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Anybody know what the best type of helmet is, for city biking? A doctor cyclist who bikes everywhere uses a BMX/downhill full face helmet. However, a bike shop owner says chin guards can cause a neck to snap if the chin guard is pulled upwards; he claims that full face bike helmets are dangerous.
I've also met several downhill cyclists who say that the BMX downhill full face helmets broke on impact and their jaws broke. Then, I read a story where a cyclist had an open helmet, crashed into a wall, and the jaw pushed into the skull, fracturing the skull, and thereby needing holes drilled into the brain due to swelling.
Furthermore, a bike shop owner claims that full face helmets have restricted (dangerous?) vision.
I have a 12-year old "Snell approved" bicycle helmet with a hard plastic top and foam that has turned into a hard mass due to age. However, I've glued lots of rubbery materials, in and out of it. I'm told that my helmet is "too old" and "should be replaced." What say you?
Answer
Get a brand new standard road or MTB helmet from any bike shop.
The reality is the full face bicycle helmet was designed for downhillers and freestylers/bmx guys to keep their bike from coming up and knocking out a tooth or something. Or to protect your face/jaw if you are flying downhill at 40mph and go over the bars...or even catch a treelimb in the face at high speed. This is a very unlikely scenario when riding in the city unless you are jumping something.
The primary reason for wearing a helmet is to protect your brain from injury, not your face. It is very easy for your head to "whip" into the ground as your body impacts when you fall, even from a slow speed.
Just make sure you get the right size helmet and properly adjust it. This is why I suggest the bike shop variety. One of the sales professionals will show you how to fit it and wear it.
It should be worn so the front protects our forehead and the rear protects your "dome" portion of your skull. If you live in a hot area, get a well ventilated one.
Good brands to look for: Specialized, Gyro, Louis Garneau, Trek, etc.
Get a brand new standard road or MTB helmet from any bike shop.
The reality is the full face bicycle helmet was designed for downhillers and freestylers/bmx guys to keep their bike from coming up and knocking out a tooth or something. Or to protect your face/jaw if you are flying downhill at 40mph and go over the bars...or even catch a treelimb in the face at high speed. This is a very unlikely scenario when riding in the city unless you are jumping something.
The primary reason for wearing a helmet is to protect your brain from injury, not your face. It is very easy for your head to "whip" into the ground as your body impacts when you fall, even from a slow speed.
Just make sure you get the right size helmet and properly adjust it. This is why I suggest the bike shop variety. One of the sales professionals will show you how to fit it and wear it.
It should be worn so the front protects our forehead and the rear protects your "dome" portion of your skull. If you live in a hot area, get a well ventilated one.
Good brands to look for: Specialized, Gyro, Louis Garneau, Trek, etc.
What is it like living in Canada? Pros/Cons?
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I'm thinking of moving there one day because I feel like a Canadian trapped in an Americans body.
I'm a huge hockey fan, I don't support the war in Iraq, I don't mind the cold, I'm polite, I keep to myself, I already pay a lot for everything because I live in NJ, I like the French, I like open minded people, I'm tired of hospital bills and I don't want my children to grow up in a violent society. Is Canada right for me?
Answer
why don't you come up for a visit? Many people from all over the world come here to live -- most assimilate easily and as an american you will find many things in common.
But the things that are different are really jarring -- I think because they are so unexpected.
Rent a place for 2- 4 weeks in a community you are interested in living in and see what it's like.
Some differences:
Most people don't have guns - more in rural areas than in cities unless you are talking about major urban areas and even then, despite media hysteria, crime with gun is rare.
Most people are polite. Most are friendly. Again, depends on where you are. Cars with out-of-province plates generally get friendly offers of assistance at gas stations and rest-stops. You can stop almost anyone and ask for directions. Police are (mostly) friendly -- at least their first instinct when you approach them is not to put hand on pistol and they are mostly helpful.
We expect, if someone makes room for you when merging lanes or stopping to let you out of a side street or parking lot that you wave/acknowlege in some fashion.
We are accustomed to more government involvement in our lives than I think americans are. It can be hard to get used to. We have laws about seatbelts and motorcycle helmets, mandatory bicycle helmets for children, no smoking in restaurants and bars, a proposed ban on smoking in your own car with kids, no pitbulls or dogs that look like pitbulls or dogs who may have associated with a pitbull in the past (sarcasm)
why don't you come up for a visit? Many people from all over the world come here to live -- most assimilate easily and as an american you will find many things in common.
But the things that are different are really jarring -- I think because they are so unexpected.
Rent a place for 2- 4 weeks in a community you are interested in living in and see what it's like.
Some differences:
Most people don't have guns - more in rural areas than in cities unless you are talking about major urban areas and even then, despite media hysteria, crime with gun is rare.
Most people are polite. Most are friendly. Again, depends on where you are. Cars with out-of-province plates generally get friendly offers of assistance at gas stations and rest-stops. You can stop almost anyone and ask for directions. Police are (mostly) friendly -- at least their first instinct when you approach them is not to put hand on pistol and they are mostly helpful.
We expect, if someone makes room for you when merging lanes or stopping to let you out of a side street or parking lot that you wave/acknowlege in some fashion.
We are accustomed to more government involvement in our lives than I think americans are. It can be hard to get used to. We have laws about seatbelts and motorcycle helmets, mandatory bicycle helmets for children, no smoking in restaurants and bars, a proposed ban on smoking in your own car with kids, no pitbulls or dogs that look like pitbulls or dogs who may have associated with a pitbull in the past (sarcasm)
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