Hello,
I am looking to buy a new bike helmet. It is for summer riding (my winter helmet is fine). It has to be suitable for commuting and for metrics on Sunday mornings.
Don't fucking dick me around with all kinds of pointless discussion. Just say what you think is the best helmet and why. I don't need to hear your fucking life story.
Posted Jul 30, 2014, 2:58 PM UTC
one that you like and that fits your head.
in my case, it did cost 10€ at a local discounter.
helmets are very important but who wants to have to drop $50-$200 on something that will only maybe save your life once? i find that taking a paper grocery bag and filling it with your choice of protective filling (this could be anything, plastic grocery bags, leaves, beanie babies, cotton balls, cheeto puffs, popcorn, etc) can create the same effects that a helmet does for a fraction of the cost. as an added bonus if you fill the bag with food items you have the option to eat your helmet as a snack.
a few pro tips. when you put it on make sure you really get your head deep into the bag surrounded with your protective filling. for this reason sometimes i like to cut eye holes in the bag. not too big though otherwise your helmet will leak. i also find it helpful to carry duck tape with me and seal the bottom of the bag around my body to ensure stable protection. i usually tape around my neck or shoulders depending on how much i feel the need to breathe on any given ride. in the rain get a plastic grocery bag and put it over the paper. instant waterproof shell! if you feel like it get a few markers or paint or crayons and decorate! make your bag unique to all the others who do this.
enjoy this epic life hack and the countless dollars it will save you.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic,
Really? I'll give you three guesses
Did I get it?
Specialized Prevail. Lots and lots of venting. Lightweight. Does a helmet need anything more?
Specialized Prevail
Thank you for following the recommendation guidelines.
The best helmet is one that fits comfortably, is light, well ventilated, and one that never has to actually be used.
note: Not being used and not being worn are two totally different things.
Be specific, for Christ's sake. If you don't recommend a specific item, your comment is 110% useless.
You do seem to be a bit of a shouty tit!
Basically I'm saying it's not important which helmet you get, as long as it's comfortable for you, it passes safyey standards and you never have to land on it.
That's fine.
I'd just like to add that at this resolution I can't tell your Ontario flag from a Manitoba flag.
Mouse over it, it should say Ontario.
Since they are not proved to be of any benefit the best sort of helmet could be no helmet :)
I agree in principle. But I wear a helmet because if, TOUCH WOOD, I'm ever in a collision, I don't want people's first response to be "he wasn't wearing a helmet" and assume it was my fault, when clearly it was the other person's fault.
That is pretty much the only reason I wear a helmet. It probably won't do me much good, but I won't let some scumbag motorist have any lay way with excuses like no-lights, no-helmet.
Yeah. Fuck that lying bastard. I ride safe and never do anything wrong. It's the other fucker's fault.
Either don't tell us how to fucking give advice, or don't fucking ask for it.
I have this fucking helmet, because it was the cheapest one at REI last time I needed a new one. I briefly considered one that didn't look so fucking stupid, but then I remembered all helmets look fucking stupid, so why not buy the cheapest one. I'm sure it will look great on you.
Was that fucking short enough?
Not even close. Too long and preachy, and with one too many anecdotes.
I don't care. That question was fucking rhetorical and facetious.