Helmet hair

One of my favourite jokes is to walk into the office and complain about helmet hair. I keep saying that I’ll write a confessional book how bicycle helmets ruined my hairdo and life.

I found some stats that show helmet hair is an issue for some bicycle commuters:

Body image issues and appearance accounted for a huge percentage of women who are reluctant to cycle to work. 28% said they didn’t want to arrive at the office sweaty, 19% said they were too self-conscious while 25% in total cited unmanageable hair and helmet hair as the main barrier.

I enjoy my bicycle commute too much to worry about my hair.

The reasons to wear a bicycle helmet outweigh the disadvantages by far:

1. It offers some protection of your brain in case of a bicycle accident.
2. If you ever have a bicycle accident, you can answer the most common question with “Yes, I was wearing a bicycle helmet”.
3. Today’s helmets are lightweight and look sporty.
4. You can have endless conversations on helmet models, which model is the best, and how to wear the helmet correctly.
5. You can make jokes about helmet hair.

Complimentary link:
I found a link on the history of bicycle helmets. And wearing a helmet is quite a recent development.

How helmets have changed over the past 30 years of the #TDF: http://t.co/6xVuQFCEqz pic.twitter.com/bxf5jvRiU8

— Bicycling Magazine (@BicyclingMag) July 26, 2015