it's Freestyle. BMX is racing...I did notice one guy had gloves. What a pvssy.
Funny that the sport is called Bicycle Motocross and they wear less protection then on the drive to Hollister.
it's Freestyle. BMX is racing...
That hurts me to watch, damn.
It's not my head, bounce it all you want. I do get a little pissy when they scrape their face off at the jumps and all the sudden I'm their fvcking savior. If you're tough enough to ride without a helmet, you're tough enough to walk/ride somewhere to call for help.And to the helmet nazis, keep on keeping on, they'll eventually hear you...
It will probably take a 20 inch wheeled Andrei Kivilev to make a change.Saw this earlier today, that Brennan is a savage. The whip into the ditch was banannas. And to the helmet nazis, keep on keeping on, they'll eventually hear you...
I thought it was going to be about zoobombI thought this thread was going to be about people who still ride mountian bikes with 26 inch wheels.
...........I thought this thread was going to be about copycats on 26 inch wheels.
I agree to some extent but do you find it odd that we don't see many real serious injuries from street rider but we do with dirt? you know, the ones that end up in a coma or paralyzed.this is why i barely ride street anymore. Dirt jumps and skateparks hurt so much less
I could be very wrong, but I think it has to do with height and maybe terrain. I know one of the major injuries I was near was a simple rock drop on the Expert course at Willamette Pass. A little too little speed, over the bars and head first in the dirt. At least a good 8' from his head to the ground.I agree to some extent but do you find it odd that we don't see many real serious injuries from street rider but we do with dirt? you know, the ones that end up in a coma or paralyzed.
Don't forget this vid is injuries that look real bad but no one was carted off by EMT's.I could be very wrong, but I think it has to do with height and maybe terrain. I know one of the major injuries I was near was a simple rock drop on the Expert course at Willamette Pass. A little too little speed, over the bars and head first in the dirt. At least a good 8' from his head to the ground.
In a park or even a dirt jump situation, most riders would have bailed rather than ride it to the ground head first busting 3 vertebrae.
Its hard to argue with you because not wearing a helmet while you're crashing on your face and skull is dumb. But I can say with certainty that it has very little to do with being cool. At least in the thousands of street sessions I've found myself a part of it seems to be more impractical to have one on during the rest of the time you're riding around town. Riding at sweet spots is always linked by the tons of riding you do between them. Its hard to explain but it just isn't the same as gearing up in your ride shorts and XC helmets and filling water bottles to go hit some single track or ride a highway.But you will always have dummies that won't wear one because it's not cool.
don't argue with me. I was the biggest anti-helmet guy around. and I did some big, dumb stuff. 25 stair rails, etc. I'm older and more fragile these days though...bunch of words..
There is really no good argument for not wearing a helmet. Just own it.The majority of the time you're riding street you are just going from one place to another stopping to get a bite to eat or something to quench your thirst or stopping at a friend's place or a bathroom or whatever and the helmet becomes a nuissance.
And a helmet can save you ANY TIME. Yes, being taken out by a soccer mom in an Escalade isn't anyones idea of an ideal way to go, but having a helmet on when it happens will only improve your odds of survival.Stuff.
No, it's definitely not odd that the major injuries are on dirt. Speed and height combined with double flips (Murray) or 360's over a 30 foot double (Aitken) are definitely the areas where big injuries are likely to happen. And I believe Matt Berringer's and Van Homan's head injuries were at parks as well.I agree to some extent but do you find it odd that we don't see many real serious injuries from street rider but we do with dirt? you know, the ones that end up in a coma or paralyzed.
I didn't read this
I don't know either of you but I get the impression that won't ever matter.I didn't read this either
Long story short, I wear a helmet when I ride. Regularly.
At least in the thousands of street sessions I've found myself a part of it seems to be more impractical to have one on during the rest of the time you're riding around town.
Outstanding. Love the looped out wallride and the long, slow skatepark transfer.
It's his skull.
It's your skull.
No, I've become a helmet nazi because on rides, I am usually the senior guy and I have WFA training as well.^^^ Is this really why you're so passionate about others not choosing to wear helmets?