I did something I said I wouldn't, I rode without a helmet.....
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I did something I said I wouldn't, I rode without a helmet.....
.... and I LOVED IT!!!!!! I was Gettysburg Pa. this past weekend for their bike week event and I rode for a short distant (about 10 miles) without my helmet. While legal to do so in Pennsylvania, I told myself I would never ride without a helmet, that I had family obligations (wife and kids) and it just makes sense to wear one. But after my riding buddies talked me into "short ride", I put my helmet back in the saddlebag. The feeling of the wind moving around my head was exhilarating, I was hooked. I now understand why there are so many anti-helmet groups and riders around. While I live in Virginia and presently do not have an option about whether to wear one or not. I will now support that it should be the riders choice to wear a helmet or to ride without one.
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RE: I did something I said I wouldn't, I rode without a helmet.....
cutacroshorty,
To be honest, I thought riders who did not wear a helmet were just crazy. I did feel that it should be an individuals choice, but I just did not support that opinion with words or acts. I will now actively support a riders choice to wear a helmet or ride without.
To be honest, I thought riders who did not wear a helmet were just crazy. I did feel that it should be an individuals choice, but I just did not support that opinion with words or acts. I will now actively support a riders choice to wear a helmet or ride without.
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RE: I did something I said I wouldn't, I rode without a helmet.....
Yep... Riding with a helmet is like sex with a condom. It's great, but even better without it!
I ride with my helmet 95% of the time, and I am only getting better at keeping it on. Try not to get hooked on
that feeling, cause it's hard to go back once you ride naked.
I ride with my helmet 95% of the time, and I am only getting better at keeping it on. Try not to get hooked on
that feeling, cause it's hard to go back once you ride naked.
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RE: I did something I said I wouldn't, I rode without a helmet.....
Everything has a price. Think of the consequences if your melon hits the pavement. Is it worth the feeling of the wind blowing through your hair?
The condom analogy is a pretty good one...........and unprotected sex can have a price too!
Your choice.....your head......your Life.
The condom analogy is a pretty good one...........and unprotected sex can have a price too!
Your choice.....your head......your Life.
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RE: I did something I said I wouldn't, I rode without a helmet.....
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The condom analogy is a pretty good one...........and unprotected sex can have a price too!
The condom analogy is a pretty good one...........and unprotected sex can have a price too!
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RE: I did something I said I wouldn't, I rode without a helmet.....
Finalcut,
Since Virginia has a helmet law, I guess I would have to make the decision.........
Since Virginia has a helmet law, I guess I would have to make the decision.........
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RE: I did something I said I wouldn't, I rode without a helmet.....
I've been doing the same from time to time here in PA. They dropped the mandatory helmet law 2 or 3 years ago but I was already so used to riding with one it took me until this year to try without. I really haven't given it a great deal of thought and will continue to ride however I feel comfortable...helmet or not. Of course I can see how handy it can be to wear one if I ever kissed the pavement 
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RE: I did something I said I wouldn't, I rode without a helmet.....
Going without is truly a nice option. We all balance safety vs. comfort when we make that decision.
I rode 440 miles of interstate highway on Saturday. By the end of the day, my neck and upper shoulders were exhausted from the wind pulling back on my helmet. I wish I could have taken it off, but NY is a mandatory helmet state.[:@]
I truly believe we should "let those who ride, decide".
I rode 440 miles of interstate highway on Saturday. By the end of the day, my neck and upper shoulders were exhausted from the wind pulling back on my helmet. I wish I could have taken it off, but NY is a mandatory helmet state.[:@]
I truly believe we should "let those who ride, decide".
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RE: I did something I said I wouldn't, I rode without a helmet.....
We as ADULT U.S. citizens should have the choice!! Missouri requires the helmet, so I ride with a helmet 100% of the time. I have ridden in other states that give you the choice and I have only rode helmetless twice, it was awesome. But riding with a helmet is awesome, too. So really Riding is all it's about.