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

This is the reason I wear a helmet when having a shower.

But I wore a helmet once and my whole family was obliterated by a gang of robots and whilst that was going on, all the money in my bank account was transferred to criminals. And my house burned down.

coincidence?

Say no to helmets.

Sounds risky, I'll pop on an extra couple of helmets and head round.

You have to wear a helmet to the shops.

How else can you also wear that smug bastard, I'm a healthy active person, and all you fat heartless bastards are killing babies, look on your face.

I find you need to swap your car for a big landrover for the added headroom needed. But its worth it.

You have to wear a helmet to the shops.

How else can you also wear that smug bastard face as you carry home 2lb of spuds without using a plastic bag?

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Did you spill some jam on an otter?

Ooh er.

Helmets are all about perceived benefits, and people assume that the faster and further they are cycling the more benefit the helmet will give them.

To be fair, if helmets are useful in slow crashes, you are more likely to be riding slowly over the course of a long ride than a short ride (all other things being equal).

How can it give you 'more' benefit? It either works or it doesn't. The duration of the ride is irrelevant.

Also, you are more likely to be moving slowly carrying shopping than smashing out a century with 'the club'.

I hope next year's Movember attempt is more successful.

No, the helmet's 'benefits' either happen or they don't, unless we are talking aerodynamic benefits. A helmet either reduces harm from a crash or it doesn't. Wearing one that doesn't 'get used' has no benefits, other than TT lids for aerodynamics.

I've crashed more on short rides than long rides. It's not evidence but I'm sure shorter rides in town are more risky than longer rides in the countryside. Duration doesn't necessarily equal more risk, as you might be moving further and further away from dangers.

I averaged over 20mph for 24 hours. The longer = slower thing is wrong. The top 12hr riders are averaging over 25mph for 12hrs. I still reckon you're more likely to have an incident requiring a helmet during a shopping ride/commute.

this gentleman told me recently during consultation"you may have been better off with one, you may equally have not" (I wasnt)(spent 5 days critically ill after smidsy for the record)
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/warc/research/antonio_belli.html

I don't like the effect of being helmetless it makes me ride ultra-cautiously if I am on roads / tarmac

This is why I don't wear a helmet - the fact that wearing one reduces the amount of caution I use when riding.

Hope you're healing up well.

If you were given the chance of going back in time to the point that you were getting on your bike that day would you put on one?

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yeah Im 100% again.
No.absolutely not.
I wear one all the time for work, coaching, racing- obvs.
but., theres legions of insurance outfits that are seeking this compulsion law, for industry gain, bereft of any experience corporate culture is doing nothing about education for safer road use.

This is why I don't wear a helmet - the fact that wearing one reduces the amount of caution I use when riding.

I've never found that. I know that there's a lot of other body parts that I can injure so the whole risk compensation thing isn't a consideration. I ride in such a way as to minimise the risk of injury to all parts of my body not just my head. In fact, I've already proven that my head bounces off pretty much everything..

If you were given the chance of going back in time to the point that you were getting on your bike that day would you put on one?

No.absolutely not.
why should insurance companies dictate whats the rules are?

The possible benefits of wearing a helmet on a given ride surely depends on the likelihood of a crash on a given ride,.

So if you think you're likely to crash on any given ride you could wear a helmet or...

Hmmm now what else could one do to reduce the likelihood of a crash?

Would answering this question^ be more useful than all this blather about helmets?

I fell off and hit my head the other day. When I told a non cycling friend about this he asked me whether it made me think about wearing a helmet.

Well no, because my head was actually fine. If anything it made feel even less that I need one.

Would answering this question^ be more useful than all this blather about helmets?

That would miss the point of this pointless thread though. :)

So if you think you're likely to crash on any given ride you could wear a helmet or...

Take the car and drive over all the cyclists lying prostrate on the floor after crashing?

You know I'm right.

Where are you riding next?

Where are you riding next?

I'm of to see J.M.F in Bournemouth tomorrow Ramaye... I'll be expecting you and will take the necessary precautions ;)

note to self, aim for the legs