Gonna start wearing a helmet

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Re: Gonna start wearing a helmet

Post by amir » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:44 pm

No helmet = nothing to protect!

(where's the helmet smilie?)

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Re: Gonna start wearing a helmet

Post by le noun » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:48 pm

Touché.
I don't get brainfreeze ever. I guess there is just wind between my ears.
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Re: Gonna start wearing a helmet

Post by Zhirafovod » Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:14 am

I wore a helmet only at the coast until I hit ground in 200 feet from shore at 3rd ave crashing after a jump (luckily hitting rocks under water with foots). Now wearing a helmet all the time - the most safe-looking conditions are usually the most deceptive.

That is too bad that so many guys do not wear a helmet at 3rd, thinking that it is a safe spot.

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Re: Gonna start wearing a helmet

Post by etxxz » Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:05 pm

Protek fins?

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Re: Gonna start wearing a helmet

Post by keithdkd » Wed Aug 01, 2012 2:07 pm

I wear a helmet wherever there are rocks or trees: 3rd, Berkeley, Sherman. No helmet at Crissy, Alameda; maybe I should reconsider. Glad to hear you're ok.

Haven't ridden at Waddell in a while, but I imagine a helmet would be important for when the waves throw your board back at you.

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Re: Gonna start wearing a helmet

Post by sc-surfer » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:04 pm

I like where this thread is going!

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