gb155
Fan Boy No More.
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- Manchester-Ish
This is the time of year I dump the wooley hat.
I forsee along and emotional thread here
How did you guess, all that time ago ?
Springs here, time to dump the helmet
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How did you guess, all that time ago ?
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I don't know. Remember all I'm saying is what I read in the paper a few days ago. No need to get all humpty dumpty on me - needless to say though if he had been wearing a helmet then I think all the Kings horses and men could have put him back together again.
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It is simply confusing why you think we need to observe one doctor's opinion in James Cracknell's case but not others?
Either these doctors know what they are talking about and their advice should be heeded, or they don't and they can be ignored
Which one?
I don't know. Remember all I'm saying is what I read in the paper a few days ago. No need to get all humpty dumpty on me - needless to say though if he had been wearing a helmet then I think all the Kings horses and men could have put him back together again.
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It is simply confusing why you think we need to observe one doctor's opinion in James Cracknell's case but not others?
Either these doctors know what they are talking about and their advice should be heeded, or they don't and they can be ignored
Which one?
Wobblers
Euthermic
- Location
- Minkowski Space
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Er no.
Doctors experts on head injuries and what can prevent them.
<The author is dismayed at the intellectual level displayed in Commuting nowadays.>
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Point of pedantry here:
Doctors are expert in treating people (at least, one would hope so).
They are not experts in material science, biomechanics or the physics of collisions. Any statement cannot be authoritative. It is opinion, not fact.
Er no.
Doctors experts on head injuries and what can prevent them.
<The author is dismayed at the intellectual level displayed in Commuting nowadays.>
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Point of pedantry here:
Doctors are expert in treating people (at least, one would hope so).
They are not experts in material science, biomechanics or the physics of collisions. Any statement cannot be authoritative. It is opinion, not fact.
Wobblers
Euthermic
- Location
- Minkowski Space
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
In my rush to leave the house this morning I forgot my helmet. I didnt even notice until I was 2 miles into my commute. When I got to work my head was less sweaty.
However I will put the helmet back on tomorrow as wearing a helmet is a trade off with the wife. Her perception is that I am safer with a helmet, and if it stops her worrying then that is one thing less for her to nag about!!!
However I will put the helmet back on tomorrow as wearing a helmet is a trade off with the wife. Her perception is that I am safer with a helmet, and if it stops her worrying then that is one thing less for her to nag about!!!
Leaway2
Lycrist
- Location
- Manchester (Sale)
Always wear one. See left.
MrHappyCyclist
Riding the Devil's HIghway
- Location
- Bolton, England
I'll be keeping mine, too. See picture, and the first line of my signature text at the bottom.
abo
Well-Known Member
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- Stockton on Tees
Personally I don't care whether someone wants to wear one or not, other than cycle helmets generally look flipping silly
My sister has a degree in manufacturing engineering, worked in industry then retrained as a radiographer. She wears a lid while riding and snowboarding, and makes her kids do the same. Thats good enough for me...
My sister has a degree in manufacturing engineering, worked in industry then retrained as a radiographer. She wears a lid while riding and snowboarding, and makes her kids do the same. Thats good enough for me...
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
When mtb'ing off road it is a helmet every time for me rain or shine.
I wear mine, on road, when riding in groups and/or with people whose riding skills are an unknown quantity to me, or when I'm commuting. When riding alone on the road for fun I don't bother with a helmet regardless of the season.
I make no claim that any of the above is rational behavoiour. But then being rational is over rated imo.
I wear mine, on road, when riding in groups and/or with people whose riding skills are an unknown quantity to me, or when I'm commuting. When riding alone on the road for fun I don't bother with a helmet regardless of the season.
I make no claim that any of the above is rational behavoiour. But then being rational is over rated imo.
OP
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gbb
Squire
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- Peterborough
Shoulda known better than to start a topic with the word 'helmet' in it...and not expect it to ramble on into a far ranging debate
I feel a bit like the kid at school who riles everyone up, then gets them fighting...while standing back and letting it all happen
The ironic thing is...i've decided to keep wearing. My original logic was..i only wore in the winter because of a percieved increased risk (darkness, ice etc etc). But, i got used to wearing it and now started feeling naked without it.
Perhaps when the really hot weather gets here, i may leave it at home for long countryside rides, but for commuting, i think i'm going to keep wearing.
But there again, i may not
...ah sodit, i'll probably change my mind next week.
I feel a bit like the kid at school who riles everyone up, then gets them fighting...while standing back and letting it all happen
The ironic thing is...i've decided to keep wearing. My original logic was..i only wore in the winter because of a percieved increased risk (darkness, ice etc etc). But, i got used to wearing it and now started feeling naked without it.
Perhaps when the really hot weather gets here, i may leave it at home for long countryside rides, but for commuting, i think i'm going to keep wearing.
But there again, i may not
...ah sodit, i'll probably change my mind next week.
gb155
Fan Boy No More.
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- Manchester-Ish
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I feel a bit like the kid at school who riles everyone up, then gets them fighting...while standing back and letting it all happen <img src='http://www.cyclechat.net/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/RpS_razz.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
The ironic thing is...i've decided to keep wearing. My original logic was..i only wore in the winter because of a percieved increased risk (darkness, ice etc etc). But, i got used to wearing it and now started feeling naked without it.<br />
Perhaps when the really hot weather gets here, i may leave it at home for long countryside rides, but for commuting, i think i'm going to keep wearing.<br />
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But there again, i may not <img src='http://www.cyclechat.net/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
Lol wum
abo
Well-Known Member
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- Stockton on Tees
Heh you might be onto something there...
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A helmet saved James Cracknells life, according to the Doc, who treated him in the States after his crash.
It really was a case of HELMETS SAVE LIVES
And if anyone has an issue with the above, then by all means go and see if you can fold a sheet of A4 paper in half more then seven times.
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So why don't you wear one then?
Or are you just on the wind up again?
A helmet saved James Cracknells life, according to the Doc, who treated him in the States after his crash.
It really was a case of HELMETS SAVE LIVES
And if anyone has an issue with the above, then by all means go and see if you can fold a sheet of A4 paper in half more then seven times.
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So why don't you wear one then?
Or are you just on the wind up again?
