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@scott_not - anychance you've got a site with some of your mixes available. love the detroit tip

I can send you some links later.

Rick Stein rules!

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That's a ridiculous point to make. The fact they don't protect your arms legs or spine is not a valid reason to go without one.

I think the point he's making is that you're as likely to paralyse yourself by injuring your spine in a crash, or put yourself in a wheelchair by damaging your legs and yet nobody complains about us not using motorcycle style spine protectors or even arm and leg protection.

Some shots of my Brooklyn set up for some off road fun.
35mm Maxxis locust up front, 30mm Shwalbe cx pro on the back.

I had those bars on my Storck in black...loved them. really stiff and comfortable.

If he gets one made for turbans it might be ok.

this one maybe?
http://timesonline.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/08/06/28_05_2004_0716_2.jpg

, my hands are pretty tough and heavily calloused/not very pretty so its no big deal, i've done it plenty of times, years of crashing constantly on my bmx and lifting weights without those gloves that the wimps use have toughened them up :)
I will be wearing a helmet now though,

I don't think they make helmets big enough.

Love this track!
YouTube - Reggie Dokes - Transformation

YouTube - Reggie Dokes - Black Thoughts

here you go Ed...borrow mine.

Like me with my messenger bag that have "DEAF" written in bold helvetica, it make a difference as vehicle now give me a wider berth;

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Helicopters maybe?

The reason they give you a wide berth is because they're worried you'll ask them to take a pic of your bike.

Haribo is in trouble over this one! :)

...as was Goliath!

Well if he'd been wearing a helmet he would have been impervious to said crown's thorns. He was a selfish, selfish man!

Why would you wear a helmet on your feet??

Because it would be selfish not to.
What if you were riding your bike and a dog chased you and bit your foot off like in American flyers...your relatives might have to push you around in a wheelchair for the rest of your life you selfish, selfish man!

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How can protecting your head be a BAD idea?

When trying to commit suicide by blowing your head off with a gun?

I watch my food and ask what goes in it like a hawk.

I've never seen a Hawk ask a Vole if he can see his allergy advice label before.

If the discussion is to be about the selfishness of riding in a way that puts you at more risk then you could say it's just as selfish to ride with a worn chain, or cleats, or brake blocks, or even skidded through tyres. You could just as easily have a blowout as you approach a junction that can cause you to lose control and end up under a bus...i've pulled my foot out of my pedals due to worn cleats as i approached a junction...had i not been a competent cyclist i could have been hit full on.
Riding without bartape can be more dangerous in the wet, or without bar plugs...i see people doing both of those things even when they're wearing helmets.
While we're on the subject...is it selfish for people to ride bikes at all in a busy city that are clearly not competent yet?
I see people all the time wobbling about all over the road like an accident just waiting to happen, usually wearing helmets, putting other road users in danger...are they being selfish by not taking a cycling proficiency test at the age of 35 due to thinking they're too old to need to?

There are so many things that can be seen as selfish...is a parent selfish for doing a charity parachute jump to raise money for the local hospice, knowing that there is a chance the chute might not open?

If we all went through life trying to prepare for every possible outcome of every risky situation we'd leave the house dressed in a suit of armour and wearing a full face helmet.
Make up your own mind.

you wore a helmet with a poster of cyclists on it? geek!

Are people who choose to travel in buses and coaches and black cabs also being selfish by travelling in a vehicle that is as likely to be involved in a crash as any other road going vehicle knowing that they won't be using seatbelts?
Or the underground or overground trains for that matter?
There are even HGVs still on the road with no seatbelts.

Do we all cross the street rather than walk past a building with scaffolding on its side incase a workman should have an accident and drop his tools?

I see people that have been cycling for a long time answering their phones whilst they ride...i've seen plenty of forum members riding when drunk and weaving all over the road and ploughing through crossings shouting at pedestrians who get in their way.

People take risks all the time...thankfully i've never had an accident on the roads since i was 6yrs old.That doesn't mean i never will...thankfully i've never lost a relative due to a car crash, but again that doesn't mean i never will.

As has been mentioned already, not everyone who chooses not to wear a helmet does so because they think they look 'cooler' without one.
I wear one every time i ride off-road for the simple reason that i'm far more likely to crash riding on muddy, rocky, rooty, uneven surfaces than i am riding on predominantly smooth tarmac.
I know that if i'm going to be involved in an accident on the roads it's more likely to be due to a careless driver than to my own actions...but at the same time, i don't put a helmet on every time i cross the street incase a careless driver should crash into me either.

A cheap rucksack is usually more than enough mate, after all you're going to school, which I assumed isn't that far away on a bicycle.

when I was a kids, my parents made me ride to school (which is 3 miles away), because at the time they were struggling, I have to use those really old canvas rucksack my father use when he was trekking Africa like this;

Well at least now you're a grown up you got to pick something totally different to what your folks made you use... :)

There's camelbacks on there too...designed for cyclists....i saw loads on there that would be fine...you already said it doesn't need to be waterproof and only fairly comfy.
There comes a time when we all have to figure some things out for ourselves ya know! :)

well why didn't you get one for yourself? If it doesn't even need to be waterproof then there are hundreds out there.

If you already bought a 'few' today why do you want advice on which one to get?

It's only recently they started to get the cheaper ones made in taiwan...the original hardtails were all uk made.