different helmet for mtb and road?

[mr Mag00]

do you wear a different helmet for different activities.

not particulalrly interested if you dont wear one. this is for people who do

 

[GrumpyGregry]

rip the peak off when I pretend to be a roadie/tourist. Still wear baggies over lycra and mtb boots on touring bike. confuses 'em no end.

 

[MichaelM]

Two helmets for me. Having a big head is bad enough, but the rather bulbous Giro E2 (mtb lid) makes me look ridiculous when togged up in lycra.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

MTBing doesn't do it for me at all - all my MTBs over the years have ended up as road bikes - so, no.

 

[eldudino]

I've been wondering whether I'll need to buy a new helmet when I buy a road bike. I'm swaying to yes but I'm maybe just being vain. Then again, right tool for the job.

 

[Panter]

Bit of both really. If it's just a local woody ride, I wear my standard lid (Bell from Decathlon) but if it's a night ride, or somewhere rocky, I wear my MET Parachute.

 

[Renard]

|Yes because the mtb one gets all dirty.

 

[Kirstie]

Yes because I can't see out from under my mtb helmet peak on my road bike. I can on my tourer though, so I wear it for that. It's also useful for keeping the rain out of my eyes when touring ...

 

[Paulus]

Can someone tell me why in BMX they wear what appears to be full face motorcycle helmets?

 

[Kirstie]

Can someone tell me why in BMX they wear what appears to be full face motorcycle helmets?

So they don't break their faces open* when they wipe out.

*ie broken jaw; broken cheekbone, broken teeth, broken nose etc.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

^^^

same reason as they wear them on motorbikes...

same reason dowhhill MTB'ers wear 'em...

in a BMX race if one stacks then often more than one stacks. If you face plant onto someone else's bmx it hurts quite a bit iirc.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Yes because I can't see out from under my mtb helmet peak on my road bike. I can on my tourer though, so I wear it for that. It's also useful for keeping the rain out of my eyes when touring ...

That's a very good point. I usually have the peak stashed somewhere when on the touring bike to keep rain out of my eyes

 

[02GF74]

MTBing doesn't do it for me at all - all my MTBs over the years have ended up as road bikes - so, no.

how can you say that? It rules.

I used to be roadie spending miles and miles inthe saddle but the technicalness and variet in mtb soon had me converted, not too mention bad attidtude from drivers.