Originally Posted by
shadoman
Nice to see you made it through. A helmet isn't a bad idea, especially if you're going to do hillbombs with your feet unsecured.
On the other hand, looking at your injuries... A helmet probably wouldn't have helped much.
Brakes might be a better purchase first.
A helmet might have prevented or at least reduced the concussion.
And BTW, I don't see where the OP stated he was brakeless; just that he was riding fixed and took his feet off the pedals.