I don’t think anyone here believes a helmet offers a magical level of protection in a serious crash. But as I and others have observed in this thread, a helmet absolutely can keep your face off the blacktop. As I went skidding along the ground in my last bad crash, I was grateful it was the side of the helmet and not my face that was doing the skidding. And if you wear glasses, a helmet can save them from smashing and sending plastic or glass shards into your eyes. That’s nice as well. Also, helmets are so light and vented these days that comfort seems a weak argument against wearing a helmet.
Having broken multiple bones in multiple crashes I am under no illusions as to my fragility on a bike. Plenty of other parts can break besides my head, so plopping a helmet on doesn’t make me into an instant daredevil. Helmets aren’t a 100% solution but they do mitigate damage to a degree and for me that degree is sufficient. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
