Sarah -
Please get a helmet before you ride your bike again. I'm speaking from experience --- I crashed my bike back on May 20th, and if I hadn't been wearing a helmet I do not believe I would have survived. Even with the helmet I had a skull fracture and what all the docs tell me was a severe brain injury. I'm back at work and back on my bike, but I'm riding much slower and much lower distances than I usually am at this time of year. If you're interested in my story, you can read about it at denise2004crash.crazyguyonabike.com .

Enjoy cycling - it's a wonderful activity, and it's my favorite mode of traveling.

--- Denise
www.denisegoldberg.com