Helmets: Thoughts and feelings

Elliott SR

Elliott SR

Bronze member
Hey it's annoying grom, coming back with one of his stupid threads. This one might be slightly less stupid, because the subject has to relate to keeping your intelligence consistent or growing.

Helmets. They protect your brain. Wear one. That is my concise opinion, but I did not come here to talk about this in the most concise way possible. I wear one because I like having a stupid amount of knowledge about arbitrary things, like obscure dinosaurs and Star Wars, and to be able to compute this information as fast as I can, which is something hard to do if you have a traumatic brain injury. First, I will answer the three common counterarguments I have heard to wearing a helmet.

(NOTE: I do not think that you are a horrible person for not wearing a helmet, just that is a stupid choice. No judgement other than that passed)

  1. They're heavy and hot. Try a Triple 8 sweatsaver sometime. Pretty light, and the name says it all. Helps out a lot actually. ProTec full cuts work well too.
  2. I keep my head off the ground 99% of the time. So do I. I have my helmet for the other 1%.
  3. It's not cool. If you are reading this, you are probably a scooter rider. Stop trying to be cool and do things you legitimately enjoy.
That is my two cents on it, I hope you read this and take it into consideration, and if you do wear one pretty much all the time already, good for you. Share your thoughts below.
 
Elliott SR

Elliott SR

Bronze member
zacifelt said:
hellmets are uncomfortable to me i feel like they are restraining. idk i just dont feel comfortable when i wear them lol
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TSG ultralight. Maybe give it a shot. Wearing a helmet consistently kinda like breaking a habit. For the first week or two it sucks, but then it becomes normal/better.
 
Brennan

Brennan

Steel Member
I usually don't even notice when someone's wearing a helmet if they're throwing down. Look at someone like Jaydin Haskins, he wore a helmet through his entire 2014 video part and it doesn't detract at all from how gnarly he is. That being said, I think it's a personal decision to be made, there are plenty of reasons on either side of the issue to make both choices logical for different people.
 
Elliott SR

Elliott SR

Bronze member
Brennan said:
I usually don't even notice when someone's wearing a helmet if they're throwing down. Look at someone like Jaydin Haskins, he wore a helmet through his entire 2014 video part and it doesn't detract at all from how gnarly he is. That being said, I think it's a personal decision to be made, there are plenty of reasons on either side of the issue to make both choices logical for different people.
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I agree. Look at Bror, I didn't even realize he wore a helmet in his welcome to crisp.
 
Madis

Madis

Super Geek
Staff member
Helmets have saved my life at least 4-5 times during my mild riding "career" in such a vast way that I am able to write this text here instead of being dead or seriously injured. No jokes. Where it counts. I don't do much in my opinion, but it has been proven that wearing such equipment in situations where that 1% chance of death exists then protecting against that 1% of chance is a definitely a smart decision any time in my book. It's better to be safe than having my wife explaining my future kids why their dad acts like a retard. "Because he rode a scooter and hit his head without a helmet." Cannot accept this option.


When shit happens, you'll be glad you wore one. And not just wore one, had it fine-tuned and tightened properly too. If yours is swirling on your head, you're doing it wrong. Get the right size. Fine-tune it. Make it fit. The one should sit on your head in a way that you're able to forget that you're even wearing anything while you should be concentrating on riding. Same attitude applies on clothes, pads, mouthguards, shoes, socks, earphones, etc, you name it.


Who ever says helmets are heavy, is uneducated. Once you wear one on a regular basis, your body actually meets up the demands and develops neck muscles to provide the support you need in order to wear a helmet without even noticing it. It's like switching from your old car to another much more powerful car in case you have a heavy right foot – your neck muscles will adjust over time.


Patience, discipline and risk calculation is the key.
Please do not wait to be in your mid-20s to learn this the hard way.
I'd love to still have some friends left to ride with on this globe in the future.
 
Elliott SR

Elliott SR

Bronze member
Madis said:
Helmets have saved my life at least 4-5 times during my mild riding "career" in such a vast way that I am able to write this text here instead of being dead or seriously injured. No jokes. Where it counts. I don't do much in my opinion, but it has been proven that wearing such equipment in situations where that 1% chance of death exists then protecting against that 1% of chance is a definitely a smart decision any time in my book. It's better to be safe than having my wife explaining my future kids why their dad acts like a retard. "Because he rode a scooter and hit his head without a helmet." Cannot accept this option.


When shit happens, you'll be glad you wore one. And not just wore one, had it fine-tuned and tightened properly too. If yours is swirling on your head, you're doing it wrong. Get the right size. Fine-tune it. Make it fit. The one should sit on your head in a way that you're able to forget that you're even wearing anything while you should be concentrating on riding. Same attitude applies on clothes, pads, mouthguards, shoes, socks, earphones, etc, you name it.


Who ever says helmets are heavy, is uneducated. Once you wear one on a regular basis, your body actually meets up the demands and develops neck muscles to provide the support you need in order to wear a helmet without even noticing it. It's like switching from your old car to another much more powerful car in case you have a heavy right foot – your neck muscles will adjust over time.


Patience, discipline and risk calculation is the key.
Please do not wait to be in your mid-20s to learn this the hard way.
I'd love to still have some friends left to ride with on this globe in the future.
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^This^
 
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