Slow news day?
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Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
(Post 21062633)
IF you see the value in having a helmet, you know that keeping it on your head is the only place to safely carry it.
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Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
(Post 21062639)
Actually, recovery day(s) - reference: https://www.bikeforums.net/21062308-post13.html
Oh well, I guess this is all we can expect on the Interwebs. |
Originally Posted by canklecat
(Post 21062615)
... On the plus side, everyone looks better without an open skull fracture. I like brains, but I prefer them inside the skull.
... Ben |
Originally Posted by 79pmooney
(Post 21062627)
I've heard of several crashes caused by helmets on the handlebars. Seen some close calls. And that 5, 6 or 7 mph spill? Your head hits the road with the same vertical velocity and the pavement is just as unyielding. (And there is a very good probabilty that the woman in the photo above would have her head considerably lower if she had to maintain a 20 mph average.)
I get a kick out of the riders with their helmets protecting their stems. Since those riders obviously value their stem more than their brains, we get to see in dollar values, just what they consider their brain worth. Nice TTT? $70. Old OEM NItto. What? $8? I have a custom ti stem but I still think this battered brain is worth more. Guess I'm pretty vain. Ben If you look at the VA Tech safety ratings, you'll find that there's almost no correlation between price of a helmet and level of protection. Some of the really cheap ones have far better ratings than some of the really expensive ones. As far as "I've heard of accidents that...", sounds very much like the start of every urban legend I've ever heard. |
Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
(Post 21062642)
It is your bogus construct that anyone, besides yourself, is concerned about carrying a helmet "safely".
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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
(Post 21062642)
It is your bogus construct that anyone, besides yourself, is concerned about carrying a helmet "safely".
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Well, everyone has done such a good job at being hall monitor, I'm going to let them clap the erasers.
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If I were going to hang a helmet from my bars, I'd make certain that the helmet has a visible weave carbon fiber shell, two-way adjustable restraint system, prodigious venting, ergonomic clips and removable/washable padding. Only the best for my handlebars. Obviously, it will need to be color matched to my kit.
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