Helmet or not
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ronmac
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Decisions, decisions ! You guys've got me in a quandary now. Should I take my helmet on my upcoming London to Paris ? I have full load so could do without it (where to put it when not wearing it ?).. But will I need it for cycling in London and Paris, albeit at my leisure. As ever opinions much appreciated. Ron
Cunobelin said:
I catch that ferry every day at 8am, and helmets are definately the majority. I shall do a count monday after next when I next use it
There are alot of none-wearers though, they tend to be youngish males that use heavy downhill mtbs for commuting..
too many variables, I bet stoodents don;t and some places are choked with them
I bet new commuter generally do because they think they shold and the bike shop will have suggested they buy one
who cares, personal choice but I don't believe people that say a helmet would do them no good if they smacked their head into the tarmac, people can convince themselves of anything if they want to
I bet new commuter generally do because they think they shold and the bike shop will have suggested they buy one
who cares, personal choice but I don't believe people that say a helmet would do them no good if they smacked their head into the tarmac, people can convince themselves of anything if they want to
Arch
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ronmac said:
Have a look in your local pound shop, or any place that sells bungys and zipties (I'm thinking car boot sales, but it's not the time of year for them... Online, maybe) Anyway, look for an elastic cargo net, with a hook at each corner. They are often shown holding a football on a bike rack. With that, you could hold your helmet on top of panniers.
Something like this
ronmac
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Ianrauk, I WILL make my own decision but I haven't arrived at it yet so I'm interested in hearing others, who are much more experienced than me, thoughts on the matter. Is that not what a forum is for ?ianrauk said:
Arch, thanks for the advice. Ron.
hambones
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You can't take Cyclecraft seriously when the front pic has someone not wearing gloves and using toeclips!!! 
Arch
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montage said:
They will protect you to some extent in a fall. Whether you think that's enough reason to wear them is the same as helmets, personal choice. I wear them for warmth in winter, and padding on long rides, but the grazing aspect doesn't really come into it, for me.
Getting snide about not wearing them is about as clever as getting snide about people using toe clips. IE, not very. Toe clips work perfectly well for those who want to use them. We don't all feel the need to be clamped to our bikes.
I had a low speed off on some oil once and took all the skin off my palms and rammed grit, gravel and oil into the flesh
very very painful for weeks, that's one place you don't want scabs forming, the break along the creases and then jab into the raw bits
never ridden without at least mitts since
gloves and clips are completely different
still, like skulls, palms are person's call
very very painful for weeks, that's one place you don't want scabs forming, the break along the creases and then jab into the raw bits
never ridden without at least mitts since
gloves and clips are completely different
still, like skulls, palms are person's call
hambones
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No-one was being snide! Gosh, some very serious peeps about!
Gosh, some very serious peeps about!