Mushroom Head!
#1
05-21-2011, 10:53 AM
Mushroom Head!
I was in Omaha yesterday and looked all over that town for a decent helmet. I had no luck at all. Every helmet I tried on gave me mushroom head. I was lookin online this morning and came across a Vega XTS naked helmet. It got some good reviews and has the plain straps ...not the 1.5" wide padded straps which I hate. Does anybody have one? How are they sized? on the money or run big or small?
#4
05-21-2011, 11:05 AM
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The Great Gazoo.
I watched him on cartoons as a kid.
Little did I know I would end up looking like him as an adult....
I watched him on cartoons as a kid.
Little did I know I would end up looking like him as an adult....
Last edited by HarleyRanger; 05-21-2011 at 11:14 AM.
#5
05-21-2011, 12:33 PM
If you want a DOT rated helmet, you're gonna end up with the mushroom head. Don't get me wrong....I don't give a **** if you wear no helmet, a novelty helmet, a DOT helmet, or fukn garbage can over your head. I'm not starting an argument about government mandates....just discussing the realities of head injury physics.
The reason they're so big is that they way they work is by controlling the rate of deceleration your brain goes through when your head is stopped suddenly by impact....the helmet does so by the use of crushable (not rebounding) foam. This is why novelty helmets are about as useful as no helmet....though they might keep you from getting a citation in the jurisdictions that mandate the wearing of helmets).
Most fatal head injuries from vehicle accidents do not involve penetrations of the victim's skull....it is the swelling of the brain from damage caused when it impacts the inside of your skull too forcefully that commonly results in rapid death (from subdural hematoma).
And, once again...I could care less about anybody's decision to wear a helmet or not. We all make decisions about what level of risk we're willing to take when we take a ride on a fairly risky type of transportation, bite into the big and delicious bacon covered hamburger, or pork some questionable bar bimbo. You get to decide for yourself whether the pleasure is worth the potential downside!
The reason they're so big is that they way they work is by controlling the rate of deceleration your brain goes through when your head is stopped suddenly by impact....the helmet does so by the use of crushable (not rebounding) foam. This is why novelty helmets are about as useful as no helmet....though they might keep you from getting a citation in the jurisdictions that mandate the wearing of helmets).
Most fatal head injuries from vehicle accidents do not involve penetrations of the victim's skull....it is the swelling of the brain from damage caused when it impacts the inside of your skull too forcefully that commonly results in rapid death (from subdural hematoma).
And, once again...I could care less about anybody's decision to wear a helmet or not. We all make decisions about what level of risk we're willing to take when we take a ride on a fairly risky type of transportation, bite into the big and delicious bacon covered hamburger, or pork some questionable bar bimbo. You get to decide for yourself whether the pleasure is worth the potential downside!
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05-21-2011, 12:38 PM
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Even if you look like you have a huge mushroom head in the mirror it doesn't look that bad when you're on the bike. Besides most people will be checking out the hardware and not the skinware 
#7
05-21-2011, 12:40 PM
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Buy a full face modular. They actually look less like mushrooms to me because of the aerodynamic streamlining. JMO.
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#8
05-21-2011, 01:31 PM
Well Said! 
If you want a DOT rated helmet, you're gonna end up with the mushroom head. Don't get me wrong....I don't give a **** if you wear no helmet, a novelty helmet, a DOT helmet, or fukn garbage can over your head. I'm not starting an argument about government mandates....just discussing the realities of head injury physics.
The reason they're so big is that they way they work is by controlling the rate of deceleration your brain goes through when your head is stopped suddenly by impact....the helmet does so by the use of crushable (not rebounding) foam. This is why novelty helmets are about as useful as no helmet....though they might keep you from getting a citation in the jurisdictions that mandate the wearing of helmets).
Most fatal head injuries from vehicle accidents do not involve penetrations of the victim's skull....it is the swelling of the brain from damage caused when it impacts the inside of your skull too forcefully that commonly results in rapid death (from subdural hematoma).
And, once again...I could care less about anybody's decision to wear a helmet or not. We all make decisions about what level of risk we're willing to take when we take a ride on a fairly risky type of transportation, bite into the big and delicious bacon covered hamburger, or pork some questionable bar bimbo. You get to decide for yourself whether the pleasure is worth the potential downside!
The reason they're so big is that they way they work is by controlling the rate of deceleration your brain goes through when your head is stopped suddenly by impact....the helmet does so by the use of crushable (not rebounding) foam. This is why novelty helmets are about as useful as no helmet....though they might keep you from getting a citation in the jurisdictions that mandate the wearing of helmets).
Most fatal head injuries from vehicle accidents do not involve penetrations of the victim's skull....it is the swelling of the brain from damage caused when it impacts the inside of your skull too forcefully that commonly results in rapid death (from subdural hematoma).
And, once again...I could care less about anybody's decision to wear a helmet or not. We all make decisions about what level of risk we're willing to take when we take a ride on a fairly risky type of transportation, bite into the big and delicious bacon covered hamburger, or pork some questionable bar bimbo. You get to decide for yourself whether the pleasure is worth the potential downside!
#9
05-21-2011, 02:23 PM
If you like a retro look check out the Bell Custom 500s. They are pretty thin. BTW, I think only the rider notices the mushroom head on a half helmet, no one else will.
