This thread is the perfect argument for the next helmet debate…someone needs to keep it bookmarked.
I don’t even want to talk about it… I WAS planning on buying a new uni… not anymore:(
By the way I couldn’t see out the helicopter cause I was strapped extremeley tight to a stretcher and full neckbrace.
I also can’t unicycle for about a month!!!
Aw :[ I guess we won’t be able to get together and unicycle for a while then.
Worst on a unicycle that has happened to me is falling of a three foot drop and landing on front, winded is all, and really hurt my back.
worst concussion i had was snowboarding hell fast, and turned too sharp on ice, and torque acted (for all physics people) smacking my head on ice so hard it cracked the helmet, which i am incredibly glad i wore.
and what happened next day? i was grinding on a snowboard, fell off and smacked my head again, luckily i had a new helmet on, which i didn’t break this time:P
So yes, always wear helmets, however, they don’t atttract the chicks, they should make one that emits female attracting pheromones to lure hot ones:P and the good thing with that is you would have such a fan club following you always you would get tonnes of sympathy if you hurt yourself, and may even land on one instead of hurting self.
Angenious, if i do say so myself:P
hey that’s a market niche: trendy helmets! after all Yoggi started trendy unis why not also get fancy helmets? a different colour for each different mood …
I’ve tried this one but frankly not a chick magnet!
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That rather depends on what you want to do on a unicycle and how important comfort is. I’d argue rather that riding in a slippery concrete ditch isn’t worth it. Obviously YMMV.
wow u guys are un-lucky, the worst ive had is a broken nose. lots of sprains and shin-ings
Yeah dude well… I go for it that’s just my style, and it just happen to almost cost me my life but those are the risks you have in any extreme sport so whatever. And what the hell does YMMV mean?
Your Mileage May Vary. It’s a common usenet abbreviation.
Read your post again.
You don’t make a good argument for “wearing a helmet”.
You do make a good argument for knowing your terrain,
or not riding a unicycle at all. As I was reading, I could
not help but wonder how much your medical bills with the
helicopter will be . . . more than the cost of your uni?
Helmet advocacy is great and all, but not at the expense
of heath advocacy and common sense. If it sounds like
I’m being harsh . . . ask yourself this question:
Are you going to go riding in that ditch (fullspeed) again?
What!? I’m not a helmet advocate… or for that matter anything you said in your reply. You weren’t there so don’t act like you know, damn. I’m simply sharing my mistakes with the rest of you so you don’t do the same… it’s called courtesy. By the way, where in my story did I say I was going at full speed? Your little argument/reply was completley irrelevant and relate’s to NOTHING that I said. I hope your not a lawyer cause… U SUCK!
If you’re gonna get on the Internet and knock people’s stories when they almost died then maybe you should just kill yourself b/c I’m sure no one will miss u:(
The only concussions I have had were from going full speed head first into the boards at hockey…three times:o
I always were my helmet when unicycle, biking, playing frisbee, shooting off bottle rockets…etc etc. I guess I’m just used to it and feel very comfortable in it, which is a good thing when its protecting my brain.
The UniSLAB]What!? I’m not a helmet advocate…
Sounded like it. Perhaps all of that stuff about a helmet was irrlevent
and your communication skillz a poor.
I’m simply sharing my mistakes with the rest of you so you don’t do the same…
<sarcasm>You’re so giving. Thank you, I would have never known not to ride through slick slime and lose control . … we’re all so . . . well, like you.</sarcasm>
it’s called courtesy.
It’s called “self gratification”
You didn’t post this for us.
By the way, where in my story did I say I was going at full speed?
Ouch. You’re right. I made an error. You were NOT going fast enough.
Do me a favor: Go back to that same area and ride faster this time.
Perhaps less control would yeild a greater result.
If you’re gonna … knock people’s stories when they almost died
If at first you don’t succeed . . .
Note: the sig does not apply.
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Is it me or is this guy just always a douche bag like this? 
Gotta say “it’s you” . . . proof?
Check the last thread that I posted in.
Coincidently, you created that thread.
I’m all loving and welcoming there.
“Always” is a big word, and a pretty good movie.
Drew
P.S.
The protagonist dies in that movie, like the movie Ghost.
I guess that is what they get for NOT wearing helmets.
Man, that sucks… but MERCYME used to say that if God wants you to fall to the concrete with all your force, why allow a helmet and pads to stop him from doing that to you?
(He and I both wear helmets and pads, now!)
SLAB, glad you’re not laid out on a slab. 
What does it take to convey basic survival skills to an eighteen-year-old? Lucky for me, that style of riding didn’t really exist back in my early days of riding, though I did do plenty of risky stuff back then, before buying my first helmet. (I did buy my first kneepads and gloves at age 18 though, and used them the first time I entered a unicycle race; I’d already learned!)
I think your message was pretty clear. This is what happened to me, and I now intend to wear a helmet for that type of riding. Perhaps you left out the part about how nutty you were to do all the stuff you had been doing up to that point with a bare head. A reminder to all, those bare-headed skateboarders are not setting the greatest example! But if they’re riding in a smooth-sided pool and you’re trying to levitate above staircases, they’re still at less risk than you.
As for the helmet you are hopefully about to buy, make sure it’s a skate helmet. Regular bike helmets are pretty weak in the back. Skate helmets are much better for the type of riding you described for other reasons, including being able to sustain multiple impacts without having to replace them.
Tourist helicopter rides generally cost more than the price of a uni, without any of the medical stuff. In other words, Duh. Hope your parents have solid insurance!
Someone needs a timeout. LINKS, you are an adult, while SLAB is just a kid. Shouldn’t he be the one to come off as less mature?
I appreciate the tip on which helmet to buy. I’ve been looking for a solid helmet but I wasn’t sure on which one to buy.
You are definatley right about the helicopter b/c as of now my medical bill is reaching well into the thousands!:o
And thank you for pointing that one guy out. For some reason he’s trying to start a fight with me over the internet. Ahhhh… some people.
Yes.
Sometimes I just like to act like an idiot.
If I were strickly concerned about my image . . . I wouldn’t be riding.
I’ve had 2 concussions, the least serious one was from unicycling.
Other then that just hurt ankles from drops and such, skinned/bruised shins, scraped palms from falling on concrete. And one time I somehow hurt my knee really badly from doing a seat wrap. It just gave out and I fell down. I limped around for a while and it was really sore for the rest of the day. That was a few weeks ago and every once and a while I still feel it.
And of course, the cut on my ankle that opens up every time I go riding…
Somehow I have never broken a bone in my life.