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I cracked a bone in my neck after landing head down in a spectacular crash. Helmet saved my life docs reckon. Giro Xen came off better than me.
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Tazio":250z9gvz said:
I do feel quite safe in it, if that makes sense.
here for your viewing pleasure is the back of me 'ed..
Blue denim shorts, orange bombers roughly in the middle of the pic
you can see how much of your head is protected..
W W Biffta
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thats exactly the kind of thing im having trouble imagining, how did you manage it?
I picked up a Fox Flux yesterday after wandering into a shop that sold all the helmets I was interested in. While I was strapping them all on and off, a bloke walked in and told me to look at how the 'webbing' was fixed to the shell, the Fox was far more secure than the Giro or 661. It also happened to offer the snuggest fit, so the best of both worlds and hence the winner.
W W Biffta":2ghfa8td said:
Landed evenly on the top of my shoulder and the side of my head above ear. I thought the crack was was the helmet (it was my collar bone
) the helmet had a big flat spot (pre hard shell / Lycra cover) but was intact. Specialized replaced it FOC and upgraded it to a hard shell as they didn't do my model anymore Do they still do that service ?My mate also messed his giro atmos up getting knocked off on the road. It was just light scratching but it would have made a mess of your head :-( he gave it to me so I flatted the scratches out and it looks pretty good ;-)
Lad I worked with (now works for the same company but our German branch) bought a bike over there and promptly had six stitches - three in his head and three in his elbow - it would have only been three in his elbow if he had bought a helmet to ...
Dads been knocked off (roadie) but helmet and face was unmarked
WD
Speak to the head mechanic at Wheelbase (no pun intended) and ask how a helmet saved his life while he was descending Garburn Pass recently.
To be honest, I struggle to be civil with people that don't wear helmets on bikes these days as I've heard so many horror stories associated with people that have had accidents while not wearing them.
Just yesterday I saw a couple taking their child into Grizedale Forest on bikes, they felt it necessary for the child to have a helmet, but not themselves. I wondered how the child would have felt if either its parents fell off and hit their heads hard enough to do serious damage. It doesn't take much.
W W Biffta":3jvhs31m said:
To be honest, I struggle to be civil with people that don't wear helmets on bikes these days as I've heard so many horror stories associated with people that have had accidents while not wearing them.
Just yesterday I saw a couple taking their child into Grizedale Forest on bikes, they felt it necessary for the child to have a helmet, but not themselves. I wondered how the child would have felt if either its parents fell off and hit their heads hard enough to do serious damage. It doesn't take much.
