Accident

[Catrin]

Oh my, glad you noggin is ok! I concur that you should stick with that brand of helmet for sure! Rest well...

[OakLeaf]

Oh man. Heal quick. Remember that recovering from a head injury takes a LOT of energy, and you will be much more fatigued than you expect. Give yourself the time to rest. ((((grey)))))

[grey]

Thanks all. I hope this doesn't kill DH's desire to take up riding.

It was a Giro - but anymore I don't know WHICH version it was. Anybody have a favorite?

[murielalex]

Very scary! I'm glad you're okay enough to heal from the bruises. Helmets are good. I know too many people (mostly the patients I work with that commute daily) that absolutely refuse to wear them. Heal fast!

[pll]

Grey,

Glad to hear you are OK. Bikes can be fixed and helmets replaced. I cannot imagine your husband's panic while you were unconscious. Allow your brain time to recover (don't risk another hit right now).

Team Estrogen has a couple of Giro helmets in high visibility yellow (see here). They look nice!

[hirakukibou]

That's scary. Take good care of yourself.

[goldfinch]

Team Estrogen has a couple of Giro helmets in high visibility yellow (see here). They look nice!

I have the Aeon in the high viz yellow. It is a very comfortable helmet, light weight and bright.
http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodGO_2030473.html

Take care of yourself!

[Eden]

Ouch - hope you feel better.

I can personally vouch for the Specialized Prevail helmet.... earlier this week I did some damage that sound a lot like yours to my helmet, but not to my head... I hit something on my commute - I'm not sure what, it was dark and my light didn't pick it up. It was on a street I'm quite familiar with - only about a block from my house, and I think it was either a small pothole or a small icy spot, but the affect was a rather long slide mostly on the top of my head... I crunched the back of the helmet pretty good. The whole left hand back side was shattered and the retention system was torn out on that side too, but I only had a bit of a headache for about 2 hours and certainly suffered no loss of consciousness. I've never cracked a helmet so dramatically.... I feel quite lucky to be undamaged - other than the headache I only got a tiny raspberry on my left elbow and a few scattered minor bruises. I'm sticking with that helmet. Until now I had some 2nd thoughts about the retention system - it's not as adjustable as all of my previous helmets and I wondered a bit about it, but I'm convinced it works now.