Purchasing a Helmet

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Then, we can all have a good laugh and get back to something more
important. ;-)

Like planning a long-delayed trip to New York?

Or like hoping someone... anyone! ... will phone asking for discount
bike service? ;-)

Such anger and hostility, my little Gasbag! :-(

I think we all know what your problem is, this stuff will help:

http://tinyurl.com/36pzf

;-)

Even acknowledging how cheesy the product is, how
could anyone use a model with that ridiculous a
grin as a heading for their advertisement.

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Personally, I enjoy watching anti-helmet psychos such as Krygowski and
jtaylor making complete asses of themselves. YMMV.

It was amusing at first, but to watch it over and over again is too much.

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Hi,
I'm looking to purchase a helmet. I've had my old one for a while, and
about a year ago it got caught in the spokes of my bike. And not, my
head wasn't in it at the same time. Anyway, I think it is about time to
purchase a new one. So I'm wondering where I can find something cheap -
that also works. I like to be able to leave it hanging on my bike
without worrying about it getting stolen. I don't know too much about
sizes and stuff, but I figure that if I need to buy it off the internet
to get a good deal, I can drop by the bike store in advance and look
for a good size.
If you have any suggestions or websites, they would me much
appreciated.
- cjkogan111

Oh NO!!! Not another helmet thread, will see you in 25-30 days.

SMS said:

Quoted message said:

Personally, I enjoy watching anti-helmet psychos such as Krygowski and
jtaylor making complete asses of themselves. YMMV.

It was amusing at first, but to watch it over and over again is too much.

It is ridiculous to turn this thread into a pro or con helmet thread
anyway. The OP asked for a helmet recommendation and got several good
ones. He is probably long gone by now, enjoying his skid lid.

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... planning a long-delayed trip to New York?

Or like hoping someone... anyone! ... will phone asking for discount
bike service? ;-)

Such anger and hostility, my little Gasbag! :-(

Sorry, bad guess, as usual! I'm feeling no anger at all, Ozark.

I thought it funny that you leapt in with the "anti-helmet psychos"
remark, as if you wanted to resurrect the argument...

.... despite your chickening out of meeting JFT face to face. That was
after your "manly" challenge in the argument's previous round.

But I guess the flat fixing business is down, so you've got plenty of
time for Usenet, but no money for New York? :-)

- Frank Krygowski

catzz66 said:

It is ridiculous to turn this thread into a pro or con helmet thread
anyway. The OP asked for a helmet recommendation and got several good
ones. He is probably long gone by now, enjoying his skid lid.

Wow, I used to have a Skid Lid.

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... planning a long-delayed trip to New York?

Or like hoping someone... anyone! ... will phone asking for discount
bike service? ;-)

Such anger and hostility, my little Gasbag! :-(

Sorry, bad guess, as usual! I'm feeling no anger at all, Ozark.

I thought it funny that you leapt in with the "anti-helmet psychos"
remark, as if you wanted to resurrect the argument...

Not anywhere near as funny as the fact that you answered the call, my
little Gasbag. It's nice to see you have the self awareness to
recognize yourself as an "anti-helmet psycho". It's a first step in
getting the help you need.....

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... despite your chickening out of meeting JFT face to face. That was
after your "manly" challenge in the argument's previous round.

But I guess the flat fixing business is down, so you've got plenty of
time for Usenet, but no money for New York? :-)

Don't forget to take your Enzyte, Frankie. Maybe you'll get a little
respect in the bedro.., er, neighborhood.

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...
Don't forget to take your Enzyte...

Damn! _Still_ no customers??? ;-)

- Frank Krygowski

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...
Don't forget to take your Enzyte...

Damn! _Still_ no customers??? ;-)

Too bad you can't take the hard-on you have about helmets into the
bedroom, eh, Frankie?

SMS said:

catzz66 said:

It is ridiculous to turn this thread into a pro or con helmet thread
anyway. The OP asked for a helmet recommendation and got several good
ones. He is probably long gone by now, enjoying his skid lid.

Wow, I used to have a Skid Lid.

Ya learn something new every day. I didn't know that it ever was a
brand name. Did you have a Brain Bucket too? =]

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I'm just waiting for one of the anti-helmet psychos to come out of the
woodwork to tell us how helmets will:

a) make it more likely you will hit your head

b) make it more likely you will receive a brain injury

c) make it more likely you will be hit by a car

d) discourage cycling

e) make cycling more dangerous

Then, we can all have a good laugh and get back to something more
important. ;-)

Those may have been funny one time, but now they're just annoying. A
good kill-file works wonders.

