Two guys are doing a "round the coast" cycle on tall bikes over here.

How in the hell do they get on them though?!

Quote from: SeriousBadabing, its like the motorbiker who wants to ride with the wind in their hair or the car driver who hates seatbelts, you are never going to convince any of them that they are better off doing the right thing

F*ck your stupid cretin logic. Are you going to just play the idiot sheep like everybody else? There are statistics that prove that seatbelt usage and motorcycle helmet usage greatly reduce death. There are NO stats like that for cycling. Indeed, for every statistic showing a slight drop in head injury thats pro-foamie, theres another statistic showing that mandatory helmet use is linked to more cycing deaths, as they take the focus away from responsible riding. Trying to link bicycle helmets, seat belts, and motorbike helmets, is a true product of a hysterical facile mind.

Quote from: M3ta7h3adTwo guys are doing a "round the coast" cycle on tall bikes over here.

How in the hell do they get on them though?!

One leg at a time.

With the ones with a tall cross bar, they usually weld pegs in back for mounting.

Quote from: maximusotterF*ck your stupid cretin logic.

What a well balanced, well thought out statement...

I suggest you have a lie down and stop drinking coffee, youre getting far too wound up...


and by the way, youre arguement is contrived to f*ck, its not even logical, but as ive said, its your perogative... IF you HONESTLY think youre going to convince people to NOT wear a crash helmet, you are having a laugh... IT DOES NO HARM to wear one and at the end of the day the odds of surviving any impact are only going to be increased by wearing one...

Youre on a retro crusade - "look at me im different", well done, youre cool...

Except studies have shown that some rotational injuries and back injuries are related to cycle helmets. So technically harm has and could be done by wearing one.

Quote from: M3ta7h3adExcept studies have shown that some rotational injuries and back injuries are related to cycle helmets. So technically harm has and could be done by wearing one.

look, wear a helmet or dont wear a helmet, the chances are it could save your life, but if youre not convinced, fine... just dont go round trying to persuade people not to do something which in all fairness could save their life...

...this is all down to vanity, it wont affect performance etc. by wearing one, and it wont do anyharm either... its all looks and im tough enough not to bother about iffy looks...

I, for one, am not stupid enough to pay $100 for a piece of questionable polystyrene that makes me more susceptible to heat stroke in my tropical summers. It s not vanity, its logic. A traditional short brimmed cycling cap is a great use of cotton, as it keeps the sweat from dripping off, instead using it to cool the scalp and keep the core temperature down. All a helmet does is soak up the sweat into its pads, occasionally dumping it into your face and burning your eyes. Woo woo.

Wearing the helmet is vain, as its succumbing to the myth that cycling is a dangerous activity or being too scared of criticism. Its sheer idiotic tokenism.

Ive been yelled at by bike shop employees that I know very casually when out riding, "WHERES YOUR HELMET?!" Worse than Hare Krishnas. I usually stop the bike, throttle them, and ask them "Where the f*ck is your ability to mind your own f*cking business?"*

What the helmet worshippers have done, is the same as W. has done with his war in Iraq--completely changed the debate into something toothless and irrelevent. Youve invaded Mexico to fight gum disease. Nobody talks about paceline discipline like they used to. Nope, its all irrelevant since we got the might Helmut!

Helmut can cure impotence, lift breasts, and leaven biscuits. Its safe for the whole family to use, and makes a crunchy dessert topping. Helmut is only sold on TV, beware of imitators.

[sing]It walks down stairs, it kills brown bears, it makes you look like a chump. Its HELMUT, its HEL-MUT. Fun for a girl and a boy, but really its just a toy. [/sing]

*dont attempt unless youre a meaty bald Swede or a suitable equivalent.

seeing as i kiteboard,


helmets save your face.
full face helmets prevent your teeth going down your throat.


whats Ã,£30 compared to Ã,£1091 for dental work to replace your chewers? not to mention eating soup for weeks.

The seatbelt comparison is irrelevant. Bike helmets are made to survive a 3 foot drop onto concrete. They have all sorts of points and textures which cause the head to be grabbed. If you want to wear something effective, get a 1200g motorbike helmet with a smooth, hard shell. Something of that sort would make a difference. The current 200g models are helmets in name only, for moderate crashes that involve more sliding than impact, youd be better served by a Cinelli hairnet, as its more compact.

The meme "bike helmets save lives" is more aptly, "bike helmets might have saved a few lives, but annoyed millions."

If youre a klutz and tend to fall over on the bike path at 5mph, then by all means wear one.