Helmet kept on or taken off?

[Becky]

I usually take it off, but then again, my hair is only two inches long! Maybe carry a bandana or a Buff with you, just in case?

[indysteel]

If I'm just making a quick stop at a gas station or convenience store, I leave the helmet on. If I'm actually stopping long enough to eat a meal, then I'll take it off, but I don't do that very often. In any event, I made a pact with myself not to care what I look like after or during from wearing a helmet. Headbands, bandanas, and pony tail holders, however, can work wonders.

I'd add that I've ridden in some pretty rural places and you'd be suprised how little any one I've encountered has cared.

[lph]

I used to think people wearing helmets indoors looked like lost aliens, now I don't think of it at all and just walk around looking like a doofus. To eat a meal I'd take it off, though, but I'm usually wearing half a buff underneath anyway to pick up sweat. I'm not sure I look any better for it

[Andrea]

Cycling cap!

[Grog]

I also wear a buff under my helmet. I will take the helmet off for a longer stop, not just to walk in and out of a store.