Bol Maaaaaaing Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Why dont people wear their helmets anymore?They protect your head good as, And if your riding street, wouldnt you want good as head protection?Because everybody knows, Concrete hurts like hell if you hit your head on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHI-sam Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 i dont, mainly as i havnt got 1 but in all seriousness, i would wear it if i was doing something big but i havnt realy pushed my riding that much in the last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I don't wear mine on local riding, mainly because none of it is big stuff, and I've ridden it all to death anyway! Not really an excuse, but it's my choice... blah blah. I usually take it with me though, if I find something big/new to try...Wear it at new places too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Manual Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I wouldn't say people don't wear them anymore. Having been away from the scene for a while, I would say that far more people wear a lid now than they did in 2004ish. On the London ride a few weeks ago I reckon I only spotted five or six people who weren't wearing one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_ Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 When i did ride previously, I found that wearing a helmet was well worth it, even on small stuff it helped boost my confidence and helped me to commit to things, I nearly always wore it, even locally, or pissing around with a couple of pallets.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I don't like wearing my helmet because it's heavy, but I wear it for things I'm not confident about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Can't ride without mine. I reckon the majority of people ride with them, but if you don't then its your choice i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 On the London ride a few weeks ago I reckon I only spotted five or six people who weren't wearing one.I would've been one of them, I couldn't find my one before we left! Was sat in the Mini in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Manual Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Haha, same. I packed minutes before leaving for the airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Its just one of those things I do without thinking. I never wore one until I fell off a pallet in the wet cracking my head on it, and then days later ruptured my spleen, so when i started riding again I invested in a giro xen, still have the same lid now, (like 3 years later) Now i just wear it out of habit, it doesn't help my confidence but I just feel a bit naked riding without it. Its got 3 cracks and 1 snap so would do f**k all to protect my head in reality but I like it... its pink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bol Maaaaaaing Posted March 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I wear my helmet all the time when I go for a ride, not around the back lawn because its grass. And when I try anything new.I fell off my bike doing a massive jump and hit my head and got concusion, if I didnt have it on I would be cabbage as!haha, I answerd my own question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I find it impossible to try hard stuff without my helmet, I've known two people have major accidents through hitting their heads coming off bikes, one didn't have a helmet on and died, the other was in intensive care for 2 months!I know that was on road bikes, but you'll hit your head just as hard coming backwards off a wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzatrip Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 When i did ride previously, I found that wearing a helmet was well worth it, even on small stuff it helped boost my confidence and helped me to commit to things, I nearly always wore it, even locally, or pissing around with a couple of pallets....+1 but now i wear it all the time!Haha, same. I packed minutes before leaving for the airport.you wasent wearing it when you were brushing your teeth though was you ?? lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 i wear it all the time!Are you wearing one in your avatar? lolI love wearing mine, even if it does give me a spotty fore heed if I wear it all day and get sweaty. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I wear a lid as I hate the taste you get in yer mouth when you smash your head.Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Quinn Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I don't wear a helmet cos i'm a straight up badman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan GU Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I don't wear a helmet cos i'm a straight up IDIOTI always wear my lid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guuuuuuuuu leeeeeeeee Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 always wear one its worth it bout time i get a new one though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Riding from A-B I don't wear one unless I'm on the road. When riding anything bigger than endo-ing, I wear my lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzatrip Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Are you wearing one in your avatar? lolI love wearing mine, even if it does give me a spotty fore heed if I wear it all day and get sweaty. loli didnt have a lid then got one before london but since then i always wear it riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam L Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) Definitely every cyclist should wear one, it only takes slightest knock and you could be dead. It's really not worth the risk at all. Edited March 25, 2009 by Adam L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I always just pop mine on my handlebars when I put my bike away, so it' pretty much just habit for me to pick it up an pop it on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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