In another thread said:Yebbut, full-face helmets are sooo cooool (actually, I imagine they are
bloody hot and sweaty).
When I first started reading the unicycling mailing list *mumble* years
ago, before the existence of rec.sport.unicycling, few Europeans would
have considered wearing a helmet (Americans often did, indeed
International Unicycling Federation rules require helmets for track
racing, though when the world championships were held in Guildford the
organisers made the decision to ignore that rule).
Now, with the increased popularity of off-road and trials unicycling, a
lot of people wouldn't consider /not/ wearing a helmet. Body armour's
quite popular, too. (Even *I* now wear wrist guards for Cokering and Muni).
But at the extreme, there's one regular on rec.sport.unicycling who has
taken to wearing a full face helmet! He cut his jaw open on a rock
following a UPD, in light of which the decision doesn't sound too
unreasonable. But can you imagine how sweaty and uncomfortable it must
be? Compared to a bicyclist, a unicyclist works harder for less speed.
So there's more sweat, and less airflow to evaporate it. The only
time I wear a helmet on a unicycle is for night riding, when the helmet
really is the best place to mount my Lumicycles.
This particular rider tends to write superb ride reports, though. If
you ever want to read an entertaining, well written report of a unicycle
ride, Google for posts to rec.sport.unicycling by Mikefule.
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