Very many thanks for all these comments.
I did try my favourite beanie under the helmet and the helmet felt just as secure as it did without the beanie.
It's a Giro, not the first one I've HAD to replace due to a fall. From those experiences and a fall in 1960 when I, as was the custom, wasn't wearing a helmet, you wouldn't get me going out without one, ever. After the falls which caused substantial damage to the helmets, they were still securely held in place ( including the beanie) when I was rescued by passers by. What a pity I hadn't been wearing full body armour !
I've checked the 'Owner's Manual' and under the heading 'Warning: Read Carefully', not one of the 15 bullet points says anything about anything under the helmet. - Perhaps it should.
I think I'll just keep doing what I've been doing.
One final comment.
It's great to get a posting from Brucey once again. It hasn't been the same without you. Back on form, judging by the number of postings. Thanks and best wishes.
Cheers
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- 9 Feb 2024, 10:38pm
- Forum: Helmets & helmet discussion
- Topic: What is safe to wear under a helmet?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2732
- 9 Feb 2024, 4:53pm
- Forum: Helmets & helmet discussion
- Topic: What is safe to wear under a helmet?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2732
What is safe to wear under a helmet?
Does wearing some kind of head covering affect the safe performance of a helmet?
Yesterday I bought a new helmet and someone said it might not be safe to wear a beanie under it .
Over the years I've worn all sorts of headgear, beanies, baseball caps, buffs, a Campagnolo Gitane cap, so have I been careless?
If so, the next question is, in the current weather how does one keep warm? I like to pull the beanie down to my eyebrows and over my ears.
It's good to keep a cool head, but !,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Cheers
Yesterday I bought a new helmet and someone said it might not be safe to wear a beanie under it .
Over the years I've worn all sorts of headgear, beanies, baseball caps, buffs, a Campagnolo Gitane cap, so have I been careless?
If so, the next question is, in the current weather how does one keep warm? I like to pull the beanie down to my eyebrows and over my ears.
It's good to keep a cool head, but !,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Cheers
- 13 Jan 2024, 1:09pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Pitlochry to South side of Loch Tummel via Pitlochry Theare route
- Replies: 5
- Views: 368
- 13 Jan 2024, 8:51am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Pitlochry to South side of Loch Tummel via Pitlochry Theare route
- Replies: 5
- Views: 368
Re: Pitlochry to South side of Loch Tummel via Pitlochry Theare route
Many thanks, it's as I thought and we're going to be approaching from the road which passes the theatre so will be sure to get on to the path. You must have been really relieved to see that path, thanks again.
- 12 Jan 2024, 10:30pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Pitlochry to South side of Loch Tummel via Pitlochry Theare route
- Replies: 5
- Views: 368
Pitlochry to South side of Loch Tummel via Pitlochry Theare route
I'm checking a cycle path exists at the end of Foss Road as it joins the A9 so that cyclists can use it to reach the road a few hundred yards further along the A9 . It's a broad grass verge with the path linking two t junctions on the southbound side of the road isn't it?
Cheers
Cheers
- 6 Oct 2023, 11:48am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: 500W legality for tandems
- Replies: 6
- Views: 490
Re: 500W legality for tandems
Yes, 250w is the legal requirement in the UK .
- 6 Oct 2023, 9:07am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: 500W legality for tandems
- Replies: 6
- Views: 490
Re: 500W legality for tandems
Interesting comments.
I've had a look at JD tandems and found 500w is the norm
I've had a look at JD tandems and found 500w is the norm
- 6 Oct 2023, 7:46am
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: 500W legality for tandems
- Replies: 6
- Views: 490
500W legality for tandems
Is it legal for a an e assisted tandem to have a 500W motor?
It makes sense if the rule is 250w per person
Cheers
It makes sense if the rule is 250w per person
Cheers
- 22 Sep 2023, 3:31pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Ladies shoes 6 or 6.5 broad fitting
- Replies: 0
- Views: 748
Ladies shoes 6 or 6.5 broad fitting
Broad fitting in a soft material would fit the bill.
My wife has to wear clip in pedals for safety reasons because she rides a recumbent trike. She rides a recumbent trike because she has a very poor sense of balance.
The photos show the Giro Rumble VR shoes she currently wears size 6.5 alongside the Rock hopper size8 she tried before . Their size 6 or 6.5 wasn't wide enough but she eventually gave up on the Rock hoppers after finding the Giro to be much better.
