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Reminder: Wear a helmet! (i.imgur.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Parent commenter was asking about scooters or ebikes, not pedal-only bicycles. Helmet weight isn't nearly the same kind of concern there.

Even so, if you're on an actual pedal bicycle with automobile traffic, sacrificing some weight savings for increased face savings is worth considering. Perhaps a motocross helmet would be more appropriate?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I was assuming that it was bicycle helmets that you were referring to with the comment about a 'styrofoam [sic] skull cap'.

I used to commute about 28 miles/day in Chicago by bicycle (I lived in the Little Village, Humboldt Park, and then Austin neighborhoods while I was working in Skokie); a heavier, fuller-coverage helmet is miserable outside of late fall/winter. The weight and ventilation difference is far, far bigger than you can imagine, unless you've tried it. Overall, I would recommend using a bicycle helmet when you're on a bicycle, and a motorcycle helmet when you're on anything with a motor.