What to Look for in a Bike/Where to Buy One

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i'd say a full face helmet could be far more dangerous. A large part of safety on a bike is awareness, your hearing and vision are both considerably compromised by most full face helmets. i personally would never wear one for those reasons. my head would overheat very quickly too. i think there is reason no one wears them unless mountain biking where there is no traffic.

i would say that footstraps are only a good idea if you are a confident rider.

cars are safer but bikes would be safer if it were not for the risk of getting hit by a car! just falling off a bike is very unlikely to kill you unless you hit your head whilst not wearing a helmet

Falling (or flying) off of my bike might not kill me, but I'd rather not have to deal with severe scrapes and bruises for two weeks, especially if all I have to do is put on some pads. If I have school stuff, a week's worth of food, or anything else in the basket, I risk losing or damaging it- in addition to damaging myself! As for full face helmets compromising my safety, I plan to have two or three mirrors, reflective tape, and generally take every safety precaution possible. The main reason I'm even getting a full-face helmet is I'm prone to getting things in my eyes when outside- which is extremely dangerous while on a bike. The main reason I'm considering foot straps is so my foot doesn't randomly accidentally slip off the pedal, which has happened to me.

pads make sense. I really think you should consider why no other cyclists use full face on the road.

adequate pedals and footwear should mean your feet always grip the pedals even when wet. it is important too have good contact with the pedal regardless of straps. that is not a reason in itself not to use straps but by making your safety systems simpler you have less chance of mechanical failure. i guess that is an opinion.

i don't know the terrain you will be riding but you could do as 1000knives says and use a scarf and glasses/ even goggles but then maybe you compromise your vision.

Goggles are a good idea. Not only that, but they save me money. Of course I'm getting a helmet, just now it doesn't have to be an expensive one.

I'm willing to bet money that after buying this all that safety stuff, you'll stop wearing 90% of it within your first couple weeks of riding. And yeah, a full face would really prevent you from hearing and seeing stuff you need to hear or see.

Want some more statistics. Riding a bike per hour is actually safer than living. Technically.

http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/health/risks.htm

lmao Right, because scarves are the only way to be "stylish", and you never said in your comments that you try to be stylish. You also like to put words in my mouth, therefore after this comment I will probably be done with this conversation. I never said tools weren't useful- I said they weren't very useful for someone like me, whereas safety gear on a bike would be useful to someone like me, since I am accident prone on bikes as is. One more thing. I looked at your profile, and it says you are 21- when are you going to start acting your age? I'm 20 and have more sense than you. Telling me to "say my prayers" and even "throw caution to the wind" just because someone might laugh at me for wearing safety pads? Really? I had that mentality in elementary school, but at some point I grew out of it.

P.S. I will have tons of fun waiting for the money you're betting on me- or were you lying about that, just like you lied about me saying tools are never useful?

I bought mine here.

http://www.nycewheels.com/

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lol I haven't figured it out? You haven't addressed half of the things in my last few comments, nor do you know how to keep words out of peoples' mouths (another figure of speech lol). How about I take pictures of my pads and bike when I get them, and pictures a month later? Granted you said two weeks, but you're also mentally too young to argue affectively, the real reason my arguments are "not worth your time". lmao It may be a while before I get my bike as I have to decide where to get it and all my other stuff, but I promise I will let you know when I do.