Originally Posted by
logdrum
I'd like to try my the style of helmets that skateboarders and BMX dudes use. Those are likely to work better than something with 40 vents and pointy!
Few care if their helmet REALLY prevents injury. It's just another part that must be correctly coordinated with the rest of their costume.
It's
common sense that a helmet protects your head
- why else would you wear it?
Bicycle helmets are a compromise from the start. If safety were their first, or even second priority, they would actually cover your head. It's turned into nothing more than a design exercise to see who can extract the most money for the same $0.10 worth of foam - while, of course, maintaining clear costume appropriateness.