Discussion of the pros and cons of helmet vs. no helmet is a banned topic - so I won't do that. But, in regards to your situation today, you should know that drivers who passed you likely gave you an extra 3.25 inches (on average) lateral distance than they would have if you had been wearing a helmet. I'm confident in saying this because I have measured it - I have thousands of data points actually - and my own measurements (which were intended to be published, but it seems unlikely I'll ever get around to it) agree with published research. Just an interesting FYI, and certainly not an advocation for riding helmetless. But shame on you for not having a rearview mirror!

We talked on the phone about halfway through the day and I let her know. After 50 years of riding with a helmet, I felt pretty vulnerable.

Also, just FYI, that gray thing around my neck is actually a headband for sweat; I was trying to use it for sun protection.

I’m curious … did Heather learn of your day riding without a helmet before/when it happened, or only after the day was done?

It didn’t slow me down much:
1. You can almost go in a straight line by hugging the inside of the curves.
2. If I went any slower I’d be stopped.

Perfect!

a creepiness of lanternflies?

Lacking good visual acuity at this point..

Why is there a big white bow ( looks like a neck tie, actually) on the black lion out front?
And..you would think for all of this “real estate” they houses would not have to “share” a driveway !

Hey! I can see the baseball stadium in the far left corner..can we *“slide” in?
* singular for “slider”, which is the team mascot. Not sure if this refers to 1) baseball pitch name or 2) hamburgers. 🙄

Now THAT could be an awesome helmet design!

Cell tower ?

So irritating! Theoretically to slow down bicycles, but just makes everyone angry.

Too bad we can’t “chain up” RFK, jr. like this..

This bird looks “very postal”..

Gas is $1.15 less there, but…I don’t think a car trip is worth the “savings”. 😂