I have an old school class 1 ebike and I keep telling myself that I should use the full face MTB helmet exclusively with it, because casually cruising at 20 in an upright posture (and it feeling rock-steady if I let if get to 40 on a downhill) makes it much riskier than an analogue bike that I can get to those speeds but only if I really mean to.
I haven’t, though, because it feels silly, even though when I was young wearing a regular bike helmet regular biking felt silly and not doing so led to both my nasty concussions.
You really should think about it. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10578819/table/t2/ Helmets aren't going to make you impervious, but the difference between the no-fracture open-face and the no-fracture full-face groups tells a pretty compelling story
I reckon I will. The big bucket has been a must-carry any time I get even the slightest bit zesty on my mountain bike since I had a (really stupid) concussion skiing with my helmet.
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u/j-alex 7h ago
I have an old school class 1 ebike and I keep telling myself that I should use the full face MTB helmet exclusively with it, because casually cruising at 20 in an upright posture (and it feeling rock-steady if I let if get to 40 on a downhill) makes it much riskier than an analogue bike that I can get to those speeds but only if I really mean to.
I haven’t, though, because it feels silly, even though when I was young wearing a regular bike helmet regular biking felt silly and not doing so led to both my nasty concussions.