Originally Posted by
chefisaac
I was curious if anyone wore the full helmet like
this. \
I have a helmet pretty much exactly like that one for rollerblading. It doesn't have an Australian Standards sticker and is therefore illegal for bicycle use, so no, I have never worn it riding.
Regardless of the law here, I wouldn't wear it anyway. I've hit my head on the ground with it enough times to understand how little protection it has. Fine for rollerblades, not fine for a bicycle. A bicycle helmet should crack if you hit it hard enough, absorbing a lot of the energy.
Even the light head impacts I've had with that helmet hurt like a ************ and made me at least consider going to hospital. I think there's a good chance you wouldn't survive a bicycle stack with any speed.
Perhaps the helmet you linked to is made different to the one I have, but it looks exactly the same.