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commandar@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

A helmet is only needed if you intend to spend significant time in traffic.

The worst wreck I’ve ever had on a bike was without a single car in sight. Pinch flat while carrying speed through a steep downhill curve. I split an expensive MIPS helmet in two and still hit hard enough that I had a minor concussion, road rash up one side of my body, and cracked the face of a week old watch just to pour salt in the (metaphorical) wound. I mostly landed on my head at north of 30 MPH and that helmet is the reason I didn’t have drastically more severe head injuries.

Helmets aren’t just for traffic.

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