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

it does say "Wearing a helmet while cycling is of course a personal choice in the UK, and cannot guarantee protection from head injuries; moreover, it has not been reported whether or not a helmet might have helped prevent or lessen Mrs Bluemel’s injuries in this instance."

Just think of what would happen if someone wore a world champion stripes helmet.

You get spotted by ex-world champ Fabian Cancellera

http://twitter.com/#!/f_cancellara/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2F67ToVJpR

Also the highlight is freak accident.

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/districts/bournemouth/9321367.Cyclist_fighting_for_life_after_Wessex_Way_crash/

Hope she'll recovered soon.

just going to leave this here..

apologies if this has been posted before

helmetfreedom.org 60 second ad - YouTube

Ha, nice site.

Forget helmets. Apparently wearing world champion stripes is much more controversial

Almighty bikeradar champion stripes thread >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Fucking hell that place is worse than here

Fucking hell that place is worse than here

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12809532

Yes it is...

Fuji seemed overly concerned;

I'm pretty sure wearing a flowery dress keeps me safer than wearing a helmet

Do you wear it like a turban?

Been tearing that off on every Fuji bike we have in the shop;

and what do you want for that Ed? a fuckin medal? Can't you just leave it on and let people make up their own minds instead of crusading with your half arsed theories on everything from helmets to cycle lanes to wearing headphones and tyre widths.

It's just your [in most instances] unsubstantiated opinion dude, nothing more, nothing less

Can't you just leave it on and let people make up their own minds...

the problem is that the sticker insist on needing a helmet, rather than it being a choices.

When it come to selling helmets to the customer; I always stated that it's entirely up to them, if they feel they need a helmet, go for it, if not, no problem.

no, it offers one side of an argument - you are taking them off as a personal decision based purely on your bias.

As a shop employee is that within your remit? Does Evans endorse your actions?

Simply that there were too many stickers on the bicycle, I'm just glad it is to be removed, it's scarmongering at best.

You should've seen Specialized's own rules on cycling on the road!

As a shop employee is that within your remit? Does Evans endorse your actions?

No idea Wayne, it's just a sticker.

I'd hazard a guess that they wouldn't Ed - all goods sold from a retail environment have to retain any manufacturers warnings or instructions…

You're entitled to your opinions Ed but that's all they are and I'm afraid you have shown yourself unwilling many times to subject your little theories to the same scrutiny that you apply to helmet wearing

You support your objection to helmet wearing by saying that any 'prevention of injury' attributed to helmet wearing must be discounted as there can be no objective analysis of what would have happened in the exact same situation if the wearer hadn't been wearing an helmet.

However, you're quite happy to spout a load of guff about 'wearing headphones makes you more observant' as some sort of absolute truth without applying the same level of scrutiny tho…

however much you want to avoid it Ed, these are purely matters of your bias and opinion - not the absolute truths you purport them to be

Peoples everyday experiences of cycling are fluid and dynamic and subject to many internal and external factors and I would suggest that your linear and blinkered theories on cycling suffer from that inflexibilty.

If you expose your cycling trainees to some of the unsabstantiated guff you come out with on here then I'd say your thinking is as erroneous as any of the pro-helmet brigade you delight in railing against

my own opinion of wearing helmet is largely down to my choice, when it come to other, I always pressed that it's entirely up to them base on their own risk assessment, but also clearly stated that it's an option, rather than a 'law' (you be surprised how many people think it's the law to wear it here).

I have no idea regarding that particular law in retail.

how is letting the individual making their own choices is based on my opinion?

..Peoples everyday experiences of cycling are fluid and dynamic..

n-aaaahhh

For some reason, I wear a helmet more in the winter... Don't know if because it's darker, roads are slippier, drivers maybe less attentive, or just that I don't get as hot.... time to dig it out.

I always wear a helmet, maybe 'cos I crash a lot as a mtb'er, and am well aware of the pro / anti helmet camps. The helmet doesn't make me braver, or ride with a devil may care attitude, but I've smashed the shit out of a couple of them and still got back on the bike and rode away. I reckon I'd be hard pushed to have done that without a lid on.

If it became law, how many of us would actually stop riding?

If you expose your cycling trainees to some of the unsabstantiated guff you come out with on here then I'd say your thinking is as erroneous as any of the pro-helmet brigade you delight in railing against

Leaving the labels on introduces a linked sale Ed, your boss will love you hard. Oh, and I enjoy your guff.

This is one of the best posts I've seen on LFGSS for a long long time. Great stuff BDW.

I'd hazard a guess that they wouldn't Ed - all goods sold from a retail environment have to retain any manufacturers warnings or instructions…

You're entitled to your opinions Ed but that's all they are and I'm afraid you have shown yourself unwilling many times to subject your little theories to the same scrutiny that you apply to helmet wearing

You support your objection to helmet wearing by saying that any 'prevention of injury' attributed to helmet wearing must be discounted as there can be no objective analysis of what would have happened in the exact same situation if the wearer hadn't been wearing an helmet.

However, you're quite happy to spout a load of guff about 'wearing headphones makes you more observant' as some sort of absolute truth without applying the same level of scrutiny tho…

however much you want to avoid it Ed, these are purely matters of your bias and opinion - not the absolute truths you purport them to be

Peoples everyday experiences of cycling are fluid and dynamic and subject to many internal and external factors and I would suggest that your linear and blinkered theories on cycling suffer from that inflexibilty.

If you expose your cycling trainees to some of the unsabstantiated guff you come out with on here then I'd say your thinking is as erroneous as any of the pro-helmet brigade you delight in railing against

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If it became law, how many of us would actually stop riding?

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I would certainly continue, and helmetless at that. That's the advantage of living in an area of the country without any police presence. Obvious disadvantage being no police to see what the fucking awful drivers are up to.

I would estimate helmet use is at least 80% anyway so probably not much impact to many if it did become law. I am very aware that the vast majority of cyclists of all kinds that I see in my area are wearing helmets so it seems to be a given when cycling for them.