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

Those Bern things look like you should be riding a horse.

I saw a guy in all black riding a black bike the other day with a white helmet on that looked like he'd just finished a show jumping comp and had swapped his pony for a bike. tres ha ha

So anyone know Bern stockists in London??

All I can find is http://www.cyclechic.co.uk/content/ and you have to book an appointment..

14 bike co

http://www.powerkiteshop.com/bern_watts_helmet.htm

Those Bern things look like you should be riding a horse.

I saw a guy in all black riding a black bike the other day with a white helmet on that looked like he'd just finished a show jumping comp and had swapped his pony for a bike. tres ha ha

i have the white one in the hope it will make me stand out more at night to motorists...

a bit battered though, mostly from incidents with peds...

"Bern Helmet Sink Fit: low profile surround fit and feel sits lower around your head and not on top like a mushroom"

LOL

So anyone know Bern stockists in London??

All I can find is http://www.cyclechic.co.uk/content/ and you have to book an appointment..

last time i was in 14 they had this helmet in

personally i go with pro-tec - specifically the ace

http://pro-tec.net/bike/helmets_overall.html

the ace is really cut down in terms of it's profile and i don't look like a total noggin. you can get em for £30 online too (try rollersnakes)...great fit - great look. sizing on their website for the ace is totally bob on

the rest of these style helmets make me feel like a human cannonball

Those Bern things look like you should be riding a horse.

I saw a guy in all black riding a black bike the other day with a white helmet on that looked like he'd just finished a show jumping comp and had swapped his pony for a bike. tres ha ha

sometimes I refer to my bike as 'my trusty steed'..

Just call and go round - easy as pie.

you're right of course, but i'll feel like i have to buy something!

you'll need this to go with it

or this

My head is huge. It goes off most scales, measuring at 63 - 64 cm (depending on air pressure / tidal motion).

Hence the need to try before I buy, as even XXL sizes that claim to be big enough, seldom are big enough.

I have a similar problem. This place:

http://www.kingofwatersports.com/bern-watts-helmet-black-i4048.html

DID have XXL Bern Watts in stock, but I think they sold the last ones and more are due at the end of October.

I tried the foam Watts in XL, and it does fit.

I'm tempted to go for the XXL though, so that I can wear a fleece beenie underneath (should my fwagile ickle ears get a chill).

The EPS is a complete no-no, size-wise.

isn't the EPS the goodies??

Had a job in town today, as always, wanted to train it to Padd and ride to SE1 on my bike. But didn't want to look like a 'cyclist' for the job, and as I was at... ah WTH, so I went in civvies, no helmet or gloves, jeans over chamois, t shirt under jacket.

I noticed something really peculiar. I wasn't riding as fast or as aggressively as I normally would in shorts or 3/4ers, helmet, glasses, gloves, etc. I rode a properly leezurley ride, and it was quite nice actually. I was wondering if I'd adapted my riding to the added risks? The old spike in the steering wheel centre making drivers go slower syndrome.

Anyone else get this?

I have to say I felt uncomfortable, I wasn't a happy rider. I missed my helmet and gloves. I didn't feel vulnerable as such, just morally bankrupt. I've got two kids: I shouldn't be so daft as to not protect my noggin.

Support your local quality baker!

If only there was such a thing :(

Greggs? :D

Actually, Greggs is baaaaaad.

To be honest I enjoy wearing this on my way across London.

It means I'm invicible, I can heal and shiz.

man i want that viking helmet.

Had a job in town today, as always, wanted to train it to Padd and ride to SE1 on my bike. But didn't want to look like a 'cyclist' for the job, and as I was at... ah WTH, so I went in civvies, no helmet or gloves, jeans over chamois, t shirt under jacket.

I noticed something really peculiar. I wasn't riding as fast or as aggressively as I normally would in shorts or 3/4ers, helmet, glasses, gloves, etc. I rode a properly leezurley ride, and it was quite nice actually. I was wondering if I'd adapted my riding to the added risks? The old spike in the steering wheel centre making drivers go slower syndrome.

