Jobst ever say why he didn't wear helmet?

[lum gim fong]

Please let's not discuss helmet use.

I'm Just looking for Jobst quotes.

Just wanted to know if he ever discussed this publicly.

I cannot find any comments by him about it online.

Anyone here read anything he said on this?

Thanks for any links.

Let's leave this at just links. Thanks.

[Irreguleur]

https://www.bicycling.com/culture/people/cycling-legend-jobst-brandt-passes-away

Big quote about half-way through the article.

[Deacon Patrick]

Finding Jobst quotes on helmets is hard. One must access a search engine and type in both Jobst and helmet. Here's the money quote:

“I avoid helmet discussions because they are a religious belief. There are no realistic tests and all the people I know who crashed with one received severe head injuries as bad as if they had no helmet— usually skull fractures in the face. In contrast, I and my fellow riders have crashed often and not gotten head injuries other than a scrape that drew a bit of blood.

As I pointed out, Muhammad Ali's glove has far more cushioning than a bicycle helmet, yet it was possible with a mass far less than a human skull for him to deliver knockout punches, protection against which the bicycle helmet is touted.”

With abandon,

Patrick

[Brewster Fong]

Although I didn't see anything from Jobst about helmets, there are two big sources for his quotes/responses to mainly questions in rec.bicycles.tech (which I believe is still around!)

The first is Sheldon Brown's Bicycle FAQ by Jobst:
 http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/index.html

The second is the one cited in the FAQ, Norman Yarvin's yarchive.net:

http://yarchive.net/bike/index.html

The second is broken down by topic and cites who the author is like Jobst.

Good Luck!

[Ron Mc]

maybe he never fell down - I haven't been that lucky

[Steve Palincsar]

In fact, in the end didn't he crash and suffer brain damage from which
he never recovered?

On 10/05/2017 02:45 PM, Ron Mc wrote:
> maybe he never fell down - I haven't been that lucky
>

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Steve Palincsar
Alexandria, Virginia
USA

[Ron Mc]

I crashed and without brain damage (only because of the helmet), though some may say I never recovered.  

[Garth]

I doubly agree with this, please, let us not discuss helmets or their use.

[lum gim fong]

 Right, I am just looking for links, as stated in the OP.

But moderator can remove the thread  now if he likes, since I got an answer already.

[Kyle Brooks]

As I recall, Jobst did crash, but the brain damage he suffered had nothing to do with the crash itself, but some kind of complication that happened after he got to the hospital.

Kyle Brooks

Akron, OH, USA

[Eamon Nordquist]

It was my understanding that he had a bad leg brake from the crash, and then subsequently suffered a stroke at some point afterward.

[drew]

Look at us behaving ourselves and not losing our minds because the word "helmet" was said. I don't want to jinx it, but I think we may be maturing.

[Don Compton]

Not wearing a helmet while cycling is right up there with the argument regarding not wearing a seatbelt in a car. What if I can't get out of the car? I have seen rider's heads bounce off pavement with a helmet. They ended up with a concussion, but can you imagine the result if they weren't wearing a helmet? NO BRAINER

On Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 9:06:52 AM UTC-7, lum gim fong wrote:

[Steve Palincsar]

Please let's not discuss helmet use.