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I Have To Go Ride My Bike Today To Get To My Destination The Strap On My Helmet Is Broken

Pablo was _____ his bike to school when his strap broke.?

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How to keep motorcycle from getting stolen?? Where to keep helmet?

Unfortunately there's not much you can do if someone really wants your bike. Use more than one strategy and hopefully if the first line of defense fails, the second or third will not. Here's a few tips.

- Park in places where thieves would have to drag the bike a decent distance or around obstacles to load it into a van/truck.
- Use a heavy chain to anchor the bike to a immovable object like a light post.
- Park in well lit places where you can see the bike while away from it.
- As a first defense use the steering lock. This is usually easily broken, but it's a first defense.
- A disc lock will keep them from rolling it away... but a dolly can overcome this.
- Use a cover if you don't mind the hassle.
- An alarm motion sensitive alarm might scare some thieves. Some will even text you when something happens.
- A GPS such as lojack can help with recovery in the case your bike is taken.
- I've seen some guys go so far as to custom rig the ignition wiring to make hot-wiring difficult, but I'm not sure of the details.


I don't think a Ninja 250 is high on the list of desirable bikes for professional thieves, but you still have to watch out for opportunistic douche bags. Don't let your guard down.

If you have a nice, shiny, expensive helmet, it's best just to take it with you. Keep a helmet bag under your seat or on your back. Just toss your gloves in your helmet and the helmet in the bag and carry it with you. Otherwise, most bikes have a helmet lock under the seat where you can clip your helmet strap to keep it with the bike.

What's the best go pro for motorcycle riding?

It’s not necessarily a GoPro. And it’s usually the mount, as Sanpin said.If you ride slow, have an integral or open-face helmet and don’t mind looking like a teletubby, get a 4 silver and a bunch of batteries. Mount the camera on top of the helmet. Note that due to the brick shape of the camera you will start feeling some wind resistance as the speed increases.If you have an integrated or enduro helmet and an upright position on the bike, use the same camera but mount it frontally, like below.If you have a flip-up/modular helmet (my situation) you could mount the camera on the side of the helmet, but it will really become annoying as the speed increases, since wind resistance will give a noticeable lateral moment.Since I use a modular helmet and hate feeling extra drag (and noise, actually), I’m not a big fan of GoPro. I actually use a low-profile/tubular camera and have another on the way.The one below is my current camera: A ReplayXD Prime X. Not the most user friendly at first, but doesn’t need a case, is tiny and the battery lasts longer than 2 hours at 1080p/60fps. And yeah, it’s absolutely tiny.However, with action cams, vibrations and bumps can be a problem. This has led me to looking into optically stabilized camera. I sacrificed some aerodynamics for a stable image and ordered a Sony FDR-X3000There are so many bikes, riding positions and helmet types that there’s no possibility of a direct, universal recommendation. However, if you HAVE TO HAVE a GoPro and money is no object, get the lastest 6 Black. Waterproof without a case, amazing video quality and half-decent, electronic stabilization.

Do you wear a bike helmet when you ride a bicycle?

Usually, yes. As a BMX racer I must wear a helmet when competing and often when practicing due to the rules of the facility or club. In circumstances where I'm not required to wear I helmet I do anyway. It seems logical to wear what I would when racing, not only for safety reasons but so that I ‘feel' the same on race day.When I ride skateparks I'm also often required to wear a helmet. Even of I'm not it's become a habit to wear one most of the time. If I'm with the kids I insist that they wear helmets so feel that I have to lead by example. Occasionally I do ride skateparks without a helmet when circumstances make this the easiest option.On the road I usually wear a helmet. Again, when riding with the kids I insist that they wear helmets so I do likewise. If I'm out on the road bike for fun or training I'll strap on a lid but if I'm running errands I might not. When the weather's good I often ride my BMX the last couple of miles into the office and don't take a helmet with me. When I ride to the BMX track I strap my helmet to by bag as full face helmets are too hot for rides of any distance. I do tend to stop and put it on for the fast descents though.

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