Am i blind???

[gogo419]

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Olivier Kaisen not wearing helmet straps?? Is this allowed? Or was it a blunder on the officials behalf?

Thoughts and clarification on this would be appreciated.

Cheers Julian

 

[Anonymous]

Got good facial tan lines though.

Dunno. My hunch is the straps have been removed from the photo.

 

[lancaster]

my guess is that, due to the fact that it was an uphill timetrial he didn't want to wear a helmet, since helmet is compulsory, he took the straps off and hoped no body noticed, no body in the start house did so he rode like that.

if the riders were allowed to not wear a helmet, then we would've seen very few yesterday.

 

[Marcus135]

Looks really weird... I dont see the deal some riders have with helmets tho, i kinda like wearing them.

 

[Parrulo]

isn't this the specialized helmet that has some special thingy on the back of the helmet that helps keeping it in place?

 

[spalco]

Looks really weird... I dont see the deal some riders have with helmets tho, i kinda like wearing them.

I would be surprised if many of the pros aren't totally obsessive about the weight of their bike and accessories, and a bike helmet does weigh a couple hundred grams or so. I have no idea to how many seconds that translates on a stage like yesterday, but I would bet it makes a hell of a lot more difference than replacing steel bolts with titanium ones or whether to use an aluminium or carbon seatpost and stuff like that.

 

[Fus087]

I would be surprised if many of the pros aren't totally obsessive about the weight of their bike and accessories, and a bike helmet does weigh a couple hundred grams or so. I have no idea to how many seconds that translates on a stage like yesterday, but I would bet it makes a hell of a lot more difference than replacing steel bolts with titanium ones or whether to use an aluminium or carbon seatpost and stuff like that.

My own helmet weighs 222 g, and that's not even an expensive version.
A top-end helmet shouldn't weigh more than 200 g, probably much less.

Maybe they should include the weight of the helmet in the 6,8 kg lower limit for bikes?

 

[Michele]

Fus, what's your model?

The latest Giro Aeon on size M weighted 209 gramms, and it's top of the range (the Specialized S works must be in a similar 200-250 gramms in size M, can't recall by memory).
For go under 200 gramms you must get the Small sizes.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

He glued the helmet to his head with super-glue

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Actually, the rules do allow for riders not to wear helmets on a mountain time trial thanks to some slightly bizarre wording, because the riders are alone and solely going uphill so it is considered that there is little risk. Nobody ever actually rocks up without a helmet though.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Kaisen has a matching strapless bra too.

 

[Fus087]

Fus, what's your model?

The latest Giro Aeon on size M weighted 209 gramms, and it's top of the range (the Specialized S works must be in a similar 200-250 gramms in size M, can't recall by memory).
For go under 200 gramms you must get the Small sizes.

Specialized Chamonix, medium size.
Got it for free when I bought my current bike.
Quality helmet, I don't notice it when wearing it, good ventilation.

I just assumed high-end models would be lighter, but maybe they're not - the more expensive Specialized models have carbon parts, maybe that weighs more than the styropor.

 

[Michele]

Im just very surprised by the weight of your helmet as under 200 gramms mark there are just a very few models (in size S).

 

[Fus087]

Im just very surprised by the weight of your helmet as under 200 gramms mark there are just a very few models (in size S).

I see. I guess I just have a really good and very light helmet then.

 

[*Falze*]

I see. I guess I just have a really good and very light helmet then.

or really *%^$ scales !!

 

[Fus087]

The weight is according to the sticker inside the helmet.
I doubt the producer would intentionally put wrong numbers in there.

 

[Splintered]

Actually, the rules do allow for riders not to wear helmets on a mountain time trial thanks to some slightly bizarre wording, because the riders are alone and solely going uphill so it is considered that there is little risk.

Really? I had no idea, and I'm surprised more of them don't take advantage if that's right. A few years ago I think they used to be allowed remove their helmets for the last climb when a race/stage ended on a hill. You don't see them do it these days so I presume the rule was changed: is that right?

 

[will10]

Really? I had no idea, and I'm surprised more of them don't take advantage if that's right. A few years ago I think they used to be allowed remove their helmets for the last climb when a race/stage ended on a hill. You don't see them do it these days so I presume the rule was changed: is that right?

I didn't think you could do it any more. 2004 TdF Alpe TT is the last time I remember them not being used

 

[Tangled Tango]

Looks really weird... I dont see the deal some riders have with helmets tho, i kinda like wearing them.

I don´t necessarily like wearing helmets, but a lot of pros don´t wear helmets when out training and the older guys who raced without helmets, before the rules changed, just don´t like them. When I climb big mtns in the heat of the summer, I take my helmet off.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Really? I had no idea, and I'm surprised more of them don't take advantage if that's right. A few years ago I think they used to be allowed remove their helmets for the last climb when a race/stage ended on a hill. You don't see them do it these days so I presume the rule was changed: is that right?

I didn't think you could do it any more. 2004 TdF Alpe TT is the last time I remember them not being used

The rule was indeed changed to stop riders from being allowed to remove their helmets on the last climb.

However, as a loophole, in a mountain ITT it's theoretically possible because the riders are separate. But nobody thinks to do it. I remember this being discussed at the Kronplatz ITT last year.