here is my opinion.
I ride a lot living near/inner city.
I always wear a helmet, but i dont like wearing it.
Its impossible to be cool and a hipster whilst wearing one.
However, my bike is a fixed gear. I dont run any brakes - actually thats a lie, i have a front brake but every time i ride it needs adjustment, its hopeless, so the only brakes i run are my legs.
Not wearing a helmet would be pure idiocy on this style of bike so i do it. If i converted my back to a single speed cruiser and put some brakes on it, then i'd negate the helmet.
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