I can understand pro-racers in an organsied race chucking their helmets away when they head up hills - it gets so hot under there and they dehydrate more rapidly. But it scares me when they go downhill helmetless...

My kids know that this is an organised section of a race and they never go out, even into the front paddock, without helmets... but we have lots of talks about safety and they often comment on things they have seen (like kids wearing helmets with straps undone).

We also have two helmets in the shed on the wall, my sons with stone indentations, and mine with a piece the size of my fist missing from the back.

But I whole-heartedly agree Corsair, what about the kids that watch and that is the only message they get - no discussion around why, or about the associated risks with that choice...



And tlkiwi... hey there you - hope you're enjoying spring in London - beautiful balmy almost-winter day here, hoping for 18' today Yeah, I think that it was early/mid 90's the helmet rule came in. Damn good thing too.