ABikerSailor
Diamond Member
You know, there was a time that I would sometimes ride with a helmet, sometimes I'd ride without. Well, riding into work one day, I hit some black ice and went down hard. I was wearing a Vetta (remember that brand HWGA?) hardshell helmet and it actually cracked the damn thing in half when I tried to put my head into a curb.
Rang my bell, and fortunately, there were no injuries other than my helmet.
Been wearing one ever since.
I remember those.
I normally dont ride in inclement weather. The last time I commuted on a bike was when I was around 18.
If I plan on hitting it hard I'll wear a helmet but if I'm just tooling around I dont.
I cracked a helmet on the Ho Chi Minh trail in Memorial park once.
I ducked to go under what I thought was just a leafy branch,turned out there was a three inch limb behind those leaves.
You know, I don't ride much in inclement weather anymore either. Stopped that when I got to Amarillo because I didn't have to anymore. My weather rules for riding? Anything over 65, but below 95, and winds must be 20 mph or less, no rain, no snow, cloudy days are okay. The reason I have the speed limit on the wind is because of my aero rims. Had a crosswind blow me 1/2 a lane over once.
As Danny Glover said in Lethal Weapon............"I'm getting too old for this shit".