The annoying thing about helmets...

[EltonFrog]

But if you fell in head first you'd just bob along upside down till someone saw you and dragged you out by the legs.

You really should think these things through Carl, or people will think you're a fool.

It would still be annoying though.

 

[tyred]

If you haven't taken your helmet off and bang you head on a "Mind your head" sign because you failed to allow for the extra height of the helmet.

 

[swansonj]

But if you fell in head first you'd just bob along upside down till someone saw you and dragged you out by the legs.

You really should think these things through Carl, or people will think you're a fool.

Ahem. Aren't you both arrogantly assuming that everyone lives in the northern hemisphere where gravity goes the right way? Pity the poor sap who falls into the water, wearing a helmet, upside down, in Australia - all that and having to contend with backwards gravity too.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

It annoys me that the only use my last helmet had was to act as a barrier when I flipped head over whatsit and the bike landed on my head.
British Standards didn't think of that one I'll bet

 

[Smokin Joe]

It annoys me that the only use my last helmet had was to act as a barrier when I flipped head over whatsit and the bike landed on my head.
British Standards didn't think of that one I'll bet

You after a row or something?

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Ahem. Aren't you both arrogantly assuming that everyone lives in the northern hemisphere where gravity goes the right way? Pity the poor sap who falls into the water, wearing a helmet, upside down, in Australia - all that and having to contend with backwards gravity too.

And being Australia, The Man is responsible for you having the lid on in the first place. It's a conspiracy I tell you.

 

[ufkacbln]

Surely Australians don't need helmets

Because they are upside down they will fall upwards

 

[the_craig]

Maybe they were drinking helmets?

They were probably drinking beer, if they were i the pub...

 

[ufkacbln]

They were probably drinking beer, if they were i the pub...

There we go again

Unfounded assumptions

They could be drinking lager, cider or girly drinks like wine or cocktails



I suspect that as only real men drink beer that head injuries are regarded as inconsequential and under reported when compared to lager drinkers who are all squinnies and over report

 

[the_craig]

There we go again

Unfounded assumptions

They could be drinking lager, cider or girly drinks like wine or cocktails



I suspect that as only real men drink beer that head injuries are regarded as inconsequential and under reported when compared to lager drinkers who are all squinnies and over report

Lager is beer. But I digress.

Perhaps I should have put a * on my original post but they will be far more likely to be drinking beer than Helmets...

*other (worse) drinks are available

 

[IDMark2]

What really annoys me about helmets is that I pay a fortune to wear one just like the Pro's but it doesn't actually make me go as fast as them. Are there other benefits only available when falling off my bike?

 

[jongooligan]

They're awkward when they're on your head - they're a bloody nuisance when they're not on your head. They only do one thing (badly). They're wildly overpriced for what you get. They make you look like a massive dork.
The worst thing are the pads after they've been through the dog. Where's the puking smiley?

 

[Brandane]

The worst thing are the pads after they've been through the dog. Where's the puking smiley?

Unless they went through the dog in reverse somehow, then it's a whole different smiley you are looking for! Anyhoo, here is the pukey one .....

 

[Moon bunny]

There we go again

Unfounded assumptions

They could be drinking lager, cider or girly drinks like wine or cocktails



I suspect that as only real men drink beer that head injuries are regarded as inconsequential and under reported when compared to lager drinkers who are all squinnies and over report

Just for avoidance of doubt, they were drinking beer but girly light-coloured stuff. Dizzy Blonde for those who still care. Another point is that one of them had a CAMRA beer-spotter's guide.

 

[ufkacbln]

They're awkward when they're on your head - they're a bloody nuisance when they're not on your head. They only do one thing (badly). They're wildly overpriced for what you get. They make you look like a massive dork.
The worst thing are the pads after they've been through the dog. Where's the puking smiley?

I wera a Tilley hat

They survive bowel transit!:

"Elephant trainer Michael Hackenberger of the Bowmanville (Ontario) Zoo, had his Tilley Hat snatched from his head and eaten by an elephant. Three times. Michael later would find and pick up his Hat, wash it thoroughly, and wear it. He had declined to accept a new Tilley Hat in order that we may have his well-traveled Tilley for our museum. (We were secretly pleased!)" Alex Tilley, Ontario