Helmet...not a debate but feel free!
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Helmet...not a debate but feel free!
My new job here in Vancouver requires me to wear a certified bike helmet to keep all the crazed drivers' high insurance rates down in this beautiful town...
any suggestions? prices vs. aesthetics?
thanks in advance...
any suggestions? prices vs. aesthetics?
thanks in advance...
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I'm pretty happy with my Cratoni Ceron...
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Certified bike helmet? You mean my bisected milk jug won't work? Oh wait, you Canucks have bagged milk anyway..
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Real answer:
Trek Anthem C Elite
A completely badass helmet that is esentially a clone of the Giro Atmos at less than half the price...
Trek Anthem C Elite
A completely badass helmet that is esentially a clone of the Giro Atmos at less than half the price...
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Originally Posted by 12XU
Certified bike helmet? You mean my bisected milk jug won't work? Oh wait, you Canucks have bagged milk anyway..
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who're you working for stendhalian? i need to find a job when i get back to vancouver and i can't think of much better than sitting on my bike all day.
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Their second album is a classic!
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novex just hired me...they are on a hiring spree right now. i just had to ride out to the office in richmond
(i just got back from a month of riding in london and i have to say riding here again is ****ing scary...18 wheelers and dumptrucks everywhere!) this morning and rode back to town with a job that starts monday...stoked!
edit: PS. thanks to Mr. White for the tip!
(i just got back from a month of riding in london and i have to say riding here again is ****ing scary...18 wheelers and dumptrucks everywhere!) this morning and rode back to town with a job that starts monday...stoked!
edit: PS. thanks to Mr. White for the tip!
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Originally Posted by Serendipper
Their second album is a classic!
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Congrats! Don't spend it all in one place.
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I rock a Specialized Decibel. Got it on sale and it is the single most well-fitting, comfortable, and well-ventilated helmet I've ever had. Also looks cool as hell.
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go for one of these. things look funny as hell with the visor.
thanks for the novex tip, btw. they got you riding in the city, right? i can't imagine messengers are needed in richmond.
thanks for the novex tip, btw. they got you riding in the city, right? i can't imagine messengers are needed in richmond.
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Originally Posted by alaska
go for one of these. things look funny as hell with the visor.
thanks for the novex tip, btw. they got you riding in the city, right? i can't imagine messengers are needed in richmond.
thanks for the novex tip, btw. they got you riding in the city, right? i can't imagine messengers are needed in richmond.
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Giro transit is a good cheapie that doesn't weigh much. Fits bigger heads better, tho. As for looks, I'll say a modified version of the same thing I say when people ***** about rock climbing helmets looking goofy: you're wearing board-soled velcro soccer cleats, your pants are rolled up to your knees and your socks or shins are covered in grease, you're wearing the oldest, most battered clothes you own, fingerless gloves that smell like a jock strap, a chain around your waist, and eyewear most people associate with metal workers or skydivers, and you think what's on your head is going to make you look goofy?
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yes...i think helmets look goofy...and i'm ok about looking goofy...and the giro sounds like a good bet as some say i got a big head.
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I think Im going to get a flat black skater / BMX
lid and put real scary skull heads and F-U stickers all
over it like ruff tuff HD do0dz do and see if I get treated
with anymore respect on my commutes. The Bell I wear
now screams Napolean Dynamite
lid and put real scary skull heads and F-U stickers all
over it like ruff tuff HD do0dz do and see if I get treated
with anymore respect on my commutes. The Bell I wear
now screams Napolean Dynamite
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....woa.
edit: i'm not looking for a skater helmet...i wore those for too many years...riding the vertical U-pipes.
i want ventilation and lightness so it barely feels like i'm wearing one.
edit: i'm not looking for a skater helmet...i wore those for too many years...riding the vertical U-pipes.
i want ventilation and lightness so it barely feels like i'm wearing one.
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I use a Protec classic because I'm too cheap to buy a cycling-specific helmet.
https://www.pro-tec.net/classicBMX.html
https://www.pro-tec.net/classicBMX.html
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i rock the catlike Kompact
by far the best helmet i have ever owned
and youll make all the americans jealous because they cant get them but the canadians can
by far the best helmet i have ever owned
and youll make all the americans jealous because they cant get them but the canadians can
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Originally Posted by napalmandroses
i rock the catlike Kompact
by far the best helmet i have ever owned
by far the best helmet i have ever owned
There was a recall on them a few years ago for not being crash worthy
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Originally Posted by -=Łem in Pa=-
There was a recall on them a few years ago for not being crash worthy
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^^^^ sorry about that
Prolly shouldnt have posted that anyway.
Prolly shouldnt have posted that anyway.
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I don't have one of these (specialized skillet) but they look freaking hardcore. Wear that and your camo cutoffs and they'll send CTU after you