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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 09:10 PM
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Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

One of my very few memories of my hospital stay...

One of my very few memories of my hospital stay was of walking into some patient's room and viewing a vegetable. A living, breathing piece of wood. (It was completely beyond me that there might be...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 11:05 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

It wasn't my foresight and intelligence. I bought...

It wasn't my foresight and intelligence. I bought that early Bell simply because I'd ridden a first season of club racing wearing the required leather hairnet. (Peloton joke i heard many times - we...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 05:06 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I got the helmet I was wearing back when I went...

I got the helmet I was wearing back when I went over the bars and put myself into a 5 day coma. Foam was crushed to half thickness. You're telling me I would have walked away if I wasn't wearing...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-13-24, 10:45 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

If I wasn't wearing a helmet in 1977, I wouldn't...

If I wasn't wearing a helmet in 1977, I wouldn't have been alive over the years of that study. And that crash was from a bike failure, not risky riding.

And yes, tight better helmets, risks are...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-05-24, 09:21 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I have a POC MTB helmet with small holes. It is...

I have a POC MTB helmet with small holes. It is surprisingly comfortable in hot weather.

Edit: Yup, like scuba masks or for me, swim goggles.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-05-24, 04:43 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

It's only partly about how big the air vents are....

It's only partly about how big the air vents are. Good design counts for just as much. Continue your research and talk to people who've worn them. (I wish I could point you to a website that shows...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-02-24, 10:50 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

Just an observation re: how often we "smack...

Just an observation re: how often we "smack straight". What's the most common bone break in cycling? Collarbones. When we hit straight on, we don't even contact our shoulders. But we often have...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-28-23, 11:04 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

[/color] My experience, so completely...

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My experience, so completely anecdotal: I was wearing a ~$70 Bell (Influx?) 2013 when my rear tire blew while I was going about 25 mph. Apparently I'd been careless and did not...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-03-23, 06:43 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I bought and crashed my Bell Biker 1977. The MSR...

I bought and crashed my Bell Biker 1977. The MSR was unobtanium. The Skid Lid was obviously no better than our varsity hockey helmets. (Up through JV, we had the usual hard plastic over Styrofoam...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-22-22, 11:30 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

Phew!! I snuck in while the thread was still C &...

Phew!! I snuck in while the thread was still C & V! Just barely. With my post about a helmet that truly was C & V.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-22-22, 11:22 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I was wearing one BITD (Bell Biker - qualifies...

I was wearing one BITD (Bell Biker - qualifies easily for this forum). Had "the crash". Wish I had been wearing a modern helmet as I suffered real injury from the rebound of my skull inside the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-15-22, 04:01 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

Sounds to me like your gripe is that "English" in...

Sounds to me like your gripe is that "English" in America has evolved to a use of words in a way that is not to your liking. We have automobile seat belts , football and hockey helmets that do...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-28-20, 04:49 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

If I have another crash as serious as that first,...

If I have another crash as serious as that first, I have prayed many times that I do not live. You're cute "this proves my point... 'nuff said." shows me you have little understanding. I would far...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-28-20, 03:49 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I am proof of a flaw in that logic. A helmet...

I am proof of a flaw in that logic. A helmet saved my life. I spent 5 days in a coma in a neurosurgical ICU. Three weeks on the hospital. Years passed before I could earn enough money to pay more...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-20, 05:58 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

It does make sense, A head injury death usual...

It does make sense, A head injury death usual happens in a state of coma; a quiet way to die. Death by COVID is pure hell.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-20, 05:55 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I always put one on but I do my best to limit use...

I always put one on but I do my best to limit use to supporting my mirror and being a form for my helmet cover on cold rainy rides.

Ben
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-21-20, 11:14 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

Always, even on test rides. (Test rides are...

Always, even on test rides. (Test rides are often for checking proper shifting, Chain jam a real possibility.)

POS Trabec. A year too old but POS dropped MIPS and will resume next year. Very,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-25-19, 12:49 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

Yeah, I'll concur. I've broken collarbones 4...

Yeah, I'll concur. I've broken collarbones 4 times, broken or cracked I don't know how many ribs, a wrist, both shoulders have seen serious soft-tissue damage, acres of road rash and just one hard...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-28-19, 10:41 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I offer my experience. Lived through a major...

I offer my experience. Lived through a major crash wearing a helmet. (See my post above.) Suffered several minor concussions in lessor crashes where no helmet might have mitigated them.

