There is No Such Thing as a Tasteful Bicycle Helmet

I woke up with an itch this morning that I satisfied at my local bike shop.  Unfortunately, I'll be helmet-free until I find the holy grail --a well-fitting helmet that doesn't look like it's been chasing after Sigourney Weaver all night.

Comments

[upyernoz]

don't break your skull in the meantime. the last time i went bikeriding, one of my companions would have cracked his head open had he not been wearing one.

[tas]

You must grow to accept the ugly helmets. They are your ugly ass friend. Sure, you never want to go out with them because they will probably avoid attracting any possible mates, but you're married so you don't have to worry about that.

[Roxanne]

Actually, these old school Speed Racer style helmets aren't as bad:

http://www.bernunlimited.com/2007/products.html

[NTodd]

Buckle up for safety! Buckle for Jesus!

[eRobin]

Congrats on the bike!! And thank you for stimulating the economy.

I just bought this trek helmet and I think I look beautiful in it. Fits GREAT.

[Randy Paul]

There is No Such Thing as a Tasteful Bicycle Helmet

Nor is there any such thing as a tasteful head injury.

[russell]

Bell 'Citi' helmet.

You'll still look like a nerd, just not like a space alien freakazoid nerd.

Get the yellow one, you'll be very visible in traffic.

Have fun!!

[shayera]

This is what the Dean of Students at my undergrad institution said to me: "you're not getting on that bike without a helmet one more time. And if you do, I'm calling your mother."
Better helmet hair than, you know, dead.

[eRobin]

And it's not only dead - they can protect you from stuff like broken jaws by hitting the ground b/f the rest of your head does during simple spills. That's why I like the Trek - it sticks out from my head a little bit more than the cooler looking ones. And it's got the venting to be literally cooler.

Is anyone flashing back on the 70's commercial for seatbelts that showed a seated lady in a yellow dress complaining that seatbelts wrinkled her clothes? Right after she said that, they switched the shot to her sitting there all bandaged up with a broken arm or something. That was one effective PSA.

[tas]

Here's a helmet that will make you look like a storm tropper.

But seriously, this and this helmet might qualify as tasteful. They don't look like anything HR Giger designed.

[Roxanne Cooper]

Okay, those roundish ones are pretty good. They look like roller derby helmets.

[e_yazel]

Sigourney Weaver? You mean the boss-woman from "Working Girl"? I don't think that green monster thing looks anything like Sigourney Weaver.

[tas]

I spent five minutes with Google shopping to find those helmets. If you spend 15, you'll probably find one that's actually tasteful, order it, and not have to worry about head injuries.

I'm sure we have different definitions of tastefulness... I have one of the silly looking helmets, and I ride the bike pictured on the right in that mid-70s ad.

[Roxanne]

I dig those old Raleigh bikes.