Remember kids... always wear a helmet. (The almighty bikeradar helmet thread)

Ha ha ha I Always laugh at this.

Back in the 80s there was this 'fashion' among grem/victim skateboarders to wear your rector kneepads round your ankles... as if you were only skating for transport on your way to some rad ramp or bowls or something. Then generally the grem in question would be pissing about at southbank trying to ollie cokecans on the flat and hang up on all the little pebbles that the tramps used to spread everywhere to piss us off... and then the grem would fall on their knees hard... oops pads in the wrong place. Doh.

I would imagine part of it was the same reason, being pussy whipped by mom to get knee pads but not wanting to look cissy.

I always wonder about this too.

Ladies do it alot - I assume to avoid hathead. Guys - no idea. If you've been griefed into taking with you, wouldn't it just be easier to wear it than have it rattling around banging on your knee?

I like to wear a condom on my ear when I'm in bed.

Will i go as fast.

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Does any one wear one?????

certainly do, on my commute only though. i know. :D

sigh

Bishops hat

I leave my head at home. Simply too dangerous.

Does any one wear one?????

I believe the answer you're looking for can be found here:
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/

joe, first rule of fight club, is that you don't talk about fight club!

I wear a helmet 80% of the time. Keep t' brains in and that.

I wear a helmet 80% of the time. Keep t' brains in and that.
is it really worth it :p

I wear a helmet 80% of the time. Keep t' brains in and that.

You and the girl from Garden State.

Jeez. A ribbing in stereo at this hour of the morn!

Worth it in the sense that some poor medic would have to scrape them off the road otherwise.

broken 2 lids in accidents in 5 years of riding and wear one all the time.

i don't care if anyone wears one on a ride or not, unless it's mtb's where i will not 'guide' people around the hills without one or i just tell them if they are laying there concussed with blood pissing out their head i'm carrying on riding somebody else can have the responsibility of dealing with them.

you are more likely to damage your ribs, wrist or collarbone in cycling accidents though, i learned this the hard way.

Jeez. A ribbing in stereo at this hour of the morn!

Worth it in the sense that some poor medic would have to scrape them off the road otherwise.

as opposed to them neatly swilling around in a polystyrene bowl?

Exactly!

I usually wear one commuting. I hate it thought. Does anyone know of any helmets that don't look completely shit? Someone should make some. Definitely a gap in the market there

no helmets pty ltd (patent pending) ;)

I wear one, but only when I'm jumping red lights on my NoBrake 'fixie' or riding on the pavement.

...you are more likely to damage your ribs, wrist or collarbone in cycling accidents though, i learned this the hard way.

so true. had my hat-trick of falls this year and not a scratch on my helmet. but ive broken my collar bone and banged my knees to the ground couple of times. i have it on 90% of the time.

Does anyone know of any helmets that don't look completely shit? Someone should make some.

do a quick sketch. seriously, im intrigued at what a cool helmet looks like. dunno if it's my lack of imagination but there are lots of styles out there...i thougth everyone's pretty much catered for already.

Always. Commuting and off-road. Don't much care what other peoples' thoughts are - each to their own. I've been knocked off & broken other bits, but my heads intact, so I'm happy (if a bit sweaty in Summer).

And got to set a good example for the kids.

i wear one. i don't like wearing one. but i do like being able to piss on my own. without having someonechangeabagforme.

I usually wear one commuting. I hate it thought. Does anyone know of any helmets that don't look completely shit? Someone should make some. Definitely a gap in the market there

i have a blonde one