Originally Posted by
WhyFi
I am fairly certain that the first time that I wore a cycling helmet was shortly before joining BF. Never as a child through to being a young adult, commuting 12 miles, each way, to work. It just never occurred to me until I decided to get back in to it, while living in NYC.
I bought my first helmet with my first grownup bike, back in 1995 or so. By that time most riders seem to have adopted them. AND a coworker who was a much more serious rider than I was had an accident and busted his helmet, and it occurred to me that I'd rather bust a helmet than a head!