Just to bring everyone up to speed, this is a pretty old thread, and in my post, I linked to an article that questioned whether bicycle helmets are really the right way to go. So I am open to all ideas, but when I ride, I choose to wear a helmet - if only to protect against hanging branches and falling acorns. Most of the people I ride with are meatballs and they ride like idiots, so I "insist" that they wear helmets, mostly because having to scoop their brains off the road seems like it would ruin a good ride.

If you guys are looking for a fight, count me out.