Mountain Biking general thread

[dinny_g]

Yeah, everyone's got their "story" as to why helmet's have become mandatory but I'll be honest, I started wearing a bike helmet long before I started wearing one skiing. (Usual story - I'm not a Black Run and Off-Piste warrior, don't need one on European Blues and Reds etc)

Then the girl in the shop I get most of my gear from showed me the scar on her head where a snowboarded nearly scalped her and that was it- bought one that day.

I have a unusually large head so getting a good fit hasn't always been easy but I find Giro have the right sizes. Have both bike and skiing helmets from them. Back in the day, the Protec XXL was the only Kayaking lid I could get to fit...

[240PP]

I’ve never worn a helmet for cycling, but then I haven’t owned a bike for about 6 years. I use the e-scooters around town and do feel a little bit exposed in traffic without one but they’re never planned journeys so I’m not going to carry one around on the off chance.

The wife of a colleague works on a neurological unit in Nottingham. She said by far her biggest ‘customer base’ is cyclists not wearing helmets.

[Mito Man]

If everyone could predict risk there would be no accidents. So people must be really shit at predicting risk

[Rich B]

The last time i went snowboarding was 20 years ago and no one wore helmets at all, i don’t remember even seeing any anywhere. I’m going skiing in January and i’m more than happy to wear a helmet, especially as they are now the norm.

[dinny_g]

especially as they are now the norm.

And a legal requirement in many countries - most recently Italy

[KiwiDave]

my poo brown pedals:

Poo approved. Looks good.