On Tue, 2012-07-24 at 17:49 -0400, Peter Morgano wrote: > I have also crashed and thought the helmet stopped me from being hurt > worse than I could have been but studies have shown that is just how > we feel, which is not always accurate to what is actually going on. > The evidence is pretty substantial that putting and inch of foam > between your head and the road isnt really going to save you, its not > like an airbag or a crumple zone or anything that substanial. I will > continue to wear mine though and hope for the day where instead of > putting batteries in shifters the bike bike companies can work on a > helmet strong enough to actually save our lives.
Peter, when the evidence is half-inch deep gouges in the outer shell and through the foam, the only question is, "Would you rather have those gouges in your helmet, or in the skin on your face and head?" Completely unambiguous. -- 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.
