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Originally Posted by Bikewolf
(Post 20443902)
Tell me about it. What do you think of this one: putting a helmet/skull cap and then leaving without the helmet itself :-)
(Some do have a night lamp.) |
I started cycling more than 50 years ago, so wearing a helmet wasn't natural to me. When I began to train and doing group rides, about 22 years ago, wore a helmet occasionally, but never for commuting. Now my commuting makes for 60% of my kms and more of my cycling time, so I thought I couldn't be so irrational and began wearing a helmet full time a few months ago. Now I feel strange, almost naked without a helmet. Still, I think it's a personal decision and don't look down upon those who don't wear them.
A week ago I was on a group ride, riding two abreast but nowhere near the middle of the street, when a distracted driver touched my handlebar with her mirror. I fell on my elbow, side and knee, luckily no serious consequences although I'm still in some pain. I hoped I could tell one of those dramatic "my helmet saved my life" stories, but it never touched the pavement! Frustrating. |
Originally Posted by Reynolds
(Post 20451173)
. I hoped I could tell one of those dramatic "my helmet saved my life" stories, but it never touched the pavement! Frustrating.
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I saw a guy with a helmet yesterday. It has happened before but he was on a normal poorly maintained single speed oma and not dressed for the ride. It was an old guy with a grey beard in shorts and his helmet was shiny burgundy. Probably a foreign academic.
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Originally Posted by RubeRad
(Post 20439897)
... kept me extra vigilant about the risky parts of my commutes... |
Originally Posted by DiabloScott
(Post 20451520)
I have a cracked helmet in my show-and-tell drawer... it does serve to get the stories going.
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Sorry to interject, newbie here. I'm actually trying to get my first helmet. In the process of getting my first brand new bike. 2019 FX3. Local shop offered me the Bontrager Quantum MIPS helmet for half off. Any thoughts? Can't find much info, and I dont know if I need or want to get one at that price..retail 110.. my price after credit would be round 60. Just can't figure if I should look elsewhere for helmet and use credit for other items in store. Thanks for any and all help. Again my apologies for being somewhat off topic. -matthew |
Originally Posted by Matthew2121
(Post 20463231)
Sorry to interject, newbie here. I'm actually trying to get my first helmet. In the process of getting my first brand new bike. 2019 FX3. Local shop offered me the Bontrager Quantum MIPS helmet for half off. Any thoughts? Can't find much info, and I dont know if I need or want to get one at that price..retail 110.. my price after credit would be round 60. Just can't figure if I should look elsewhere for helmet and use credit for other items in store. Thanks for any and all help. Again my apologies for being somewhat off topic. -matthew If you happen to be thinking about accessories, other items to consider are a rear rack, the means to fix a flat while you're on the road, and a decent floor pump for home use. Of all those things, the pump is your most important maintenance item. |
Originally Posted by Gresp15C
(Post 20463252)
The FX3 looks nice. Congrats! Since I was curious, I looked it up. The helmet is on sale at the Trek website for 70 bucks, so maybe the half-off deal isn't such a deal. On the other hand, it will let you get out and ride, right away, without spending another weekend shopping for helmets. Life is short.
If you happen to be thinking about accessories, other items to consider are a rear rack, the means to fix a flat while you're on the road, and a decent floor pump for home use. Of all those things, the pump is your most important maintenance item. EDIT-- just did a direct search for it online instead of on trek site and I found one through the trek site that isn't listed through normal search parameters but it's 70. Only thing is it's only in blue, green and another oddball color. Not sure if that's why they are on sale |
I found a Rudy Project helmet on my lawn yesterday. Not sure how someone can ride off without their helmet.
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Originally Posted by Matthew2121
(Post 20463278)
thanks for the quick reply! I just looked on trek and it's showing $99..is there another site you are referring to by chance? If it is lower then I agree that it's not worth the deal.. if so I need to figure what type of helmet and brand to get etc..been looking all over the forums for some answers. Bit harder than I though lol As for accessories, definitely want what you mention as well as a bottle cage and bottle was thinking of getting the Bontrager bottle cage, seems nice. Thanks for the help!! EDIT-- just did a direct search for it online instead of on trek site and I found one through the trek site that isn't listed through normal search parameters but it's 70. Only thing is it's only in blue, green and another oddball color. Not sure if that's why they are on sale https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/e...elmet/p/14176/ |
Originally Posted by Matthew2121
(Post 20463231)
Sorry to interject, newbie here. I'm actually trying to get my first helmet. In the process of getting my first brand new bike. 2019 FX3. Local shop offered me the Bontrager Quantum MIPS helmet for half off. Any thoughts? Can't find much info, and I dont know if I need or want to get one at that price..retail 110.. my price after credit would be round 60. Just can't figure if I should look elsewhere for helmet and use credit for other items in store. Thanks for any and all help. Again my apologies for being somewhat off topic. -matthew |
Originally Posted by Matthew2121
(Post 20463231)
Sorry to interject, newbie here. I'm actually trying to get my first helmet. In the process of getting my first brand new bike. 2019 FX3. Local shop offered me the Bontrager Quantum MIPS helmet for half off. Any thoughts? Can't find much info, and I dont know if I need or want to get one at that price..retail 110.. my price after credit would be round 60. Just can't figure if I should look elsewhere for helmet and use credit for other items in store. Thanks for any and all help. Again my apologies for being somewhat off topic. -matthew |
Originally Posted by mtb_addict
(Post 20464197)
Helmet people have a false sense of security and take more risk when riding.
