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In Praise of Helmets!
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I Was riding home from work at 0715 this morning, at a busy traffic light controlled junction, it had been raining and the road was really greasy from the rain and the inevitable diesel spills, in a cycle lane to beat the lights. In their infinite wisdom, my local council has decide to mark the juntion with those stupid cobblestones. The front wheel just went from under me, and slid to the kerb, where i surfed down along the kerb on my side, head bouncing on the floor, feet still clipped into the pedals until I ended up wrapped around the traffic light post. Got up, all embarressed, hopped on the bike and rode the final 4 miles home, feeling a bit sore. To cut this story short, I've not long got back from the Walk in Centre, after being x-rayed and finding out I semi-dislocated my shoulder,and neck whiplash, and will be very stiff and sore for a week or 2. Got a fair bit of gravel rash down my side (funny how my clothes are untouched!). [B]My helmet (Met Styx) looks like it's been dragged under a JCB, but I never felt a thing on my head- if I wasn't wearing it, I'd probably be in hospital still. **I@m telling the kids when they get back from school, if I ever catch them without helmets again, I'm scrapping their bikes!
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I've just bought a pair of the winter riding trousers, and a light set just as some additional flashers as the days are getting shorter. I have to say that the trousers seem superb value, at only 13 quid, they are comfortable, and if they do what they say on the tin, ideal for my 6 mile commute. The lights ain't the best quality, but at 4 quid worth a punt.
Don't bother with the lights- the brackets are cheap, brittle, poor quality plastic, and didn't stand up to the rigours of a 6 mile commute! The lights themselves are now velcro'd to my helmet!
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I've just bought a pair of the winter riding trousers, and a light set just as some additional flashers as the days are getting shorter. I have to say that the trousers seem superb value, at only 13 quid, they are comfortable, and if they do what they say on the tin, ideal for my 6 mile commute. The lights ain't the best quality, but at 4 quid worth a punt.
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"A 3-speed will make you look old and uncool to us young, trendy Londoners."
Did that do the trick?
Well I am old and uncool, so it's not a convincing argument! I'm pretty much set on getting a San Francisco, just need nudging away from the 3 speed.
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Hello! Mid 40's bloke from the East Mids and probably having a mid life crisis. I do a lot of off roading for fun, and commute the 6 miles to work on a Giant mtb, all be it with Schwalbe Hurricanes on. After having a go on a colleagues Trek District, and realising that I no longer touch the gear leavers on the commute, I'm thinking of going single speed- I'm considering getting a Specialized Globe San Francisco via the work Cycle To Work Scheme, but might go for the 3 speed as I still can't get my head around having no gears! Is someone going to talk me out of it?
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My kids should still have a shed load of these, but I'll have to crawl under their beds to dig them out of the various places they have fallen into. They will still have saves on them, as the PS1 died along time ago, so we can't wipe them. If I can find them, I'll drop you a line once I'm out of the nursery! As for payment, just give a couple of quid to the Fire Service Charity or Help For Heroes sometime.
Steel helmets were never really any good for protection, but those fritz lids sure do look good!
On topic, my Met Styx saved me from a serious head ache this morning, so I can recommend it highly enough.
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