Should I spend good money on a helmet or buy a cheaper one? They're essentially one use only (i.e. once you've fallen on it, you shouldn't use it again) so what's the cheapest I can go without sacrificing protection?
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Should I spend good money on a helmet or buy a cheaper one? They're essentially one use only (i.e. once you've fallen on it, you shouldn't use it again) so what's the cheapest I can go without sacrificing protection?
Was he wearing a cheap helmet or no helmet? In fairness, I'm a neuroscientist, I'm more than aware of head trauma but I'm also aware that I can spend around €200 on a helmet that may offer no more protection than one for €50. And as I said, after one fall you should throw your helmet in the bin and buy a new one, even if the damage to the helmet isn't noticeable. I don't intend to fall but if I do fall, I don't want to be chucking out a €200 helmet every time. I'm not going to buy a €10 Aldi job but there comes a point where you're just throwing money away.
From what I can see on the sites it seem a hybrid is what I'm looking for... are they really heavy?
She was wearing a reasonably priced helmet, not cheap or particularly expensive, but she fell sidewards onto her ear essentially, the helmet didn't properly protect this area of the skull and the resulting brain injury casues an imbalance between her inner ear and the part of the brain which controls balance. Some days she can't walk because of it. Like I said do the research cheap or nay some helmets don't provide any protection for some very important parts of the brain. It's not really a matter of investment in an object it's a matter of investment in your safety. You can put your own euro amount on that if you want, but if it were me I'd look at getting something which provides the most cover for the brain rather than the one that is most affordable.
oh, and seconded about getting a good helmet, whoever was asking about that.
Yeah but how good is good? Are the ones that are over €100 actually safer than those that are €50-60 or are you paying for lighter weight/more aerodynamic design or a cool brand? I'm getting my first bike in over 15 years tomorrow and honestly everything has changed so much. When I was a kid, helmets were cheap and they all looked the same. Now there seems to be so much variety, it's hard to see where safety ends and Tour de France level design begins.
Erm and what part of my original post wasn't clear about the safety aspect ("without sacrificing protection")? Your friend sounds like she was really unlucky but at the end of the day, apart from a motorcycle helmet, what helmets are going to protect your entire head from all eventualities? Surely there's a point where your whole head might be safe but your vision is compromised? I'm not trying to be an arse but you seem to think that I want to spend €2 on some sliced pan and sellotape it to my head when I'm in fact trying to find out what price range does it go from the best protection I can get to paying more money for essentially the same product but with a cooler brand name. Is a €200 helmet actually quantitatively safer than a €100 helmet?
Yeah but how good is good? Are the ones that are over €100 actually safer than those that are €50-60 or are you paying for lighter weight/more aerodynamic design or a cool brand? I'm getting my first bike in over 15 years tomorrow and honestly everything has changed so much. When I was a kid, helmets were cheap and they all looked the same. Now there seems to be so much variety, it's hard to see where safety ends and Tour de France level design begins.
And Jill, get 2 locks. A good solid U-lock thats hard to cut through. And some kind of cable lock that you can use to lock the front wheel to the frame (can be cut easily but they're a nuisance to bike thieves)
I find its not always possible to find some where where you can put the U-Lock thru the frame/back wheel AND a pole/bikerack/permanent fixture. So I just use the U-Lock for that (most of the time) and use the Snake for back wheel/Frame and the cable for Front Wheel/Frame (and into the Ulock). Maybe a bit much but it helps me sleep at night All locks can be broken given time but just make sure they take longer than the bike beside yours.
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