Looking for novelty helmet - Page 6

 

Paul Ciszek wrote:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pdf/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme1/bicyclehelmetsreviewofeffect4726

Yeah, but you would die of heat stroke wearing a full-face motorcycle
helmet on a hot day while riding a bicycle hard. A moderately strong
cyclist will have to dissipate 700 to 1000 watts of waste heat, and a
motorcycle helmet is a good insulator [1].

[1] A cold snap during college spring break left me with a 4-hour ride
back to school in 20-30°F weather. While I had to stop to warm my hands
and feet several times, and was shivering afterwards for about 5 hours,
my head or face never felt cold at 65-70 mph.

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I keep forgetting that this thread is going to both rec.motorcycles
and rec.bicycles.misc.  Hadn't really thought much about the whole
"helmet legislation" thing from the perspective of the bicycle rider.

Bob M.

 


Oh, yeah, bicyclists get that as much as motorcyclists.

I'm both, actually.  (1972 BMW R75/5).  Motorcycling's head injury
rate is way, way higher than bicycling's, and in fact bicycling's is
lower than for pedestrians walking anywhere near traffic.  But that
doesn't stop them from trying to make a commercial product mandatory.

For the motorcyclists, this article is interesting:

http://www.forbes.com/fyi/1999/0503/041.html

- Frank Krygowski

 

Frank Krygowski wrote:

Thanks for the link, Frank.  I forwarded it to my dad, who has finally
stopped asking when the day will be that I get a 'real' bike.

(He's a life-long motorcycle rider, for the r.m folks)

\paul
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