Originally Posted by rufvelo
In spite of all the naysayers they just do...
...trashed my new Bell helmet yesterday after my head hit the pavement first at 20+mph. I was a little out of it for a while after, trouble remembering where I was, name, road site, day/date, while some good folks called 911. I've fallen plenty in competition, but not since(18 years ago) so I did get a bit shook up.
Did a CAT scan, Xrays at the ER later and I'm fine, just a bit bruised all over....I'm not here to preach, but guys please do wear a helmet.
Expecting your major concern to be about the bike
, it's fine (I think) except for many paint scratches, torn bar tape, scratched shifters etc. This is the Cinelli I'd just built earlier this month in this thread.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=180887
Glad you'r ok rufvelo, yeah I always wear one too, actually I bought a new one last year after reading some reports that an old helmet can loose its integrity overtime (mine was about 5 year old), plus its always fun to buy new cycling gear