An improvement on the Giro would be the same quality of fit in a softer material like the Rockhopperbecause even the same shoe in a softer or more flexible material would be easier to put on and feel better once on.
I hope this ramble is clear
Cheers
My wife has to wear clip in pedals for safety reasons because she rides a recumbent trike. She rides a recumbent trike because she has a very poor sense of balance.
The photos show the Giro Rumble VR shoes she currently wears size 6.5 alongside the Rock hopper size8 she tried before . Their size 6 or 6.5 wasn't wide enough but she eventually gave up on the Rock hoppers after finding the Giro to be much better.
An improvement on the Giro would be the same quality of fit in a softer material like the Rockhopperbecause even the same shoe in a softer or more flexible material would be easier to put on and feel better once on.
I hope this ramble is clear
Cheers
- 22 Sep 2023, 2:59pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Waterproof half trousers for recumbent
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2025
Re: Waterproof half trousers for recumbent
Many thanks everyone, I didn't expect to be 'showered' (sorry) with so many good ideas. Time for a bit of DIY, because the times these will be used are for short trips to the local Spar etc.so don't want to go overboard !
Cheers
Cheers
- 21 Sep 2023, 8:45pm
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Waterproof half trousers for recumbent
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2025
Re: Waterproof half trousers for recumbent
Thanks PH Good to get the real story and not marketing half truths
- 21 Sep 2023, 10:39am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Waterproof half trousers for recumbent
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2025
Re: Waterproof half trousers for recumbent
Thanks to both of you, Rainlegs is the correct product,
I thought the shins were also covered, but if not then I can see how the 'air brake' effect could arise.
Ah, well, back to the drawing board, meanwhile I'll keep a dry towel squirreled away for a rainy day.
Cheers
I thought the shins were also covered, but if not then I can see how the 'air brake' effect could arise.
Ah, well, back to the drawing board, meanwhile I'll keep a dry towel squirreled away for a rainy day.
Cheers
- 21 Sep 2023, 9:01am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Waterproof half trousers for recumbent
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2025
Waterproof half trousers for recumbent
Can anyone give me the name of the waterproof half trousers which cover only the tops of the thighs and the shins.
The idea is to use them for shorter journeys on a recumbent trike.
They were featured in the CYCLE magazine a while ago, but I've not seen them advertised for a while.
Thanks
The idea is to use them for shorter journeys on a recumbent trike.
They were featured in the CYCLE magazine a while ago, but I've not seen them advertised for a while.
Thanks
- 24 Aug 2023, 6:37pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Rough, lumpy, transmission
- Replies: 2
- Views: 218
Re: Rough, lumpy, transmission
Yes, thanks for these reassuring words.
The derailleur was replaced not long ago and is pressed steel, which at the time I thought inferior to its previous design, but now, bending it back into position might be easier.
I don't have an alignment tool, but I know a man who has !
Thanks again
The derailleur was replaced not long ago and is pressed steel, which at the time I thought inferior to its previous design, but now, bending it back into position might be easier.
I don't have an alignment tool, but I know a man who has !
Thanks again
- 24 Aug 2023, 5:40pm
- Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
- Topic: Rough, lumpy, transmission
- Replies: 2
- Views: 218
Rough, lumpy, transmission
Recently while riding my bike through the local park, I blanked out and crashed, coming to lying still astride the bike. From my injuries it's clear the bike fell on to its right side. The Gearing is 9 x 3.
After a week in hospital I'm on the mend but the bike is not .
I managed to raise the rear wheel above floor level and try the gears. Strangely it appears that all work, but turning the pedal by hand isn't as it should be. I can 'feel' every link as it slows and need s an exra effort so it's a lumpy, rough, stiff movement.
Unfortunately my eyesight has recently deteriorated enough to make close inspection difficult and I can't yet .lift the bike up to eye level for a proper look.
Derailleur damage, probably, but why is it working at all?
Any suggestions apart from changing to a Rohloff.
After a week in hospital I'm on the mend but the bike is not .
I managed to raise the rear wheel above floor level and try the gears. Strangely it appears that all work, but turning the pedal by hand isn't as it should be. I can 'feel' every link as it slows and need s an exra effort so it's a lumpy, rough, stiff movement.
Unfortunately my eyesight has recently deteriorated enough to make close inspection difficult and I can't yet .lift the bike up to eye level for a proper look.
Derailleur damage, probably, but why is it working at all?
Any suggestions apart from changing to a Rohloff.