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saving lives, one idiot at a time....RobsterCraw said:Obviously he wasn't wearing a Dickies hat...
.WestCoastHucker. said:i bet if you suck on that straw, it tastes like a milkshake...
[email protected] said:its not going to stop me from not wearing a helmet on the street.... but I always have FF on for jumpish stuff/ DH....
until you get clobbered by a car.RobsterCraw said:Helmet when I ride mountains, park, jumps, or just risky street stuff. I'll do pretty simple tricks like manuals when just riding to get places with no lid. I commute on my bike, and like to session a bit while I do, but I keep the riding relatively tame because sweaty and nappy don't quite cut it from 9-5, so a helmet is more of a pain then the extra security is worth.
I've a good friend who was JRA doing a manual. Or so he has been told. Apparently he looped out landed on his head. Total freak accident. He spent a couple of days in the hospital and then a few weeks a little bit spacey. Doctors weren't sure how much damage the swelling was going to do. He eventually recovered OK, but darn, that's a bad way to learn a lesson. Wondering if your brain is ever going to be the same is freaky stuff.RobsterCraw said:I'll do pretty simple tricks like manuals when just riding to get places with no lid.
That duesche cares more about his arms and legs then his head. WHATA ***!.WestCoastHucker. said:saving lives, one idiot at a time....
Yikes! I'd never be out on the road without a helmet - riding on a bike with cars scares me more than any off-road trail I can think of.[email protected] said:its not going to stop me from not wearing a helmet on the street.... but I always have FF on for jumpish stuff/ DH....
Oh you're in Europe... nevermind. I made the mistake of trying to tell a European to wear a helmet once before. Man did I get an earful!RobsterCraw said:Thats possible, but still unlikely enough for me to feel better enjoying the comfort of an unladen cranium. Helmets do have a trade off, and the costs and benefits vary based on the situation. When riding to and from wherever, I fall so infrequently that its hard to justify the helmet, especially since any falls I have had on any commute ever (except for one incedent when I was like 8) have not involved the dome. I don't defend those who do dumb things while not wearing a lid, but I take a calculated risk, and the odds are in my favor. Just like walking outside in the morning is a calculated risk. Someone wearing a lampshade for a hat might just stab you, but probably not.
Helmet on principle when I ride trails, skatepark, DJ, or doing tricks in the street. When riding around town, I know what I'm doing, and these drivers in Switzerland are used to cyclist and motorino (scooter) riders.
I was thinking more along the lines of it being a spoon and you would open the flap and get some pudding..WestCoastHucker. said:i bet if you suck on that straw, it tastes like a milkshake...