Bike helmet training

Keeping busy

I’m picking up my bike from the bike shop today. My backpack is close to full, so there’s not enough room in it for my helmet. I was considering different options for helmet-transport. Should I tie it to my backpack? Seems cumbersome. Should I carry it in my hand? Also not really practical.

Then I realized: it’s a headwear. Why not wear it on my head? It’s a quick solution, gives me some additional protection if I were to fall over, and the only issue is a mild chafing from the chin strap.

Part of me still didn’t like the idea, most likely due to internalized funcophobia. What would people think?

This turned into yet another prime reason for why to do it; training myself to care less about random norms.

So now I’m sitting on a bus wearing a bike helmet.