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Old 05-22-08 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Sammyboy
This is what I'll be buying (and offering in my online shop) shortly. The pic is only my favourite of a huge line of awesome helmets.

http://www.nutcase-helmets.de/0708edition.html

Awesome. I'm in the market for a better fitting helmet. I was going to go for "cooler" as in "not as hot" but if I can get a hold of one of these, I may change my tune.

So here's a question: While I agree that helmets as a safety measure are over valued, I do think they have their place. For instance, my wearing a helmet makes my wife feel better. ;-) Also, there are certainly some people who adopt a very different attitude towards a cyclist depending on the presence or absence of a helmet. One of them is "clearly" safety-conscious, and one of them "is going to get themselves or someone else killed." The question is: which category does this helmet put you in? "Is he wearing a helmet because he's a safe, responsible bike rider? Or is he wearing it because he's about to try and jump my car on his bicycle?"

It's always good to keep them guessing.
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