will my helmet get nicked if i leave it on my bike

[united4ever]

In office car park? Of course the bike will be locked. Cannot get the musty smell from the helmet to go away. Tried submerging it for an hour with Dettol and warm water but still stinks. Trouble is if I bring it in the office there is nowhere to put it without offending peoples nostrils. Not had any complaints but would be awkward if I did. Cheers

 

[jefmcg]

just put your lock through one of the helmet straps. Someone would have cut** the strap to steal it, rendering it useless.

Also look at getting replacement foam for your helmet. Smell is almost certainly in foam pads.

** missed a critical word, oops! Now fixed

 

[MiK1138]

In office car park? Of course the bike will be locked. Cannot get the musty smell from the helmet to go away. Tried submerging it for an hour with Dettol and warm water but still stinks. Trouble is if I bring it in the office there is nowhere to put it without offending peoples nostrils. Not had any complaints but would be awkward if I did. Cheers

Put your lock through the strap, no good stealing a helmet if you have to cut the strap

 

[Racing roadkill]

I've seen lots left on the bike, never seen one nicked yet. Who wants to nick a sweaty helmet?

 

[PeteXXX]

I've never ever had a smelly helmet! What on earth do people do with them?
If you have to leave it on the bike, find a cable that will loop through one of the slots and secure it that way...

 

[united4ever]

Ah. Should have thought of that. True would have to be desperate to take a sweaty helmet. I shall do it from Tuesday then. Thanks

 

[Saluki]

I wash my pads, from time to time. I just put them in a pillowcase and knot the the pillowcase so that they can't come out. Then refit on to the velcro grippy bits in the lid.

 

[MichaelW2]

I had a manky waterbottle stolen from my bike.

 

[steveindenmark]

Im amazed you want to put a helmet on your head that you have submerged in dettol for an hour and still failed to stop it from being minging.

Buy a new helmet. They are cheap enough.

 

[TreeHuggery]

don't leave it with your bike - I had a friend who did the same and someone pee'd in it - think I would just prefer the musty smell.....

 

[sidevalve]

There are people out there who would steal your back teeth if they could. If it stinks that bad buy a new one.

 

[s7ephanie]

with a bit of luck somebody will steal it !!

 

[KEW]

Just leave it with the bike, then if/when it is stolen, just replace it.

 

[vickster]

In office car park? Of course the bike will be locked. Cannot get the musty smell from the helmet to go away. Tried submerging it for an hour with Dettol and warm water but still stinks. Trouble is if I bring it in the office there is nowhere to put it without offending peoples nostrils. Not had any complaints but would be awkward if I did. Cheers

Store it in a bag in the office, but agreed if it smells that bad, get a new one, and wear a buff when using the new one to avoid stink again, wash the buff after every use with the rest of your kit

 

[mjr]

If you're lucky, it'll get nicked, you'll have to ride free and it'll remind you what fun it is

If you're unlucky, someone will smear motor oil in it or something.