THe benefot of the helmet is offset by the phsycological risk taking. I realize that there was one study that demonstrated risk compensation, but it was deeply flawed in a basic assumption IMO. They only observed the first few hundred feet of the ride, assuming that a rider would do the same things after many miles. I am not aware of feeling any greater security with or without a helmet, after the "this is different" feeling wears off. The first minute or so, I'm sure you would observe some difference in how I ride. After that, I doubt it. Analogously, I'd be surprised if people who don't want to ride without one would be riding any differently after 10 or 15 minutes. They'd be riding "normally" for them. BTW @Matthew2121 my personal take is if you're going to splurge on a nice helmet there's nothing wrong with that, and I'd look for something with more style than the ubiquitous mushroom tops. Some of the Giro helmets look pretty sharp. |
Originally Posted by mtb_addict
(Post 20464197)
Helmet people have a false sense of security and take more risk when riding.
THe benefot of the helmet is offset by the phsycological risk taking. |
Originally Posted by jack002
(Post 20464727)
I have no pity for people who get hurt with no helmet on. Its just foolish.
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Originally Posted by mtb_addict
(Post 20464197)
Helmet people have a false sense of security and take more risk when riding.
THe benefot of the helmet is offset by the phsycological risk taking. |
Originally Posted by DiabloScott
(Post 20464068)
If you knew exactly which helmet you wanted, the right size, and how to adjust it - yeah, you can get some good deals on the Web. But you don't know any of those things and you would benefit from the LBS walking you through that learning process, and that's worth a few extra bucks.
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Originally Posted by Gresp15C
(Post 20463380)
This is what I found, so maybe it's like what you say. The blue does look kinda cool, in a way. ;)
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/e...elmet/p/14176/ yup thats exactly what i had found. Really wanting the black matte though to match the matte bike color scheme XD. Im OCD like that haha |
Originally Posted by wphamilton
(Post 20464248)
BTW @Matthew2121 my personal take is if you're going to splurge on a nice helmet there's nothing wrong with that, and I'd look for something with more style than the ubiquitous mushroom tops. Some of the Giro helmets look pretty sharp.
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Originally Posted by Eds0123
(Post 20441109)
Some riders (including I) take the helmet off when coming up on a long hard climb on a hot day, I'll put it back on on the downhill side, Tour de France rules allow no helmet at such occasions , no need for a helmet wehen working hard, getting hot and going slow,
Originally Posted by mtb_addict
I though I read he was going 60mph.
I gave up my motorbike after an accident...and decided I was lucky to be walking and alive. Then got into bicycling. The speed involved makes motorbikes are way too dangerous.
Originally Posted by rumrunn6
her wrist broke when she put her hand out on the way down. (classic mistake)...
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Originally Posted by mtb_addict
(Post 20465082)
I though I read he was going 60mph.I gave up my motorbike after an accident...and decided I was lucky to be walking and alive. Then got into bicycling.The speed involved makes motorbikes are way too dangerous. I bet he's asking himself that with his successful career and family, why is he risking live and limb to make a stupid moive?
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Originally Posted by robertorolfo
(Post 20465144)
Why is putting out your hands to break your fall a mistake? Should people just being going down head first?
just found an article https://blog.mapmyrun.com/fall-off-bike-not-get-hurt/ "For spills from the side, use the back of your shoulder, hip and butt to absorb the impact instead of your arm as you hit the road. " |
I thought about this thread this morning on the way into work. It's a very humid day, and I thought how nice it would feel to take my helmet off. But when I have it, I wear it. I never know what might happen. I got hit head-on by a car once, and that was before most people wore helmets, so I got lucky. I could get lucky again.
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
(Post 20465171)
I've read here on the forum, not long ago, that for cycling, one should fall with the bike & deal w road rash rather than broken bones. like on your leg & shoulder, I guess. I forget actually. she had a broken knee cap some tears ago & purposely avoided hitting that instead. recently using clipless for the 1st or 3rd time I came to a stop & forgot I was clipped in. as I tried to remove my right foot I cold see myself leaning (not yet falling) to my right, "leading with my knee" but I quickly unclipped & put my foot out. I was there thinking about how I would have fallen & thinking knee first then a hand but I really don't know. if I come across the thread about how cyclists should fall I'll share it.I think the responder was citing a pro racer talking about the same thing (how not to break an arm falling off a bike)<br /><br />just found an article<br /><br /><a href="https://blog.mapmyrun.com/fall-off-bike-not-get-hurt/">https://blog.mapmyrun.com/fall-off-bike-not-get-hurt/<br />"</a> For spills from the side, use the back of your shoulder, hip and butt to absorb the impact instead of your arm as you hit the road. "<br />
A few years ago, my friend that coaches youth soccer mentioned that it seemed to him like kids didn't know how to fall down anymore. They were often getting hurt in situations that were particularly bad because they didn't know how to take a fall, and he mentioned them not putting their hands out to absorb some of the impact. I realize that falling while running is a little different, and there is no bike to get tangled with, but most athletic adults can run at speeds of 15mph or greater. |
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