This was not me and my son for 2 reasons:
1) we went riding on Tueday nite
2) you will NEVER see us without a helmet
Feif – You are right for bringing this up. Helmets save lives in a severe collision. Even at a small impact, it absorbs much of the blow and deflects it around the entire helmet, greatly reducing the trauma to the brain.
For those of you who do not already know this, a blow to the head is very different than a blow to another bone mass. A break in the forearm will eventually heal.
A blow to the head causes the brain (which floats inside the skull) to slam into the inside of the skull, and that causes all sorts of damage. All which can be avoided by wearing a $30 helmet.
Ok, maybe spandex clothing in orange and red is not necessary. But a helmet? That’s mandatory.
Two summers ago, I took a nasty fall while riding. I bent my wheel, broke my brake housing, did a number on my shoulder, but when my head hit the ground (and I know it did, because my glasses were bent) the helmet saved me lots of grief.
Bottom line: wear a helmet