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Old 11-12-10, 09:16 PM
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i bought a helmet for the first time



Giro Saros.
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Cool, now make sure it's adjusted well, it should resist being lifted at the front or the rear to expose the front or back of your head.
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Where can I send you a cookie?
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Originally Posted by bloodhawke83


Giro Saros.
If it makes you feel safer to ride with your new helmet, don't.
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Goodie. It's safe for you to run red lights now. Just ask anyone who wears one.
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Originally Posted by mechBgon
Cool, now make sure it's adjusted well, it should resist being lifted at the front or the rear to expose the front or back of your head.
Excellent recommendation.
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Hope you never have to put it to the test.
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Originally Posted by RobertHurst
If it makes you feel safer to ride with your new helmet, don't.
This. Now that you have a helmet, don't ride any less safe.
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This. Now that you have a helmet, don't ride any less safe.
and hope that nobody drives less safe around you because you have a helmet...
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...and don't morph into one who will cancel a ride and miss out on the health and environmental benefits of riding a bike just because a helmet wasn't available at that moment.
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