Personally, I enjoy watching anti-helmet psychos such as Krygowski and
jtaylor making complete asses of themselves. YMMV.

I'm a bit on the fence with helmets and am sort of persuaded by some
of the arguments. The strongest, IMHO, is that it discourages biking
thus making biking less safe for everyone. I do know people who won't
commute by bike because helmets cause, well, helmet hair.

Plus, it's often a problem figuring out what to do with a helmet when
you get somewhere. I hate carrying the stupid thing around but it
costs too much to just leave with the bike.

I did see someone wearing a helmet (football style) while surfing the
other day. I've worn a hat while surfing (the floppy kind with draw
strings under the chin) but it doesn't work very well. It was an
attempt to avoid melanoma.

The helmet sort of makes sense though. I only started surfing last
year and I'm not very good at it, and I have been hit in the head by
my nine foot surfboard. It hurts. No one surfs for any length of time
without picking up some stitches here and there. Perhaps it's time for
mandatory surf helmet laws. Boy, will that ever ruin the image! But
it's a whole new market for the helmet manufacturers. Maybe it's time
to shut up.

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qui si parla Campagnolo said:

C'mon, I am not a helmet nazi, don't like mandatory anything buta
helmet 'will never hurt, may help'...

Always. No matter what you're doing. Right? ;-)

- Frank Krygowski

Last post as I know how excited you all anti helmet people can get but
like I said, when riding, 'can't hurt you, 'may' help you'.

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Chris Y.F.N.W. said:

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The best bet is to go to shopping. As with anything worn, it's always
better to try it on and be assured of a proper fit. All helmets must
pass test standards (and the salesman can explain these as well),

Chris, when was the last time a salesperson at a bike shop offered you
an explanation for anything that wasn't at least 55% marketing hype and
pure BS? The good shops are far and few between.

Monday afternoon when the mechanic called to tell me he'd found a fork
that fit my bike _but_ it was *red* and was I willing to have a *red*
fork on my blue and silver bike??

-M

(I fail to see the point of having standards if you're going to have a
bike that doesn't conform to those standards. Threadless headset but
all of the normal threadless forks were too big for it... )

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I don't know too much about
sizes and stuff, but I figure that if I need to buy it off the internet
to get a good deal, I can drop by the bike store in advance and look
for a good size.

Oh? You're going to waste the bike shop's time to help you figure out
the correct size and then buy online? I guess you do the same with
shoes. Not very nice.

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If you have any suggestions or websites, they would me much
appreciated.

www.bhsi.org

Art Harris

Group: rec.bicycles.misc Date: Tue, Oct 10, 2006, 5:13pm (EDT-3) From:
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Chris, when was the last time a
salesperson at a bike shop offered you
an explanation for anything that wasn't at
least 55% marketing hype and pure BS?

That would be the last time I was at a bike shop.

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The good shops are far and few
between.

I'm fortunate to know of one :-3)

I'm also fortunate enough to have the experience to rarely need advice
from the store owner. What I was getting at is it's hard to see how a
bucket will fit on your head from a picture in a glossy. At least at an
LBS, you can try them on.

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Chris Y.F.N.W. said:

Group: rec.bicycles.misc Date: Tue, Oct 10, 2006, 5:13pm (EDT-3) From:
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Quoted message said:

Chris, when was the last time a
salesperson at a bike shop offered you
an explanation for anything that wasn't at
least 55% marketing hype and pure BS?

That would be the last time I was at a bike shop.

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The good shops are far and few
between.

I'm fortunate to know of one :-3)

I'm also fortunate enough to have the experience to rarely need advice
from the store owner. What I was getting at is it's hard to see how a
bucket will fit on your head from a picture in a glossy.

You also said, regarding helmet safety standards, "the salesman will
explain it to you", or words to that effect. That's what I was
questioning.

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At least at an
LBS, you can try them on.

Bill Sornson said:

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Then, we can all have a good laugh and get back to something more
important. ;-)

Like planning a long-delayed trip to New York?

Or like hoping someone... anyone! ... will phone asking for discount
bike service? ;-)

Ah, so if you put a winkie at the end, it's not condescending and insulting?...

That is what the importer of titanium frame bicycles that are made in
mainland China and sold using a variety of hot pepper as a brand name
claims.

--
Tom Sherman - Here, not there.