may not look cool, but the most minor of accidents can lead to death

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7949195.stm

i got one from lidl or aldi when they were doing their cheap ski gear weekly promotion for about £20 so they needn't cost the earth.

mine saved my bonce last year when the fool i was on a chairlift with fucked up the getoff and i caught caught up in the chair and the bar came crashing down on my head.

 

read it the other day, that she was in hospital, didnt think she would die tho!

Over the years ive hit my head pretty dam hard from skiing related accidents, been lucky, no helmet!

Tho its allready on my christmas list for 2009, after not wearing one again! this season

 

nick
a cheap helmet will be the same as no helmet
would you wear a £50 helmet on your bike?

 

i don't believe there to be a significant difference in crash protection between a cheap helmet and an expensive one, ski or motorbike. the differences are largely style, fit, noise etc. the cheapy one i have has tuev approval just as an expensive one has and is ime much better than nothing