How many helmets do you own?

[Bluetree]

Okay, okay, I know this is a really girly question... but does your helmet match your clothes, your bike or does it not matter at all?

I have mostly-red clothes to go with my red Giro helmet. (Hence, the obsession with Castelli). But my bike is slate blue and silver. I just found a jersey that matches my bike perfectly. So... do I look for a cool matching helmet, too?

BF is rolling his eyes at the mere mention of "matching" gear. (To cover up, I reminded him how important it was to have a second helmet just in case I accidentally drop the first one. Good one! Pat myself on back)

So... should I get the helmet? Or is this just too wickedly shallow?

[mimitabby]

I only have one helmet, and it is orange, which matches most of my clothing.
I had an ugly black one for 5 years. Then one day it fell out of the closet and hit my head and bounced to the ground and BROKE! (the styrofoam cracked)
and that is how i got my new helmet

[Trekhawk]

I only have one helmet, and it is orange, which matches most of my clothing.
I had an ugly black one for 5 years. Then one day it fell out of the closet and hit my head and bounced to the ground and BROKE! (the styrofoam cracked)
and that is how i got my new helmet

LOL - thats so funny (sorry).

I only have one that I use for both mountain and road. Its silver so it pretty much goes with most colours. When I mention getting another helmet for mountain biking my husband also rolls his eyes.....hmm could this be a common ailment amongst spouses of cyclists.

[SadieKate]

Three for very logical reasons. First of all (do as I say and not as I do), replace your helments regularly! You've only got one noggin, give it a nice fresh topper according to the safety guidelines.

I keep a duffel bag set up with all my gear specific to road - extra tubes, cleats, brake pads, shoes, etc. Same goes for mountainbike gear. This way I can just pick up the appropriate bag and head out the door without rounding up anything except my orthotics. A third (and oldest) helmet has a light and reflective tape on it for after dark rides. I hate fiddling with stuff. I want it ready to go when with the muse strikes.

PS - I do have a new helmet on order to migrate through the rotation.

[xeney]

I have a plain silver/white Giro helmet for my road bike, which I am probably going to have to replace because some of the velcro is coming off and I am not sure I can fix it. I felt ridiculous commuting on my townie in that helmet, though, so I have a red Bell Metro for commuting. I think I am probably going to start wearing the Bell for mountain biking, too, because it has a removable visor and I always seem to have sun in my eyes when I'm on the mountain bike. Also, I don't have a taillight on the MB and it's easy to attach one to the back of the Bell helmet for the ride home.

[Dianyla]

As much as I wanted to get a blue helmet to match my blue bike and mostly blue cycling wardrobe, in the end I opted to get a silver for this very reason. Just in case any additional bikes I might own aren't blue. Hard to imagine such a scenario, though.

ETA: And it ain't just a girly thing, either. My brother bought a helmet to match his bike and his sunglasses, and one of his specific criteria was that his sunglasses had to be able to flip up into them for easy storage. OK, maybe we're just fussy in my family!