Why is it?

[ANGELZ]

Ive been asking myself why I dont wear a helmet and why only a small percentage of kiters I know(err actually,only know 1) dont wear 1 either. So I thought I wud find out why the majority ov us dont.

 

Is it.....

 

1) Because it doesnt look good

 

2) None of my mates do:confused:

 

3) Im so damnn good I dont need one;)

 

4) Its not a dangerous sport so why wud I need a helmet:eek:

 

So, why is it????

[northern jim]

None of the above. If I'm not wearing one it's because I'm in what I see as safe conditions, in which case all a helmet does is restrict my vision and movement.

[Kiteboyza]

You missed out.......because I am a dickhead....I would vote for that one

[Fairy]

You missed out.......because I am a dickhead....I would vote for that one

 

 

Me too....FPMSL....LMAO:D :D

[martiin]

I just dont feel comftable wearing the one I have and im not prepared to pay 80+ quid for one I will feel comftable in. at the moment Ive never taken a really hard slam in 2 years of kiting on land and water so i chose to simply not to wear one.

[Kiteboyza]

I just dont feel comftable wearing the one I have and im not prepared to pay 80+ quid for one I will feel comftable in. at the moment Ive never taken a really hard slam in 2 years of kiting on land and water so i chose to simply not to wear one.

 

I'm sure you'll find a comfortable wheelchair when you split your skull dude

[Mouthwash]

Because you want to end up a dribbling vegetable unable to comprehend why those strange people who you think might be your family are crying all the time?

 

Read this and buy one: http://community.flexifoil.com/showthread.php?t=102515

[martiin]

hmm see where your coming from lol. Ive been wondering if I should splash on a nice expensive one. my jumps arnt getting any lower.

[Kiteboyza]

hmm see where your coming from lol. Ive been wondering if I should splash on a nice expensive one. my jumps arnt getting any lower.

 

Well, we have made one person see the light;)

[Mouthwash]

Hallelujah......still remember you telling me off Dieter....!!

[Kiteboyza]

Hallelujah......still remember you telling me off Dieter....!!

 

and how many times have you fallen on youre head and thought to yourself.....thank god that grumpy fooker told me to wear a lid?

 

I also remember telling you not to go to high on the beach in your car and you got stuck......tut tut, some people never listen:D

[Sparhawk]

Just wear one.

 

Dont expect me to be over careful while Im dragging your sorry carcass off the beach.

[Kiteboyza]

Just wear one.

 

Dont expect me to be over careful while Im dragging your sorry carcass off the beach.

 

You still dragg them off the beach.....we use them as a turn marker and some of the boyos cant turn very well yet:eek:

[gillstah]

i can't believe ppl are saying they don' cos of cost!!!

 

£45 gets you a nice comfy, non-vision-impairing pro tec ace wake!

[alastairy2k]

What about the option of:

 

I appreciate the risk but it's my decision, it's a free world, I minimise risk and if I f*** up that's my fault. If I wanted a low risk sport I'd have taken up bowls.

 

By minimising risk I mean not wearing a board leash, not putting up a 12m in 30+mph wind, instinctivly knowing your safety system, not trying out new stuff in onshore wind when you're close to shore, and launch with your kite at the water's edge.

 

I sail with 20+ guys, we all live minutes from the beach, have sailed together for 3/4 years and all minimise risk as above. No accidents so far.

 

At the weekend when we get invaded we see people using board leashes, people putting up 12ms in 30+mph, people who don't know how to use their safety (some don't even use kite leashes), people trying to jump in onshore wind a few feet from the water's edge, and launching a few hundred metres from the water and walking, kite above head, to the water.

 

But don't worry, 'cos these are the people that wear helmets so they're safe.

[ANGELZ]

Alot ov U guys R on the land, I wear a full face helmet when Im buggyin but yet I dont wear a helmet on the water. Alot ov the land kiters I know do wear helmets when the conditions are hard or they R doin crazy stuf but the kitesurfers dont.

