subject: The Importance Of Wearing Helmets [print this page] The most novel thing about enjoying a bicycle ride is that almost everyone enjoys it regardless of their age. It is also the most inexpensive way by which you can travel in a sea beach or enjoy your daily home to school ride. However, when you are mounted on your bicycle then it is always intelligent to deck yourself with protective gears like kneecaps, elbow protectors and always a bicycle helmet.
Helmets are most essential part of bicycle gears. It protects your head from impending accidents that can be quite fatal. If you accidently bump yourself into some hard objects it can cause concussions and even sometimes death. The helmets are headgear that takes this blow and protect your head.
All bicycle helmets are crafted out of hard plastic on the exterior and polymer foam made of expanded polystyrene on the interior. It is the thickness of the polystyrene that combats any impact and can withstand force up to five meters per second in velocity. The helmet is also designed in such a way that it does not provide any discomfort to the wearer.
There are various types of bicycle helmets that are designed especially for bicycle enthusiasts. One such type is called road type helmet. The exterior of these helmets are made out of brightly colored thin plastic shell that is elongated in its shape, with aerodynamics shape. The interior of the helmet in expanded with twenty millimeter lined polystyrene. It is very light head gear and is perfect to protect the rider from serious injuries during minor accidents.
Other types of bicycle helmets include computer type helmets. These helmets look much like road type helmet but are more rounded in shape. For children under the age of five it is wiser to choose mountain helmet which provide enhanced protection. The BMX or Moto cross helmets covers the riders full-face thus provides complete protection.
Wearing helmets is essential to protect you from serious injuries that might prove fatal. However, at the initial stage riders find it hard to feel themselves compatible with the headgear. Helmets block the ventilation which makes the rider feel uneasy as it raises the body temperature a bit.
