View Poll Results: Helmets rule, don't they?
Yes indeed, helmets really do rule
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No, I am both an idiot and a slow learner
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The Helmet Appreciation Thread
01-19-08, 09:38 PM
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The Helmet Appreciation Thread
They rule.
Vote and discuss.
Vote and discuss.
01-19-08, 09:43 PM
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01-19-08, 09:55 PM
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It kept ME's pretty head pretty. So I say really rules!!
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01-19-08, 10:02 PM
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This is, um, ah, a no brainer. Helmets save lives and debilitating brain injury. Cyclists should always wear a helmet.
01-19-08, 10:04 PM
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sometimes I think that I should wear a helmet when I walk...
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01-19-08, 10:29 PM
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They rule because I can't attach my *helmet* light to my bare head. 
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01-19-08, 10:39 PM
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01-19-08, 10:43 PM
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I took this nasty faceplant once when It was rainy and my foot shot off of my pedal and into my front wheel. I hit so hard that the helmet cut my forehead, but it didn't break. Super lucky I was wearing my helmet, because i was pretty unreliable with it up to that point. I havn't ridden without a helmet since. They are fantastic.
01-19-08, 10:52 PM
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8 inch crack in a giro - yes helmets rule!
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01-19-08, 11:04 PM
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Was mountain biking on a single track. Going downhill I slowed to pass a few hikers, I noticed a branch (3-4 inches thick across) hanging over the trail about 20 ft or so ahead. Not thinking much about it, I started to accelerate. Next thing I hear is this loud CRACK! as my helmet hit that branch. I wasn't knocked off my bike but my head was thrown back as I continued down a few more feet. I stopped to figure out what happened. The hikers were quite alarmed at the sound of my helmet hitting that branch... low hanging branch. They rushed over to make sure I was ok.
Luckily, when I took off my helmet to examine it, I didn't see any damage. My neck was a little sore but if I was not wearing my helmet, I'm sure I would have been in the hospital. So, I ALWAYS wear my helmet. I even make my kids wear helmets when they ride their trikes/bikes/scooters in the house and in the backyard.
Luckily, when I took off my helmet to examine it, I didn't see any damage. My neck was a little sore but if I was not wearing my helmet, I'm sure I would have been in the hospital. So, I ALWAYS wear my helmet. I even make my kids wear helmets when they ride their trikes/bikes/scooters in the house and in the backyard.
01-19-08, 11:37 PM
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Since merider1 wrote this in her pain accompanied situation;
"The doctor did, in fact, say to me that I had dodged a bullet and that my helmet (now cracked with a pebble embedded in it) saved me from serious injury and most likely, death. She said that, I’m not embellishing. ... I would NOT be writing this had I not had a helmet on."
I plan on wearing a helmet always with the bike. Timely for me as with a cool bike cap I got I was being drawn in my mind to the dark side, and perhaps a darker place after a crash,
"The doctor did, in fact, say to me that I had dodged a bullet and that my helmet (now cracked with a pebble embedded in it) saved me from serious injury and most likely, death. She said that, I’m not embellishing. ... I would NOT be writing this had I not had a helmet on."
I plan on wearing a helmet always with the bike. Timely for me as with a cool bike cap I got I was being drawn in my mind to the dark side, and perhaps a darker place after a crash,
01-19-08, 11:38 PM
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I can't tell you how many morons I saw today not wearing helmets....
After what happend to ME...all I wanted to do was stop these people and explain WHY they should be wearing a helmet...
After what happend to ME...all I wanted to do was stop these people and explain WHY they should be wearing a helmet...
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01-20-08, 02:31 AM
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The thing with helmets is they are specifically designed to absorb an impact and they do this much better than a skull. Mary was going about 14mph today when she went down and she slammed the asphalt at a speed much greater than that. The helmet took the impact and she still ended with a briuse on her head. Without the helmet, it would not have been a pretty sight.
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