Originally Posted by
JMT114
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned that it appears he does not wear a helmet. There was no mention of it in the article, but he's not wearing one in any of the pictures.
Just an observation, I'm not sure how it fits into the athlete/non-athlete discussion.
I didn't either until a couple of years ago (road). I still go without a brain bucket from time to time. I know a MTB rider that never wears a helmet and I've told him he's freaking nuts. He agrees.