Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
Why would you have a sweaty head after a 5mi neighborhood ride that lasts less than 30min?
Dont wear a helmet if you don't want to wear a helmet. It doesn't affect me either way.
I wear one because I find value in wearing one. I crashed on the road in June which broke 2 ribs and separated my clavicle. My helmet hit the ground while I was going 22 or so mph. Had I not had the helmet on, my skull would have directly hit the road.
To each their own. We all evaluate risk and safety differently.
I was hit by a pickup truck a number of years ago. My body took a real beating and my left sitting bone could have used its own helmet. I cut holes in saddles for about two years. But my helmet also took a beating in the left temporal area. I think I might have been the worse for wear if not killed or brain damaged and even if none of that happened I would really have badly scarred in that area. If we knew when ACCIDENTS were going to happen we would not need helmets.