Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Do you wear a helmet?

If so, what kind? And why?

I wear a snowboarding helmet. I mountain bike and ride a road bike in the city.

Bell Aquilla. Why? Because I can't afford to live the life that I want with a TBI.

I wear a bicycling helmet.

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and yes. i wear a snowboarding helmet when i snowboard and i wear a cycling helmet when i cycle.

yes. giro ionos.

this is the ssfg forum fyi.

and yes. i wear a snowboarding helmet when i snowboard and i wear a cycling helmet when i cycle.

Should I get a cycling helmet? Or is the snowboarding one fine?

I have 2 Bell Sweep R. A red and a blue to match different jerseys.

I only wear them on my road bike. I almost never wear one during the week on my fixed. It's only a 15 mile round trip to work.

No, but I probably should.

no bro caps kirk cycles or a sachs cap or my old keith herring cap with a cyclist on it
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I didn't wear one today. Kind of liberating, yet unsafe.

I never had a use for a helmet [never fell and hit my head] but with the type of riding I do, it's good.

yes, I wear a helmet. I had a bad accident a few years back and if I had landed a few inches differently I'm sure I would have cracked my skull open and spit brain all over the street. If cars are involved in my ride, I always wear a helmet. I think it's stupid not to wear one, honestly. Too many cyclists have died my city just this past year that probably could have survived if they just got over their hang-ups and put a damn helmet on.

It doesn't even weigh that much either

Should I get a cycling helmet? Or is the snowboarding one fine?

For safety it's probably fine. Cycling helmets have lots of vents for comfort, if you don't get hot in your helmet, I wouldn't worry about it.

For safety it's probably fine. Cycling helmets have lots of vents for comfort, if you don't get hot in your helmet, I wouldn't worry about it.

It's actually nice, because it protects my head from rain! It is heavier than normal helmets, but has almost a inch of padding everywhere.

Yes, always, no matter what the distance.

Yes, always, no matter what the distance.

I sometimes don't wear one if it's only a few blocks.

Not wearing a helmet makes me more aware of my surroundings. I find myself anticipating the hardness of concrete 50 or 100 feet in front of me, it's almost a zen-like connection between my face and the pavement.

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Sometimes I let the wind fly through my hair for the 3 blocks to the post office in a residential (yet city) neighborhood.

If I go further, I always put one on.

i dont always but when i do i have a cheap bell solar taht works pretty well

I always wear one - whenever I'm riding more than a few metres really. Only rare times when I'm testing something briefly or just feel like trackstanding in my drive, then I'll just put a cap on.

yup. A bell xray

Not wearing a helmet makes me more aware of my surroundings. I find myself anticipating the hardness of concrete 50 or 100 feet in front of me, it's almost a zen-like connection between my face and the pavement.

maybe you'll reach Satori when you're forehead is split open by an idiot driver.

I am confident in my riding ability, but not in the driving ability of others. that's why I wear a helmet.

Yes, Giro Atmos...why? Just in case I happen to use my head to brake the fall.

Yes, because there's no real reason not to, in my mind.

I do now...
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You don't have to do anything wrong to get F'd up badly. **** happens.

Didn't use to. Now I always wear a helmet. At the shop I work at we often go for a ride after work to a bar. Coming back from one of these rides a friend/co-worker hit a dog out of no where. This guy is the best rider at our shop and the best I've personally ever known. He wasn't wearing a helmet and was snoring the moment he hit the ground. He was out for 10min, went to the ER....now is in pretty bad debt from all the hospital bills. Doesn't help he makes mechanic salary. I was able to snag a giro on the cheap from the shop and never ride without it now.

yep. giro atmos or bell faction

I do now...
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You don't have to do anything wrong to get F'd up badly. **** happens.

Damn dude what the hell happened?

I always wear a helmet.

I wear a 20 dollar Schwinn "Lynx" helmet I bought at Target. It was the only helmet there that didn't make my head look like a giant mushroom.

Yes, I wear a helmet because A) I might survive an otherwise fatal crash; B) I have kids; and C) I don't want to be confused for a hipster ;)

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i never understood why people care about how a helmet looks on them while riding when they'll totally forget about it because they should be focusing on actually riding. on top of that you won't even be able to see yourself with it on

I hit something lying in a shadow in the left turn lane. I went over the handlebars and tore my scalp down to my skull on the curb. I then picked up my bike got out of the road ASAP and phoned a friend to drive me to the ER

Bell Ghisallo. Why? Standard risk analysis, I guess. There's a very small chance of a potentially disastrous outcome balanced against very little cost.

Not wearing a helmet makes me more aware of my surroundings. I find myself anticipating the hardness of concrete 50 or 100 feet in front of me, it's almost a zen-like connection between my face and the pavement.

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I always land on my temple, or forehead. I wear one.

I wear one because you'd be stupid not to, equivalent of driving without seatbelt really. Oh yeah and it's the law.