[northern jim]

Same. Lid for landboarding, not usually for kitesurfing. Alastairy2K got it spot on.

Alot ov U guys R on the land' date=' I wear a full face helmet when Im buggyin but yet I dont wear a helmet on the water. Alot ov the land kiters I know do wear helmets when the conditions are hard or they R doin crazy stuf but the kitesurfers dont.[/quote']

[ANGELZ]

Alastairy2K got it spot on.

 

I agree

[Kiteboyza]

What about the option of:

 

I appreciate the risk but it's my decision, it's a free world, I minimise risk and if I f*** up that's my fault. If I wanted a low risk sport I'd have taken up bowls.

 

By minimising risk I mean not wearing a board leash, not putting up a 12m in 30+mph wind, instinctivly knowing your safety system, not trying out new stuff in onshore wind when you're close to shore, and launch with your kite at the water's edge.

 

I sail with 20+ guys, we all live minutes from the beach, have sailed together for 3/4 years and all minimise risk as above. No accidents so far.

 

At the weekend when we get invaded we see people using board leashes, people putting up 12ms in 30+mph, people who don't know how to use their safety (some don't even use kite leashes), people trying to jump in onshore wind a few feet from the water's edge, and launching a few hundred metres from the water and walking, kite above head, to the water.

 

But don't worry, 'cos these are the people that wear helmets so they're safe.

 

and then you come crying here on Mondays because you lost your boards....pmsl They are cutting the risk by wearing a helmet

 

Its then my free choice to leave you lying in a pool of blood! I know which one I would go for

[alastairy2k]

and then you come crying here on Mondays because you lost your boards....pmsl They are cutting the risk by wearing a helmet

 

Please tell me you're joking.....

[Dick.tracy]

I make a choice -

scudding around on sand = no helmet

Thrashing my buggy on the airfield = helmet, gloves, big boots, knee and elbow pads.

 

It is an informed choice for each person to make in the circumstances.

 

I have never needed(ie hit my head) to wear:

A cycle helmet, but have worn one,

A motorcycle helmet, but have worn one(OK so its the law, but not offroad on private land)

A Ballistic Kevlar Helmethttp://community.flexifoil.com/images/icons/firing.gif(in the Gulf/Northern Ireland)

 

Just be sensible and safe.

[Dr-Manic]

Ok so you get a lot of numptys at the beach who havent got a clue but have the safety they will learn as we all did

 

as to all you SAFE People who are expert kiters and weather readers your right its your head and your right to break it

 

 

By the way when you smash your skull and become a vegtable you will most likley end up in a disabilties trust home like the one my wife works in

 

infact your stupidity may even contribute to my kite fund as my good wife likes to buy me kites

 

it will also reduce the number of people on the beach

 

so i get new kites +

more beach

 

 

you eat through a straw and dribble a lot

[Zippy]

Just for the record i never had a bad fall in my time as a kiter (6mths or so) but when i went to launch my new 10m access one day i had the mishap of getting a foot caught on a rock or something whilst doing the preverbial slide upon launching the kite. This ended up with me twisting as the kite lifted me off the ground, from here i landed down on my head, saw black for a couple of seconds as my head was bashed fore and aft in the commotion, i instantly had a pretty huge headache, i could not shake my head for over two weeks, sneezing hurt and i probably had whiplash and concusion too. thank god I WAS wearing my helmet because there is no doubt in my mind it would of been rather nasty had i not bothered or tried to look cool. We all look back on it and laff now but thats why we fly safe and wear our lids. ill always be ready for the next mishap and only hope any injuries are superficial

[jason mcgowan]

Always have always will ,Why wouldn't you?don't die of ignorance.

[Kiteboyza]

and then you come crying here on Mondays because you lost your boards....pmsl They are cutting the risk by wearing a helmet

 

Please tell me you're joking.....

 

work it out for yourself

 

crash and burn in rocks without helmet = lots of damage

crash and burn in rocks wearing a helmet = lots less damage

 

as for loosing your boards and crying on this forum, yep its sad and true, just do a search;)