How many helmets do you own?

[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!

[Fredwina]

I have three
A silver Limar 911 - netural color goes with anything
A silver/grey Bell Influx (Beieve it's called the Alcheara outside of the Us - another netural color
A Purple(lavender)/White Giro Monza - Cause I like purple!
Had a giro havoc - Dropped on concrete - in the trash!
Like SK, You need to have more than one of these! That way, even if you have a "minor" crash, you won't be tempted to wear it rather than throw it away. You don't only have one pair of earrings or shoes, do you?
I also like SK's idead of bag with your stuff. I do most of riding out of my front door, but when I have to take a car to the ride, I do put the bike stuuf (vs the bike) in a duffel

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I am still on my first one, that I bought this summer.
I am very picky about my clothing, but for some reason I don't care as much about my helmet matching anything. I do like it to be white or a light or bright color however, since I tend to wear too much black while biking anyway, and I worry about being seen well enough.

[Adventure Girl]

Do as I say and not as I do. I have 5. I like helmets.

[SadieKate]

How about shoes?

Sadie "Imelda" Kate

[chickwhorips]

i have the giro one thats white and gold. i got it so i didn't have to have different ones to match my outfits.

BF was the one that said to get that color so it went with everything. his is silver for that very reason. so it isn't just a girl thing or something that only runs in Dianyla's family.