I wear one because you'd be stupid not to, equivalent of driving without seatbelt really. Oh yeah and it's the law.

Well, thats stupid. It's your choice to wear it or not to. Unlike other things, not wearing one only hurts yourself, not others.

On group rides, yes. On cruising rides, unfortunatley, no. But I plan on picking up a specialized instinct soon.

Well, thats stupid. It's your choice to wear it or not to. Unlike other things, not wearing one only hurts yourself, not others.

i am disagree, i think it is possible to hurt others
- it hurts your friends, family and other close people if you die,
- do you have debt? or loan? well if you die for sure it will hurt those who give you the loan
- do you have wife? girlfriend? or boyfriend? it will hurt them if you get mental illness for the rest of your life because you hit your head and hurt your brain.

Yes, but those are all non physical injuries.

What I mean is, example: If you ride your bike drunk, you may hit a pedestrian. If you ride sober, without a helmet, it does not raise your chance of hitting someone.

My friend rides BMX [a lot of good tricks] without a helmet or brakes. He has never hurt anyone by riding like that, though he has broken a few bones/scrapes that a helmet would not have prevented.

On a motorcycle, always. (Shoei X-Eleven)
On the track or racing, yes, but only because they won't let me race otherwise. (Giro Atmos)

Commuting to work? Of course not. (And it's not about mussing up my hair, I shave my head.) Tooting to work at ten miles per hour is no more dangerous than walking. Hell, I run ten miles per hour and I don't wear a helmet when I go running.

I'm from Germany, whose per capita ridership is a hundred times what the US's is, but no one in Germany wears a helmet. (Frankly, I think part of the thing keeping ridership in America down is the insistence that helmets be worn at all times.)

...Bloody nanny-state culture. I have no idea when or how America went from being the land of "it's good for you, it'll toughen you up." to "ooh, stay safe, and bring sunscreen."

The level of safety equipment should match the reasonable risk of injury. After all, I'm not going to get a designated driver if I'm going to be having a few beers in the evening at my house and then going to bed. "Oh, but what if you want to spontaneously go for a drive?"

Riding my bike to work five miles through a few industrial parks at seven in the morning when there's no traffic is 99.99% likely not going to kill me, so there's no need to prepare for something that's not going to happen.

Do motorbike helmets come in a non full face style that would be light enough for a normal road bike?

- do you have wife? girlfriend? or boyfriend? it will hurt them if you get mental illness for the rest of your life because you hit your head and hurt your brain.

this is the exact reason i started wearing a helmet, after several years of not giving a damn.

On a motorcycle, always. (Shoei X-Eleven)
On the track or racing, yes, but only because they won't let me race otherwise. (Giro Atmos)

Commuting to work? Of course not. (And it's not about mussing up my hair, I shave my head.) Tooting to work at ten miles per hour is no more dangerous than walking. Hell, I run ten miles per hour and I don't wear a helmet when I go running.

I'm from Germany, whose per capita ridership is a hundred times what the US's is, but no one in Germany wears a helmet. (Frankly, I think part of the thing keeping ridership in America down is the insistence that helmets be worn at all times.)

...Bloody nanny-state culture. I have no idea when or how America went from being the land of "it's good for you, it'll toughen you up." to "ooh, stay safe, and bring sunscreen."

The level of safety equipment should match the reasonable risk of injury. After all, I'm not going to get a designated driver if I'm going to be having a few beers in the evening at my house and then going to bed. "Oh, but what if you want to spontaneously go for a drive?"

Riding my bike to work five miles through a few industrial parks at seven in the morning when there's no traffic is 99.99% likely not going to kill me, so there's no need to prepare for something that's not going to happen.

the difference is the amount of cars that we have dominating the cities in america. if there were no cars, I would probably be more lax about wearing a helmet, but that is hardly the case. several people in my city have been run over and killed in 2008 already. helmets are essential for your safety where alot of us ride. I suspect if you had the same commute that many of us do, you'd wear one as well.

I wear a Bell who-the-hell-knows-what-model. I have a big head so I got a large size. There's nothing quite like knowing the helmet you bought comes in two sizes, universal, and large.

Anyway, it's ugly and bulbous and I like to joke that it makes me look like a bell-end, because it does. I still wear it every time I ride though. Biking in this city has given me a persecution complex that rivals Yossarian's. There are millions of people plotting my demise every single time I hop on my bike.

yes. giro ionos.


How are liking that helmet? I've got an Atmos but looking maybe to try the Ionos. Lightness and air vents are what it's all about.

Do motorbike helmets come in a non full face style that would be light enough for a normal road bike?

Take a look at downhilll bicycle helmets. They are full face and probably lighter than motorcycle helmets.

i never understood why people care about how a helmet looks on them while riding when they'll totally forget about it because they should be focusing on actually riding. on top of that you won't even be able to see yourself with it on

These people must have mirrors all over their bike so they can see themselves while riding.

I have no idea what I look like with my helmet on. Probably no dorkier than I do with it off.:eek: