Bicycle Helmets on the Slopes!!!

A bicyle helmet is a cheap alternative to a ski helmet although some bicyle helmets cost as much as ski helmets.

It is definately better protection than wearing no helmet at all.

Ask yourself how can wearing a protective head covering offer less protection than no helmet at all. Wearing a helmet with a hat underneath or the wrong type of helmet or a poorly fitting helmet will still offer some protection.

I have only had to wear my balaclava (thin membrane over the head and cosy thicker neck) occasionally when it has been viciously cold. Makes all the difference and rolls up quite small for a pocket or bumbag.

iLoveSkiing wrote:A bicyle helmet is a cheap alternative to a ski helmet although some bicyle helmets cost as much as ski helmets.

an old cardboard box is an even cheaper alternative :) or a really thick wool hat with a big bobble on it :roll:

iLoveSkiing wrote:It is definately better protection than wearing no helmet at all.

Ask yourself how can wearing a protective head covering offer less protection than no helmet at all. Wearing a helmet with a hat underneath or the wrong type of helmet or a poorly fitting helmet will still offer some protection.

That's not a very difficult question to answer, they're designed to deal with completely different impacts, cycle helmets are not required (by standards and law) to deal with impacts with tight radius or angular surfaces which happen skiing, cycle helmets are required to deal (only) with impacts onto flat surfaces, ski helmets deal with rear impacts which cycle helmets don't etc etc.

ise, So do you agree that a bicycle helmet is better than no protection at all? The point i was making.

iLoveSkiing wrote:ise, So do you agree that a bicycle helmet is better than no protection at all? The point i was making.

No I don't, I'm completely amazed anyone's prepared to stand up in public and claim it is. They don't provide any protection for the impacts a skier is likely to experience.

ise wrote:
No I don't, I'm completely amazed anyone's prepared to stand up in public and claim it is. They don't provide any protection for the impacts a skier is likely to experience.

Are you reading exactly what I wrote? I said it will offer some protection. I didn't say or imply it would offer the same protection as an actual ski or snowboard snowboard helmet.

I'm amazed you can think a helmet which covers part of the head doesn't offer some protection to the areas covered. Even if it prevents bruising it's offering protection.

Ise, If you still think a covered area is less protected than an uncovered area then we'll disagree.

Inadequate protection may be better than no protection, but it is still inadequate.

Even if it prevents bruising it's offering protection.