On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 7:28 AM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-10-01 at 07:53 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > One doesn't spend much time worrying about head protection while > > walking. > > Falls while walking seldom involve a head injury. > > I think Steve makes a good point here. It would be silly to wear a helmet while walking or running because something very odd would have to happen for a healthy alert person to sustain a head injury while engaging in those activities. But it seems to me that spirited bicycle riding in the conventional position which involves bending at the waist and leaning forward with the head leading the center of gravity does make non-trivial head impact more likely in a crash. Like Steve and others, I have had a good number of head-ringing and helmet-destroying crashes over the years. Some of these crashes involved risky activities like Cat 3 bike racing but others happened while "just riding along" solo. Due to these experiences, and because I enjoy riding my bikes fast, I almost always wear a helmet. But I do agree that riding a bike in a mellow way -- e.g., pedaling to the local coffee shop -- is a pretty safe activity that does not mandate wearing a helmet. Another thought -- perhaps riding a Dutch-style city bike bolt upright lessens the risk of going over the handlebars and landing on one's head? If so, that is another reason why I should get a Bullmoose Bosco bar to further differentiate my city bike from my rando and racing-style go-fast bikes. I kind of like the idea of a designated bike for mellow helmetless riding. - David G in SF -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
