one month ago, (during a lesson) I ended up in the dirt. I won’t bore you all with the details but I landed on my head/shoulder while trying to do a “tuck and roll”.
The impact dislocated my shoulder, broke my arm so severely that I now have major metal holding it together and broke my collarbone.
But, thanks to my Troxel helmet, my brain is fully functional (most of the time!) and I didn’t even suffer a concussion.
At the hospital, they were convinced that I must of hit my head hard enough to cause a concussion or at least pass out (based on damage to the rest of me) and were quite impressed at the protection my helmet had provided.
If this sounds like a testimonial for Troxel, it isn’t - consider it a testimonial for ANY well- fitting approved helmet.
I have never understood how someone in this sport can justify not wearing an approved helmet. No matter how good a rider you are. No matter what you are doing - accidents happen. I ride about 4x’s a week and haven’t fallen in about 5 years.
Before I get back on (one more month -or- so to go!) I’m going to the tack store and replace my helmet. While I’m at it, I’m going to replace my daughter’s - although she hasn’t had a fall that she’s hit her head - just because she’s had it for a while now. (Thanks for the heads up on the need to replace helmets after 5 years or so)