Are helmets gay???

jim Bogden · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 178 City: Sandy, UT

they look gay but are they really gay to wear? Laughing

Jon · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1176

no, they are not gay at all. I'd rather wear one and look "funny" than not wear one and hit my head on a slider and cause serious damage. I would only wear one for sliders and kickers though. I don't see the point when you are just wake jumping.

B-rad · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 3:09 pm Post subject:

At TSR you have to wear one to go on any sliders or kickers. I think it's a great idea as well. I would not go on a slider or kicker w/o a helmet. I do not ride regular with one, but can understand people that do. It's a safe practice, especially for going on obsticles.

Sean_Brinston · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 3:12 pm Post subject:

The Capix ones that Pointless Posse wears are pretty sweet. Im getting one of them. So no i dont think they are gay.

Ryan W · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 3:16 pm Post subject:

I think there good for sliders and kickers.

ohsix · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 3:25 pm Post subject:

I wear one for sldiers and kickers.

sean- are you talkin bout the army helmet lookin ones? i havent worn one but i heard they bust the top of your nose when you fall. anyone else heard this?

Premier135Chick · Guest

For normal riding, I don't wear a helmut. But when I ride the sliders, I have always wore one. Rather be safe then sorry.

HyperliteBoarder · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 3:55 pm Post subject:

Those capix helmets do look pretty sweet, I'm gettin one for this year, but I'm only gonna be usin it on the sliders or if i'm trying a new trick.

criminally_minded · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 3:56 pm Post subject:

I don't wear them for normal riding either, but sliders/kickers make it a necessity. Remember kids, CM always says: You look stupider in a coffin than you do in a helmet.

Preston Duke · Outlaw Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 150 City: Richmond, Va.

is dying gay?

criminally_minded · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 3:58 pm Post subject:

What the hell? Soul rider? who is this punk with the afro? Wheres my little bandito? Confused

taylor z · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 137 City: new braunfels

yeah i wear them for sliders and kickers....

ModelAMan · Newbie Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

I've wondered if wearing a helmet takes away that "instant headache" feeling when you fall?

Sean_Brinston · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 4:54 pm Post subject:

Yea Wes those are the ones im talking about. I havent herd about what you are talking about , mabee someone else has tho. I would only be using it on sliders and kickers too.

Ryan W · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 4:56 pm Post subject:

Those helmets look sweet.

Tantrum · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 23 City: B.C. boy

there are some sick helmets dude, like the capix, the pointless posse' helmets, plust they will save ur life if ya ever smoke the noggin

wake2wake · Soul Rider Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 311 City: Lexington

LOL
they are gay as hell intel you bust your head open on a slider, Then they are not so bad!!!
peace

jb · Criminal Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 83

Yes, helmets are gay. Even the cool trendy ones that look like backwards hats. Helmets look stupid enough on a skater, but when you have a wakeboarder wearing a helmet, you enter a whole new realm of gayness. If you decide that you have to wear a helmet to hit a rail or something, you probably shouldn't be hitting it in the first place. There are exceptions, but not too many.

Chukee_R · Posted: Feb 05, 2003 4:11 pm Post subject:

After splitting my head open with the board once im going to have to say no they are not gay...

JRock*Girl · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1340

Some of them look gay, but the capix ones look sick. The white one is rad...i would def. use one to hit sliders, but not just for wake.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

id definitely wear one if i was hittin a slider but for just waks stuff no

Alan Whitaker · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 116 City: Whiteland

Jb I hope your correct and have the best luck and skill in the world. But for the non-super hero people of the wakeboarding world I believe its a good investment like a LIFE JACKET !
If looks are everything in wakeboarding I guess thats why we all use the word POSER. Idea

jedsterr · Soul Rider Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 291 City: Star Idaho

my helmet is stricty hetero. I don't think it's even gay-curiouse, though i've never asked.

hazza_35 · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 87 City: kerang

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WakeMeUp · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 125 City: Sherbrooke, Qc

I like My new Protec acewake... It's a lot more comfy that I woul have guess... and built strong also... mine is all yellow Park's way... sometimes I wear it for wake riding even though I know it doesn't do much... secures a little I guess... but the best thing to keep away from cuncusions are mouth pieces... I think I'll get one at the begining of the season...

otiswunguy · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 871 City: Sammamish

to each their own. i have one but won't use it unless i could smack my head. what about ear protection? does your helmet cover your ears? i think those baseball batting helmets look sooooo stupid. what next? football helmets or motorcycle helmets?

Flyingtom · Newbie Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 9 City: Las Vegas NV

i dont mid wearing a helmet but it just hurts my neck when riding so i dont , unless i hit a kicker or slider i would wear one.

BigFeeeel · Criminal Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 59 City: NorCal

Personally I have always thought the batters helmets were trying a little hard to look "cool". Having to wear a helmet in the first place looks kooky on water to start off with then you purposely make it stand out even more by adding a fake bill the water will take and rip off any way when you fall. I still believe a helmet does more harm if your just riding the wake especially if you understand the mechanics of a concussion. Don't get me wrong, if you feel the need to wear a helmet, then by all means wear one especially on a rail or funbox, it's smart. Yes I do wear a helmet if I know we are going out to hit an object, but it get's forgotten from time to time and will more than likely hit it anyway knowing that there is a higher risk. If someone chooses to take that higher risk that is their personal freedom and people should't get all high and mighty on them if that's not how you choose to do it. I feel the same way about vests. Bring on the flame session.

RunningWithScissors · Posted: Feb 07, 2003 6:20 pm Post subject:

I'd rather wear one than bust my head open Wink

DRAGON88 · Posted: Feb 07, 2003 7:36 pm Post subject:

If helmets are gay than I'd rather look "gay" than be dead.

wakeborder5 · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 279 City: Commerce

Will the helmet do damage to you, but won't it also help if your going for a 360 or something and you slam your head?

PaulMc · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 125 City: UK, Manchester

i would not think about hittin a slider or kicker without one, who cares if they look gay, i'd rather look gay then end up in hospital

koltman · Addict Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 902 City: Sydney/Orlando

a few years ago wearing a life vest was "gay" and then they became cool again really quick.
Just wait till a pro kills him/herself because they weren't wearing a helmit. and then helmits will become cool. I know its a bad thing to say but its probably whats going to happen.

j-mo-pel is key · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 139 City: minnesota

i just sport my old baseball helmet when i hit rails