Originally Posted by
Nerull
Some forms of cycling are risky, that's the point. If you don't want to take risks, you're welcome to ride around a padded room with training wheels. The rest of us realize there are risks we take by the very nature of road cycling, and want to minimize those risks without giving up what we like doing.
I clearly take far more risks while training with a helmet on then without one. I'm not sure "minimize" is a word I use in connection with helmet use. The exception being a helmet "minimizes" the volume of my hair during a ride.