Helmets anyone?
06-07-08, 05:41 PM
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Specialized makes an excellent helmet. The fitting in the less expensive helmets is obviously not as dialed as the S-Works or Decibel line.
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I'm sure fit is important, though apparently it's just a mater of moving a few velcro pads around and you are good to go.
Whenever I hear talk about what bike helmet you should wear so you survive being hit by a car, I get a feeling of extreme wishful thinking. Of all the helmets I own or have owned, from hockey, to climbing, white water, motor cycles, or an early Bell, the ones that stand out as extreme pieces of useless crap are all modern bike helmets. Since when did getting hit by a car while wizing along at 20 miles an hour merit a helmet that doesn't even measure up to what you need for a freeskate.
It's important to start out with a fear list. If you are mostly concerned with what might happen when you fall over resetting the kick stand, buy a Bell. If nastier images come to mind get a serious helmet. I'm guessing that being hit by a car in a petentially fatal way is worse that the average downhill fall on an MTB, they wear some fairly serious helmets even for that.
Whenever I hear talk about what bike helmet you should wear so you survive being hit by a car, I get a feeling of extreme wishful thinking. Of all the helmets I own or have owned, from hockey, to climbing, white water, motor cycles, or an early Bell, the ones that stand out as extreme pieces of useless crap are all modern bike helmets. Since when did getting hit by a car while wizing along at 20 miles an hour merit a helmet that doesn't even measure up to what you need for a freeskate.
It's important to start out with a fear list. If you are mostly concerned with what might happen when you fall over resetting the kick stand, buy a Bell. If nastier images come to mind get a serious helmet. I'm guessing that being hit by a car in a petentially fatal way is worse that the average downhill fall on an MTB, they wear some fairly serious helmets even for that.
