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At last. A woman in our building had a very nasty accident last year and ended up in ICU for a week after going over her handlebars and hitting her head without a helmet but still wouldn't wear one when she came back. About a month ago I saw her showing another woman some new injuries down her...

is that with a helmet or not?

I never said that I didn't respect other peoples decisions whether to wear them or not so I don't know where you got that from. My argument is that if you fall off your bike at 0 mph and bang your head on the floor like I did the first day I wore cleats or come off and bang your head at 20 mph...

So I'll come back to what I originally posted - If I was riding at 30 mph and came off you would think it pointless for me to be wearing a helmet because it would be wholly inadequate?

I'm still amazed you won't accept that if I'm riding at 30+ mph and I come off with my head hitting the ground or into a vehicle that the helmet (even though only tested at 12 mph) won't give a better protection than not wearing one.

Funnily enough since my last post I once again banged my head into a corner where the stairs come down in the hallway and it put me to my knees with a few tears and a lot of swear words. When I eventually recovered without death or brain damage I tried banging my head into it with my helmet on...

Thanks but cyclists are encouraged not to ride on the A50 dual carriageway or wear fully body protection like a cage around the bike :) On my way home I go on a little bit of it which is a slip road for about 300 yards and people think I'm mad...

Good grief man, get a grip, I've never heard twaddle being called an insult before.

Blimey if you want to compare head injuries I've also had a fair few over the years with the worst one also ripping my left ear off but you are still talking twaddle. The second worst was ending up knocked out in ICU for 3 days after I was head butted in a football match. I still know 100% that...

This is outrageous, how would the Friar know? Has he got expertise in trauma accidents and exactly how you would have fallen and into what? Bloody Friars commenting on stuff they know nothing about. Oops, I thought I was Flecc.

ST3 Blurton, Stoke on Trent.

Do you also think the same way about seat belts? I've been driving for 38 years and never needed one (touch wood) so it's a bit pointless wearing one.

That's actually a good way to look at it and I might learn from that.

Like I said I got up the other night without my walking stick and fell head first into a wall but thankfully I was OK on this occasion, the next time I might not be so lucky so I've decided to always wear it now and body armour. You can never be too careful. Oh and Flecc, oh dear. Completely...

And body armour. The other night I got out of bed without my walking stick and fell bang into the wall but you'll be happy to know I survived.

That's me when I'm driving - seriously - I hate it. The only cyclists I moan at are those without helmets/lights/wearing all black in the dark and having no road sense at all. Any cyclist meeting my own standards gets my respect.

It's amazing how some really hate cyclists with a passion. I'm a member of another forums where in their Motor section the hatred is rife.

I also said 'Or at the very least saved me from brain damage' and I trust my colleagues to know from their vast experience of accident trauma to know if that's true or not. Another anecdote - Last year a cycling friend who always wears a helmet but not while testing, was adjusting his brakes...

On both occasions traffic came to a halt with multiple witnesses on my side so I think remonstrating was in order. The one last week was amazing. I was cycling at 20mph up a hill approaching a junction (obviously with assist) when a car overtook me then realised they would have to pull in...

The Blackburn also folds forwards or backwards. How does the Zefal tighten inside the handlebar?