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stevepeanut:
I have been thinking a lot lately about helmets and crashing. Not a nice subject.

I have been on a few ride outs and noticed, myself included, most people don't wear helmets.

What's got me thinking, is stuff my other half has told me, she has spent over 20 years working in disability outreach. The stuff she has told me is frightening. People that have fallen off bikes at walking pace, hit their heads and have ended with life changing injuries. It's kind of given me the frighteners. The last ride out I did last year I wore a tsg black helmet. Totally uncool. Especially when everyone else has cool caps and hats.

I'm interested in people's views on the subject. Are you happy to ride with no helmet? Do you ride without one and think ....hmmm maybe I should wear one but no one else does.

I think along the lines of, I could do 100 rides with loads of people and no one will crash, but one day someone might, and what if it's me.

I am thinking of getting an oldskool retro lid to wear in ride outs, so I have some protection, but it's also going to look good.

Please let me know what you think on this subject, and I am just interested in people's thoughts, I am in no way trying to preach and say "you should wear a helmet".

 

chubby:
Wotcha steve, i've thought about exactly the same thing dude........
Need to find a lid I won't look a cock in though  :LolLolLolLol:

Gary72:
Pro-tec do a retro helmet.
I wear a helmet when I go to skateparks, But not if Im just riding up the shops.
Which is pretty silly really as I have a tendacy to jump kerbs and down stairs. :crazy2:

bobbbbsy:
i think anyone with a brain has thought like that at one time or other .. i would nt ride the roads on my road bike withOUT a helmet but i do ride bmx with no helmet
.. sounds silly really right .. i would nt think you did nt look cool wearing a helmet.. bmx city have some cool ones for a tenner..

Wadz:
I wear a full face when I ride parks, afew lads I ride with wear a base ball cap under there  new skool piss pot , which I think looks cool ,
Just wear one , it's better to be safe than sorry,.

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