Helmets

helmets are for sissies🙄 🙂 :p :p

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this poll reminds me a lot of 'this '
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52535)thread

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carsonpalooza said:

this poll reminds me a lot of 'this '
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52535)thread

Ehh...not really. Helmets that are made for biking and skating aren't
(typically) the kinds of helmets that would have even saved those guys
in most of those cases. There are many INDEPENDENT studies out there
that show that helmets don't even do anything. That injury rates
actually slightly increase when they are being used.

Motorcycle helmets and full face bike helmets, yeah, but not skate and
cycle helmets. They would do almost nothing to help most of those
falls.

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AscenXion said:

Ehh...not really. Helmets that are made for biking and skating aren't
(typically) the kinds of helmets that would have even saved those guys
in most of those cases. There are many INDEPENDENT studies out there
that show that helmets don't even do anything. That injury rates
actually slightly increase when they are being used.

Motorcycle helmets and full face bike helmets, yeah, but not skate and
cycle helmets. They would do almost nothing to help most of those
falls.

I have hit my head a couple times wearing a skate helmet, and once
without. The times i have had the helmet on, had i not been wearing it,
it may have not broken my skull, but deffinatly done a number on the
back of my head. WEAR HELMETS, theres no reason not to.

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not to mention that this poll is really biased.

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im not stupid i wear a helmet. thank goodness it is "cool" to wear leg
protection. and i like weraing pads im not as scared to do
weird/dangerous tricks.

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carsonpalooza said:

not to mention that this poll is really biased.

Yeah really...

I wear a helmet now even though I was into biking back when helmets
were rare. Helmets are no longer "not cool".

I guess it's almost like the turn tobacco took... it used to be you
weren't cool unless you smoked. Now, around here anyways, smoking is
looked upon as a dirty habit and it's no longer cool to smoke.

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i where one sometimes it depends if the trick or stunt is big enough to
wear one on. i almost always where them when jumping stairs or
grinding rails.

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Evan Byrne said:

I have hit my head a couple times wearing a skate helmet, and once
without. The times i have had the helmet on, had i not been wearing it,
it may have not broken my skull, but deffinatly done a number on the
back of my head. WEAR HELMETS, theres no reason not to.

That's probably one of the smarter things I've heard you say. I agree
completely.

X, I'm not really sure of your logic behind not wearing a helmet...it
makes us "fake" and not extreme or hardcore because we want to be safe
while trying to perform difficult skills? I really hate that sentiment,
personally.

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Ha Quebec...Is that place still there?

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Wearing a helmet doesn't matter if your old skool or new school.
It matter's if you stupid skool or smart school
GOSH, I so hope that get's sigged.
Did you not just see that video posted in JC about all the skaters?
That could just as easily happen to any of us.

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What a stupid, stupid poll.

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This is quite possible the dumbest thread I've ever seen.

When you're jumping off a 5 foot ledge without a helmet, and your foot
comes off the pedal, and you flip sideways and land on the back of your
head, come tell us if you ever wake up from your coma.

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walruses are awesome... they just chill with their tusks and stuff...

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If this joke were a sandwich it would be the wurst.

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carsonpalooza said:

not to mention that this poll is really biased.

No, the poll isn't biased, the phrasing is biased. And, duh...I think
hel-muts are gay, so obviously it's biased.

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You've obviously shown your colors and proven that only a narrow band
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Evan Byrne said:

I have hit my head a couple times wearing a skate helmet, and once
without. The times i have had the helmet on, had i not been wearing it,
it may have not broken my skull, but deffinatly done a number on the
back of my head. WEAR HELMETS, theres no reason not to.

they're gay is a good reason not to. And the fact that if you were
worried about hurting yourself, you shouldn't be riding on one wheel.

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You've obviously shown your colors and proven that only a narrow band
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dudewithasock said:

That's probably one of the smarter things I've heard you say. I agree
completely.

X, I'm not really sure of your logic behind not wearing a helmet...it
makes us "fake" and not extreme or hardcore because we want to be safe
while trying to perform difficult skills? I really hate that sentiment,
personally.

It doesn't make YOU fake. I was refered to being a "fake biker/unier",
i.e. someone that's been doing this since before helmets were around,
and now wear one. You are too young to possibly be in that category.

The poll is wondering two things. One, how many agree that helmets are
for sissies. And two, how many helmet wearers are "old school bikers"
and how many are "new school cyclists" (my terms).

I personally dislike cyclists, you know, the guys that all wear yellow
jerseys, have $5000 bikes but don't ride them from their doorsteps,
they have to take them somewhere just so that they can ride on the
road. They turn from the left hand turn lane pretending to be cars. And
they all seem to have began only a few years ago, and THEY ALL WEAR
HELMETS. I recently realized that unicyclists can be "cyclists" too.

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You've obviously shown your colors and proven that only a narrow band
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monkeyman said:

This is quite possible the dumbest thread I've ever seen.

When you're jumping off a 5 foot ledge without a helmet, and your foot
comes off the pedal, and you flip sideways and land on the back of your
head, come tell us if you ever wake up from your coma.

If you're worried about hurting yourself, DON'T JUMP OFF THE DUMB-ASS
LEDGE!

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.....are you trying to make us more like the skating community? Believe
it or not, we're not all elitist [censored] who think that the new people
are inherently 'bad'.

Quoted message said:

If you're worried about hurting yourself, DON'T JUMP OFF THE DUMB-ASS
LEDGE!

Right, that's the perfect philosophy for life. If there's a chance of
something bad happening, don't do it. It can't possibly be worth the
risk.

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THE dave said:

walruses are awesome... they just chill with their tusks and stuff...

sobriquet said:

If this joke were a sandwich it would be the wurst.

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AscenXion said:

I personally dislike cyclists, you know, the guys that all wear yellow
jerseys, have $5000 bikes but don't ride them from their doorsteps,
they have to take them somewhere just so that they can ride on the
road. They turn from the left hand turn lane pretending to be cars. And
they all seem to have began only a few years ago, and THEY ALL WEAR
HELMETS.

It seems you have a pretty big chip on your shoulder.

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AscenXion, you haven't proved yet that helmets are for sissies. I'm
still waiting for that. I still don't see how wanting to protect
yourself makes you a coward or whatever.

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trials_uni said:

Ha Quebec...Is that place still there?

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