The choice to wear a helmet is entirely up to the individual and I don't wish to start a pro-helmet/anti-helmet discussion. I do, however, find that my current preference is in favor of wearing a helmet.
I also don't agree with Grant that wearing a helmet necessarily promotes a riskier still of riding. I've ridden both without a helmet and with a helmet, and I don't believe that my riding style changes one iota. Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Jul 23, 8:51 pm, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm in full support of not riding with a helmet if that's what you choose, > but stories from old guys who made it through their youths without them are > easy to come by from the ones who actually made it, 'cause, ya know, we > made it! I crashed a goodly number of times on my old Stingrays and > 10-speeds, and banged my head hard a few times. I'm lucky I got away with > it, and usually wear a helmet now. > > Joe Bernard > Vallejo, CA. > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 23, 2012 8:31:38 PM UTC-7, charlie wrote: > > Great job Grant..........in such a limited format.....don't let some of > > doz guyz get ya down. Controversy always gets attention. Its just too bad > > many still believe the common misconceptions you often speak of. I used to > > think many of things you speak about were necessary (clipless pedals, > > cycling specific clothing, helmets all that stuff) until I actually thought > > about it critically and remembered my youth and all the riding we did > > without any of that stuff. I actually did ride a bicycle like most of the > > rest of the world did and still does with.........no helmet, no special > > 'kit', no special shoes, bars actually higher than my saddle, wider tires > > and no emphasis on riding all bent over like a professional racer. Those > > were some of the best bicycling years of my life.....and I didn't die > > (thankfully) from not wearing a helmet even though I crashed more than once. > > > On Monday, July 23, 2012 12:03:20 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote: > > >> Good discussion, comments on the bottom of the page prove what an > >> asshole place NYC is to live.... > > >>http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2012/jul/23/bicycling-101/?utm_source=fe... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
