mk10108 wrote:Set the scene. Working to get my riding group to draft, speed was 17 mph and I was number two in a four man group. First rider did not have a cycle computer so I called speeds. Lead slowed down as directed, however instead of coasting he applied a bit of brake. I touched his rear wheel and in .5 second was on the ground.
.5 seconds? It usually doesn’t take that long!
mk10108 wrote:I'm from the school of less government and ELECT to wear a bike helmet because I want to.
Darwin was way ahead of his time!
mk10108 wrote:I finished up a 50 mile ride and the headache reminded me that if I wasn't wearing a helmet, most likely I would be in the hospital.
2 summers ago, a friend and I were coming down a grade doing north of 25 mph. My buddy’s front tire slipped off the right side of the road which had a 2 inch lip. When he turned back to the left the bike went out from under him. I was riding ahead and didn’t see it but I did HEAR it. Ka-Rack. That helmet gave its life to save my buddy’s brain that day. I keep thinking without a helmet, the sound would have been the same, but his skull would not!
If anyone out there is thinking they don’t need a helmet, well I shouldn’t say, but let’s just say you’re wrong and start wearing one today. I just takes that one bad fall (even from a standstill) to do some serious brain damage.