Someone made fun of my helmet today..
04-05-14, 03:53 PM
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Someone made fun of my helmet today..
sooo I was biking home, rather slowly since I own a mountain bike and its hard to get up hills. There was a group of guys sitting of their porch, and one started yelling at me, " hey you, you, heeeeey!" I ignored them but he kept yelling " helmet girl, nice helmet!" Like is it really that odd to see someone with a high vis helmet??? Picture below. 
04-05-14, 04:00 PM
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That's a fantastic helmet! I haven't seen one like that before. My guess is that they were "flirting" in the most hopeless and awkward way possible. Seriously, did any guy ever meet a woman who wanted to go out with him by yelling dumb stuff like this?
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They're just a gaggle of silly twits. 
Now if you were wearing a football helmet .... then they might have a point.
That's a nice bright helmet and you look kinda bright, so ya, I think they were tossing compliments. Somehow I picture a college area and a frat house.
Now if you were wearing a football helmet .... then they might have a point. That's a nice bright helmet and you look kinda bright, so ya, I think they were tossing compliments. Somehow I picture a college area and a frat house.
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Just a bunch of guys flirting with the girl on a bike. IMO... the helmet had nothing to do with the hoots.
04-05-14, 04:13 PM
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thats funny, it was a frat house I was riding by lol. I live in a college town. But it was just kind of embarrassing you know? Lol
04-05-14, 04:17 PM
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It's pretty hard to go wrong with a helmet. Unless it's one of those pointy wind tunnel things.
04-05-14, 05:22 PM
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Nothing to be embarrassed about--it's just the usual sort of d-bags who would be catcalling if you walked by; being on the bike and having a helmet just gave them something a little different to comment on.
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Next time you ride by that same frat house put a black milk crate over your head and then see what their reaction will be.
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sooo I was biking home, rather slowly since I own a mountain bike and its hard to get up hills. There was a group of guys sitting of their porch, and one started yelling at me, " hey you, you, heeeeey!" I ignored them but he kept yelling " helmet girl, nice helmet!" Like is it really that odd to see someone with a high vis helmet??? Picture below. Or take a picture of the helmet and tape it to their door so that they can admire it more without disturbing you.
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Maybe they really did like it and weren't making fun of it. Of course people are always gonna try and find some way to put others down though. I personally think that's an awesome helmet and kinda wish I had one rather than my plain, white helmet. White ones are way to mainstream. But if you want to have a little fun, get an airhorn and do a simple little mod if you have to so that it's extra extra loud. And then ride by there late at night and honk a couple times to wake them up. And then ride away knowing that you may have just hurt their sleeping schedule.
Or take a picture of the helmet and tape it to their door so that they can admire it more without disturbing you.
Or take a picture of the helmet and tape it to their door so that they can admire it more without disturbing you.
04-05-14, 06:15 PM
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04-05-14, 09:01 PM
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I think it's a nice helmet. It's less beat up than mine!
...need to write more slogans on mine.
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...need to write more slogans on mine.
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04-06-14, 06:46 AM
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sooo I was biking home, rather slowly since I own a mountain bike and its hard to get up hills. There was a group of guys sitting of their porch, and one started yelling at me, " hey you, you, heeeeey!" I ignored them but he kept yelling " helmet girl, nice helmet!" Like is it really that odd to see someone with a high vis helmet??? Picture below. 
Myself, I do prefer more sedate helmet colors. I leave the high-vis to my torso-wear.
04-06-14, 06:57 AM
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sooo I was biking home, rather slowly since I own a mountain bike and its hard to get up hills. There was a group of guys sitting of their porch, and one started yelling at me, " hey you, you, heeeeey!" I ignored them but he kept yelling " helmet girl, nice helmet!" Like is it really that odd to see someone with a high vis helmet??? Picture below. Say... that's a nice helmet...
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See example A (fair warning, DO NOT click the link if easily offended or you don't like cussing): **** Frat Guys Say - YouTube
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I was in a frat, long ago and far away. We would have done that and we would have been flirting. On the other hand, the hi-vis helmet is apparently easily seen, so I would say that it is working.
04-06-14, 10:14 AM
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add a Mohawk fringe down the center of the helmet (there are stick on ones) and make it even more remarkable.
extra geek points: Go Pro Camera , and a headlight mounted on the helmet ..
extra geek points: Go Pro Camera , and a headlight mounted on the helmet ..
04-06-14, 10:42 AM
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This. Probably entertaining themselves and flirting a bit. Maybe thinking they are being clever, etc. Hopefully harmless stuff and if you just smiled and waved and then ignored them it would have been ok.
04-06-14, 10:51 AM
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You are a cute young lady - they were flirting with your helmet, as a way to get to you.......... and it worked!
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Your handle is "Archery Queen". A couple of well-aimed shots should shut them up. But seriously, please wear a helmet. my college girlfriend didn't and fell. And while she didn't hit her head, she ended up sliding a half a block downhill with her bike pressing her head against the pavement. The sooner you learn to ignore peer pressure, the sooner you begin to enjoy your life to its fullest.