Anyone else get this?

I'm not surprise, more than half the nodder in London take even more risk when riding because they're under the illusion that they're 'safer' due to wearing helmet, day-glo jacket, glove etc.

you shouldn't be riding aggressively just because you got helmet, jacket etc. ironically you're more at risk to yourself than not wearing helmet, day-glo that force you to take it easy.

I tried the foam Watts in XL, and it does fit.

I'm tempted to go for the XXL though, so that I can wear a fleece beenie underneath (should my fwagile ickle ears get a chill).

The EPS is a complete no-no, size-wise.

Try the 'Specialized Max' - my head's fucking massive and it fits with room to spare, and it's only thirty quid.

http://www.specialized.com/gb/en/bc/SBCEqProduct.jsp?spid=47093&eid=4952&menuItemId=10832

I'm not surprise, more than half the nodder in London take even more risk when riding because they're under the illusion that they're 'safer' due to wearing helmet, day-glo jacket, glove etc.

you shouldn't be riding aggressively just because you got helmet, jacket etc. ironically you're more at risk to yourself than not wearing helmet, day-glo that force you to take it easy.

+1

As for helmets, on both times I have been knocked off (both times without prior warning - rear ended & then side swiped) I have landed head first - natural self preservation instinct making me land on the least important bit - I have been wearing a Giro Ionis that has compressed perfectly - the last time, the helmet compressed in by approx an inch and I was told by the ambulance crew, that but for the helmet, I would have had a fractured skull....

as ever your fate is in your hands to an extent - ride like a c#nt, you will get knocked off sooner or later, hit your head without a helmet - it will hurt

I remember going into a shop and the guy was chatting about how he has 'an aggressive riding style'

I took this to mean 'ride like a prick'

I've decided to not wear a helmet because I don't ride like a prick. I'd support compulsory bicycle training

+1

As for helmets, on both times I have been knocked off (both times without prior warning - rear ended & then side swiped) I have landed head first - natural self preservation instinct making me land on the least important bit - I have been wearing a Giro Ionis that has compressed perfectly - the last time, the helmet compressed in by approx an inch and I was told by the ambulance crew, that but for the helmet, I would have had a fractured skull....

as ever your fate is in your hands to an extent - ride like a c#nt, you will get knocked off sooner or later, hit your head without a helmet - it will hurt

This always annoys me, how do they know this? I think it's more psychology, the helmet is fucked so the presumption is that your skull would be just as fucked. Now I'm not saying that helmets do not offer any protection it's this assumption from people who really have no knowledge about the strength of a helmet to be able to make that judgment that you'd be dead or you'd have this problem or that problem.

I know what you mean, in my last (helmet-less) crash I managed to smash my front teeth out - ambulance arrived and asked if I was wearing a helmet.

My respsonse: "no, but I didn't hit my head - I've smashed my teeth"

Them: "Oh, then maybe you should wear a gumsheild in future"

I'm not surprise, more than half the nodder in London take even more risk when riding because they're under the illusion that they're 'safer' due to wearing helmet, day-glo jacket, glove etc.

you shouldn't be riding aggressively just because you got helmet, jacket etc. ironically you're more at risk to yourself than not wearing helmet, day-glo that force you to take it easy.

I don't think the helmets make a difference, some nodders are just fucking oblivious of everything around them and therefore take risks (as we see them) but they're just plodding along and generally getting in the way. After some time in the saddle or advice they'll start to wise up if they're not driven into.

What's a nodder?

Currently I use an older Giro Animas. It's a bit bulky but I've got an odd shaped head. Its big, but a bit long front to back. It means that I usually have a lot of space at the sides of helmets and need a fair amount of padding.

What's a nodder?

IMO its a crap elitist cycling term, to refer to the 'non-trendy commuting cyclist's, usually riding with seat too high leading to 'bum-rock' and in too high a gear leading to 'nodding'.