Mc Bucket To Bike Helm?

[Ronster]

Living at Texas State, I've found that sometimes I wish I had a bike. It'd sure help considering my girlfriend is living on the top of the hill and I'm way at the bottom...

How strong would a pull of Smooth-Cast 300 (or 310, 320, etc.) be? Hard enough to withstand the impact from a fall? Could it be used in place of a bike helmet with proper padding?

If not, is there a way to reinforce the helmet to ensure safety?



Thanks!

 

[rube]

Living at Texas State, I've found that sometimes I wish I had a bike. It'd sure help considering my girlfriend is living on the top of the hill and I'm way at the bottom...

How strong would a pull of Smooth-Cast 300 (or 310, 320, etc.) be? Hard enough to withstand the impact from a fall? Could it be used in place of a bike helmet with proper padding?

If not, is there a way to reinforce the helmet to ensure safety?



Thanks!

No. That would make you a Darwin Award candidate. Forget about it.

 

[mchammertime]

Or a morgue candidate. However you put it, you would be screwed. dont try it

 

[Yodajammies]

No. That would make you a Darwin Award candidate. Forget about it.

 

[Kaya Tetsu]

Not a good idea. Period. Unless you like being part of the pavement that is.

 

[mightymints]

Also, you need to remember that even though in Texas you can ride a bike with no helmet, wearing a helmet not designed for biking can actually do MORE harm than good from what ive always been taught.

 

[Ronster]

Don't try it. Gotcha.

 

[Tandhem]

Also, you need to remember that even though in Texas you can ride a bike with no helmet, wearing a helmet not designed for biking can actually do MORE harm than good from what ive always been taught.

how could wearing a padded piece of plastic around ur skull during a fall ever possibly harm u more than smashing ur skull directly against concret? If there are no helmet laws, then i would say hell yeh to wearin ur Mk VI

 

[mightymints]

One example, it could cause your head to jar in such a way that it breaks your neck, rather than taking the impact. Remember, helmets are designed to absorb an impact. Which is why even if you drop a helmet, you should replace it (safety helmet). The internals that take the force of the impact can only arbsorb energy once. Another thing is that, putting stickers on a helmet can also actually weaken it.



I know it sounds crazy, but its what ive always been taught when going between sports.

 

[Belakor]

The plastic could fragment as well, leaving you with shards of it in your head, eyes, etc. In any case it's not a smart idea and we shouldn't really be talking about it.



If people are really serious about a Halo style helmet for bikes try talking to one of the companies that makes the real safety helmets, I doubt they'd do anything but that's about the only safe option for doing one that I can think of.