Those...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-28-19, 10:31 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I've been wearing helmets for sports, cycling and...

I've been wearing helmets for sports, cycling and work most of my life. I still don't know where my helmet boundaries are but I know very, very well where my head stops. I have hit helmets hard on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-11-19, 02:28 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

Every time I've sat down to do the math with...

Every time I've sat down to do the math with probability, the cost of helmets and the cost of an accident where a helmet was not worn vs one where it was, and extrapolating this to a calculated...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-09-19, 11:17 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I know I am just one data point but I would not...

I know I am just one data point but I would not be posting here if not for a helmet. (I don't know that I would had died. I might have survived in vegetative state.)

Ben
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-02-16, 02:49 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I didn't vote in the poll because an honest...

I didn't vote in the poll because an honest answer would be skew the intent. I didn't always wear a helmet. Helmets worth wearing before 1975 didn't exist. I raced wearing the leather hairnet in...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-02-16, 02:40 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

MIPS has much more of a place in cycling than in...

MIPS has much more of a place in cycling than in ice. Helmets slide rather nicely on ice and never catch, snapping the head around. Fresh sharp gravel chip seal will be the total opposite!

I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-30-16, 07:30 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

The crumple zone for bike riders: Like...

The crumple zone for bike riders:



Like airbags, they don't do everything, but they can help. But if used.

Ben
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-08-15, 12:17 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

Yes. (Typical road conditions here in the US...

Yes. (Typical road conditions here in the US include American drivers and roads that were not built and are not maintained with bicycles in mind. Typical road conditons in urban Holland include...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-07-15, 07:03 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I am not trying to argue numbers. I am trying to...

I am not trying to argue numbers. I am trying to say that there is a large difference in how cycling is done in this country and Holland and just as a much difference in how urban drivers view...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-07-15, 01:00 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

Seems to me that the huge difference between...

Seems to me that the huge difference between Dutch cycling and English speaking cycling is the cultures and attitudes of both the drivers and cyclists. I see far more large tired heavy bikes in the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-06-15, 12:56 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I said "ditch" but it was a ditch dug months...

I said "ditch" but it was a ditch dug months before for utiity access (a house aws going up at the site) and had been re-filled and paved. THe new pavement sat about an inch below the old, so there...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-03-15, 03:56 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I have had at least one where I did not hit my...

I have had at least one where I did not hit my head along with the several others I have had since that accident. Loose brain syndrome. But all evidence says I hit my head before any other contact...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-03-15, 12:10 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I didn't keep any of the evidence. It didn't...

I didn't keep any of the evidence. It didn't occur to me in 1978 that I might need to carry the helmet and documentation around for 35 years and many moves to establish credibility on the internet. ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-02-15, 01:47 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

It's good to know mconlonx is so in touch with...

It's good to know mconlonx is so in touch with the severity of our injuries. And that the helmet I was wearing probably did not save my life, despite me barely living with it on.

Ben
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-18-15, 10:31 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

"... The point is not that helmets do nothing or...

"... The point is not that helmets do nothing or that you shouldn’t wear them. If you fall off your bike and hit your head, it’s obviously much better to have a helmet on. ..." (First sentence of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-08-15, 02:32 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

I did that 3-4 foot fall at 35 mph a few decades...

I did that 3-4 foot fall at 35 mph a few decades ago. Cost me head trauma, a 5 day coma, 4 months before all the wiring was back and 7 years before I could really say it was past. I was wearing the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-08-15, 07:23 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

350htrr, I am not saying one should not wear...

350htrr, I am not saying one should not wear helmets. I always do. But think about it. Helmets are big. They hit things that sometimes our much smaller heads would miss. I hit an opening car...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-07-15, 01:58 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

You highlighted my words "I do believe that there...

You highlighted my words "I do believe that there are many concussions that are caused by or not prevented by sudden rotation of the helmet upon hitting the road, quite a few of which would not...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-06-15, 04:36 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

Sounds like some people will not be convinced...

Sounds like some people will not be convinced until they see a bonafida study done of a significant number of subjects doing identical crashes, half with and half without helmets. Summarizing the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-30-14, 08:16 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,422
Posted By 79pmooney

The general IQ displayed on this thread is low...

The general IQ displayed on this thread is low enough that I am inclined to think the non-helmet folks have banged their heads a few times and the helmet wearers a few times a little harder. I doubt...
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