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on a tangent: the effect described there that a helmet hinders taking up biking certainly applies to me. A friend gifted me a bike helmet (i always cycle 20km t
by Tarsul 5y ago
on a tangent: the effect described there that a helmet hinders taking up biking certainly applies to me. A friend gifted me a bike helmet (i always cycle 20km to him) and when I tried it out, it sucked all my joy out of biking and I thought: huh, taking the train would be more fun. I realized that it doesn't make sense to take the train just because I don't like the helmet and went on biking without it. However, I also don't like headsets with noise-cancelling and there must be something with my head/ears or something that's different from most (?) people so my suggestion for everyone else: at least try a helmet. But if you don't like it, don't stop biking just because (unless your city has no respect for bikers, then don't bike at all).
- cortesoft 5y agoCan you elaborate on how the bike helmet sucked all the joy out of biking?
- frereubu 5y agoYou get used to it. Only have tried it once doesn't seem like giving it a fair go - if you spent the whole ride concentrating on the helmet I'm sure it felt annoying, but if you wear it for every ride for a month you'd likely forget it was there. It may also have been the wrong size, and there's a wide variety of weights / styles out there to choose from. It took me a while to find one that I actually felt comfortable in.
- watwut 5y agoI used to wear helmet regularly and it still discourages me from riding. Stopped wearing it after one season. If I rode only for sport, it would not be that much annoying, but if I ride for transport (to work or store) it is super annoying to have to deal with it.