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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-11-21, 08:56 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

Not necessarily. Really cheap helmets use really...

Not necessarily. Really cheap helmets use really cheap materials and lack quality control. Not all helmet liners are created equal nor are the retention devices equal between cheap and quality...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-01-20, 11:41 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

Or use a velcro strap from a mini-pump mount, or...

Or use a velcro strap from a mini-pump mount, or a cut-down toe-strap.

Cheers
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-01-20, 11:40 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

MUP = Multi Use Path. Cheers

MUP = Multi Use Path.

Cheers
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-01-20, 11:40 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

And that's about what most bicycle helmets are...

And that's about what most bicycle helmets are designed for. Standards for bicycle helmets and what they are designed for are far lower than most bicyclists think.

I figure that a helmet even with...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-30-19, 03:06 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

I just found the info on my Giro helmet. It's a...

I just found the info on my Giro helmet. It's a GH158 and weighs 266g and fits 54-61cm.

Cheers
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-21-19, 06:16 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

I had a helmet that was torture to wear when the...

I had a helmet that was torture to wear when the weather was hot and humid. that helmet just never felt a cooling breeze in it. I use it now in cold weather and in really cold weather I put a Tuque...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-20-19, 09:21 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

It can snag in a fall thereby putting a lot of...

It can snag in a fall thereby putting a lot of stress onto the neck and possibly breaking it. Or if the person lands on their back the rear of the helmet can catch and also break the neck.

Cheers
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-13-19, 04:34 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

That's not to mention that most children (at...

That's not to mention that most children (at least of of the ones I see wearing a helmet) have the straps too looses and/or the helmet tilted too far back. Incidentally, during hand to hand combat ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-13-19, 04:27 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

That looks like the old Bell Tourlite helmet....

That looks like the old Bell Tourlite helmet. That hard shell really did offer an extra layer of protection from penetrations that modern soft shell helmets don't have. I prefer that old Tourlite to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-09-16, 10:41 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

Quote: Originally Posted by Miele...

Quote:
Originally Posted by Miele Manhttp://www.bikeforums.net/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.bikeforums.net/advocacy-safety/976893-helmet-thread-2-a-93.html#post19034749)
The logic...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-05-16, 06:11 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

The logic behind their statements that a bare...

The logic behind their statements that a bare head would not have hit the pavement in a crash is that by some miracle a person not wearing a helmet could somehow slow their bare head within the inch...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-31-16, 07:51 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

One thing I've noticed on the web or in...

One thing I've noticed on the web or in newsgroups is that often if someone posts about a helmeted head making contact with the pavement during a crash/spill that many people will state that had a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-17-16, 09:57 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

Perhaps if bicycling was promoted as being more...

Perhaps if bicycling was promoted as being more like this there'd be more interest in it?

Notice none of the people enjoying those tours are wearing a helmet (or bicycling specific clothing for...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-31-15, 09:56 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,580
Posted By Miele Man

When it's hot and humid I don't like wearing a...

When it's hot and humid I don't like wearing a helmet because the sweat gets in my eyes anf burns.

However i often wear a helmet. That's because #1...
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