Okay we all have had moments that we would rather forget. Some are scary, some may have been just funny at our expense and others are embrassing. I had one of those moments today, but honestly I thought is was very serious and was in a bit of a panic. And I do not panic easily.
Out for a coffee ride on the new bike. Coffee is about 50 miles away on some very nice roads over hill and dale and along the river. It was beautiful out. I get to my coffee spot and go to take my helmet off and the release for the chin bar on the modular helmet does not release the chin bar. I tried messing with it and the plastic releases started to bend. I tried taking the helmet off and I could not. It would not move. Here I am stuck 50 miles from home and I cannot get my helmet off.
Oh this sounds funny right? I was in a complete state of shock. I had no idea what to do, and no one was around to help. So the ride to the coffee spot was a very brisk and spirited ride along the river, maybe even a little too fast. But hey it was fun. I got back on and started to ride back home trying to think of what I am going to do to get the helmet off. I slowed my pace considerably from the ride out. All I could think about is what would happen if I crash? How will the EMT's get the helmet off. Well there, that led me to my next step. Ah the EMT's. So I settled down a bit and went to the local fire station near my house. Yep another 50 miles home. I explained what was going on and several fireman came down to help. So they tried as I did to get the release to release the chin bar. And as I no luck. So two of them went to work, one grabbed the helmet straps and the other grabbed the helmet. Now I am sure that if someone walked in at that moment they would get a chuckle or two. I will say that yes they got the helmet off my head, but it was a struggle. They had one heck of a time trying to get it off while leaving on nose and forehead in tack.
So is there a moral to the story? Not sure, but it is worth a chuckle after the fact, heart rate is back down and I get to buy a new helmet to go with the new bike.
I know everyone is going to ask what brand and model the helmet is, but I am going to wait to disclose to see if the manufacturer gets back to me and to see if they will do anything for replacing the helmet.
Out for a coffee ride on the new bike. Coffee is about 50 miles away on some very nice roads over hill and dale and along the river. It was beautiful out. I get to my coffee spot and go to take my helmet off and the release for the chin bar on the modular helmet does not release the chin bar. I tried messing with it and the plastic releases started to bend. I tried taking the helmet off and I could not. It would not move. Here I am stuck 50 miles from home and I cannot get my helmet off.
Oh this sounds funny right? I was in a complete state of shock. I had no idea what to do, and no one was around to help. So the ride to the coffee spot was a very brisk and spirited ride along the river, maybe even a little too fast. But hey it was fun. I got back on and started to ride back home trying to think of what I am going to do to get the helmet off. I slowed my pace considerably from the ride out. All I could think about is what would happen if I crash? How will the EMT's get the helmet off. Well there, that led me to my next step. Ah the EMT's. So I settled down a bit and went to the local fire station near my house. Yep another 50 miles home. I explained what was going on and several fireman came down to help. So they tried as I did to get the release to release the chin bar. And as I no luck. So two of them went to work, one grabbed the helmet straps and the other grabbed the helmet. Now I am sure that if someone walked in at that moment they would get a chuckle or two. I will say that yes they got the helmet off my head, but it was a struggle. They had one heck of a time trying to get it off while leaving on nose and forehead in tack.
So is there a moral to the story? Not sure, but it is worth a chuckle after the fact, heart rate is back down and I get to buy a new helmet to go with the new bike.
I know everyone is going to ask what brand and model the helmet is, but I am going to wait to disclose to see if the manufacturer gets back to me and to see if they will do anything for replacing the helmet.
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