Interesting article in Independent on helmet use – Safety Essential or Health Risk? More than two-thirds of the British Medical journal’s readers voted against mandatory cycle helmets for adults (out of 1,427 people who voted) The key reason for their opposition was that making helmet-wearing compulsory might deter people from taking up cycling, and therefore […]
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Cheap Cycle Helmet
I wanted to buy the cheapest helmet I could (I got fed up of riding with my time trial helmet on gentle rides around the beautiful Yorkshire Dales). Apart from junior helmets, the cheapest I could find in my local cycle store was the Specialized Align for £29.99. I had hoped to get something cheaper. […]
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