Those fluffy helmets tend to get super fucking filthy super quick. I've seen a few of those up close and they all looked disgusting if you really looked at them. Which wasn't unexpected. I can't imagine they'd be easy to keep clean.
The problem with these is that they can snag on something in an accident. In a motorcycle accident you want to slide, it's the sudden stopping that kills you.
It's hard to live without a head. You can make by without an arm. I didn't really mean this guy specifically, just this sort of thing in general. They look cool, but make your helmet unsafe.
Haha I'm a townie, I don't get out on long rides much and the last few bikes I owned have had fenders. But I did have clipless pedals in the past and cared more then 🙂 maybe I should get out on longer rides more 🤔
14 Comments
rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social · 5 pts · 265d
As a cyclist, I worry how this oversized helmet will perform in an accident. As an appreciator of individual expression, hop to it!
herrvogel@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 265d
Those fluffy helmets tend to get super fucking filthy super quick. I've seen a few of those up close and they all looked disgusting if you really looked at them. Which wasn't unexpected. I can't imagine they'd be easy to keep clean.
oeuf@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 264d
Logically this means they are also making the surrounding air cleaner.
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 265d
The problem with these is that they can snag on something in an accident. In a motorcycle accident you want to slide, it's the sudden stopping that kills you.
MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 264d
He's wearing a T-shirt, I think in an accident his helmet snagging would be the least of his worries.
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 264d
It's hard to live without a head. You can make by without an arm. I didn't really mean this guy specifically, just this sort of thing in general. They look cool, but make your helmet unsafe.
MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 262d
Ooooh, ok. I didn't think a silly hat would have such a dramatic effect.
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 262d
I doubt you would lose your head, but a snag could certainly whip your neck.
oeuf@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 264d
I thought you were going to say that as a cyclist you worry about how it would perform aerodynamically.
It's got to cost a few watts.
rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social · 1 pts · 264d
Haha I'm a townie, I don't get out on long rides much and the last few bikes I owned have had fenders. But I did have clipless pedals in the past and cared more then 🙂 maybe I should get out on longer rides more 🤔
ccunning@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 265d
Not sure this counts as zero fucks. This person seems to have put a lot of effort into crafting a very unique look.
afk_strats@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 265d
The bike has a sticker on it that says Zero Fucks. I maybe should have pointed that out.
Mastema@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 264d
While I appreciate the look, I honestly think the sticker ruins it. If you have to TELL people you give zero fucks, then you give at least one fuck.
afk_strats@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 264d
I think it's possible to be multiple layers of irony deep where a Rick and Morty sticker is subversive. Idk