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Thanks to last night’s fall, my helmet is (as seen above) a bit damaged. Typically one should replace a helmet after a crash deforms it, because after that it’s not quite as strong as it was, has harder spots, etc. When I stopped by Fraser Bicycle & Fitness to pick up my repaired rear wheel they happened to be having a spring sale, including 20% off all accessories. So, while there I picked up a this Giro Phase helmet in Matte Gunmetal. Hopefully this one will work out nicely as well, protecting my head if / when I crash the next time.
Here’s another image of the damage to my old helmet. I wonder if that crease-ish line there was caused by the mounting post for the visor, or something else. If it was the mounting post, it may explain some of the cuts on my face, as it’s directly in line with my nose and upper lip. Tomorrow I may be heading out to Stony Creek with some folks to help pick up downed trees / improper log piles (such as the one I ended up on), so maybe I can find the visor from the old helmet and figure it out.
I also need to destroy my old helmet so that no one else ends up using it. I’m not sure how I’ll do that yet, but I have a feeling that it may involve my bandsaw, if I can get the helmet to fit in there. Or, can any of you think of any uses for a should-not-be-worn helmet? I will not donate it to charity / a thrift shop, regardless how amusing it is to think about doing wrong things. That does force me to ask how immoral it is to try and pawn it, though. Pawn shops are particularly caveat emptor.
