I thought it was a slug.
It’s totally not a brain slug.
I thought it was some kind of gourd
Inflating the helmet takes about 30 seconds in ideal scenarios
Too long. Most people who don’t wear helmets will already say that it’s too much trouble. I wear a helmet all the time, and having to inflate one would cause me to grab something else.
I wear one most of the time, but sometimes I took transit somewhere and decide I want to make a detour and rent an ebike, and since I didn’t plan for that I don’t have my helmet with me. For me the trouble is dragging a helmet around clipped to my bag that may or may not be used and that I have to be careful to not drop too hard. I wouldn’t mind having to spend 30 seconds to inflate one if it’s got the convenience of deflating flat to throw in my backpack.
Edit: While I’m definitely the target market for this thing, £350 is a bit steep for this kind of convenience.
In your case, consider a folding helmet that doesn’t require inflating. Best of both worlds!
I had no idea there was such a thing, thanks for that.
I had no idea folding helmets were a thing. Thanks!
Most likelier scenario is you will just keep the helmet inflated. But now with added chore of checking your helmet pressure.
Now when there’s a crash, the question won’t be “was the cyclist wearing a helmet”, but “what PSI did they keep that helmet at?”.
The debate for helmet PSI will rage across the internet for years to come! 😂
KPa surely ? :)
I’ve always wondered why helmets continue to be made of foam and not something more modern. I think the aH-1 answers that partially; those foam helmets are often lighter, frequently airier, and almost always less expensive.
Exactly. It’s cheap, light, and performant. Helmets have one job, to protect your brain, and relying on “balloons” adds extra points of failure in the event that you get in an accident. Sure, this helmet can deflate and be carried in a bag, but how are its crash ratings?
Sure, this helmet can deflate and be carried in a bag, but how are its crash ratings?
And do those crash ratings still apply when it’s -15C or 35C? Inflatable things don’t like temperature extremes, so this would have to be tested at all ranges.
You wear a helmet on a bicycle?
You really should. You’ve only got the one brain, and that brain is actually pretty delicate for how squishy it is, given it’s contained inside a very stiff skull. A helmet at least puts some extra shock absorption between your brain and whatever’s going to hit your head.
Unless you’re on one of those weird American mega roads or something, it’s not a major risk
I forgot how accidents only happen here in the US. Couldn’t possibly have collisions with anyone in the EU or UK. Couldn’t have anything bad happen on a bicycle anywhere else. Nope, just the US.
Wear your damn helmet. You’ll thank me when your skull doesn’t get fractured because you ran over a small rock or hit a wet patch and lost control.
They don’t call them “accidents” because you can avoid 100% of them.
You’ve not been to the Netherlands I hear
Nah, I love brain damage!
