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Bike Helmet Makes You Look Like Russell Crowe

treehugger.com — The Gladiat8r concept is inspired by gladiator helmets of ancient Rome. Its weight is distributed across the entire surface, a carefully spaced “ribcage” ensuring the shades remain in place during use but also reduce friction from the usual support areas such as the nose-bridge and ears.

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  • Callidus, on 01/28/2009, -0/+29http://www.imexenterprises.com/images%20Westm/1000 ...
  • asgardshill, on 01/28/2009, -2/+25Mr. Badass Cyclist would walk awfully funny with those handlebar tips shoved up his ass.
  • drplump, on 01/28/2009, -1/+24ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
  • mathsciteach, on 01/27/2009, -4/+24I don't know about the helmet but the car-keying handle bars are just wicked!
  • KWeasel, on 01/28/2009, -1/+18Buried for not making you look anything like Russell Crowe
  • virtualonliner, on 01/28/2009, -5/+16What the ***** is wrong with this guy to use car-keying handlebars?
  • blackmesa, on 01/28/2009, -0/+10That's a dumb helmet and those are dumb handlebars.
  • Shogi, on 01/27/2009, -1/+10Personally I'd love to see what that "ribcage" will do to a person's head in an accident.
  • williamlee, on 01/27/2009, -4/+13I don't mind their critical mass rallies, but, damnit, if I see some damn bike punk-hippie with those key spikes then I probably will run them off the road.
  • mlvassallo, on 01/28/2009, -0/+8Kinda looks like my head is being protected by a hard boiled egg slicer...
  • nowhereelse, on 01/28/2009, -1/+9That helmet would be useless against a sword.
  • alimantado, on 01/28/2009, -0/+8What about the sunburn bald guys would get from this?
  • Murrabbit, on 01/28/2009, -0/+6It also slices potatoes for delicious home-style frys!
  • penguinofspades, on 01/28/2009, -0/+5i've come back from 60 and 80 mile rides with my helmet and glasses covered in bugs. no way i want that crap on my dome.
  • t4m5t3r, on 01/28/2009, -0/+5yeah OK, that looks more likely to cut your head into neat slices than protect it from impact!!
  • bitterscream, on 01/27/2009, -0/+4Im picturing that helmet turning my skull into sliced toast.
  • j3rm1981, on 01/28/2009, -0/+4Funnily enough, when I saw the thumbnail on the story, I immediately thought of an egg slicer.

    I notice that, for as 'cool' as the helmet is, there's no pics of the guy actually wearing it.
  • inactive, on 01/28/2009, -1/+5billions of people around the world use it a personal transportation without ***** up the air for everyone else.
    unfortunately for you the time of entitlement is almost over.
  • satanatnmtedu, on 01/28/2009, -0/+4It is a concept. It is hardly practical or realistic.
  • zuiquan, on 01/28/2009, -1/+5I'm a cyclist and even I would hit somebody with my car door if I saw them wearing that helmet.
  • davidfremily, on 01/28/2009, -1/+5that's plainly and simply retarded
  • deathcapt, on 01/28/2009, -2/+6Shouldn't it be GLadi8r...

    Also, the Problem with the key/ handle bars is if you end up "using" them, you'll still get bumped pretty hard...

    As an engineer I feel the need to improve the design even if it's a cause I'm against...
    I would have the keys on springs, so that they have some compression room, so your handle bars will act like horizontal shock absorbers, so that you'll get slightly pushed away instead of getting bumped like with a rigid handle bar.
  • DemDude, on 01/28/2009, -1/+4Now, please speak up if you see some kind of flaw in my logic here, but...

    What would happen if you actually fell on your head with that thing on? Wouldn't it just slice your skull? Isn't the point of wearing a helmet to protect your head from injury?
  • Ramble, on 01/28/2009, -2/+5Looks heavy and completely useless as a helmet.
  • mydingaling, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3I already look like him, what happens to me if I wear it?
  • SpeedStix, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3That is an awesome helmet, my problem with wearing helmets is that I constantly sweat when i ride. There would be no problem with this one. I just wonder how much impact it can actually take.
  • ThraxyWaxy, on 01/28/2009, -1/+4I'm sorry, bikes aren't cool and they never will be.
  • KarlH, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3http://www.fumettidicarta.it/DIZIONARIO_FUMETTI/P_ ...
  • inactive, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3If "Russel Crowe" = "a *****" then I agree.
  • TheSkinsFactory, on 01/30/2009, -0/+2And when you land head first, your head will look like sliced egg. Cobb salad anyone?
  • scottja35, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2I'm just going to tape a slinky to my head.
  • QubitTarutaru, on 01/29/2009, -0/+2If you had those keys on a bike in Southern California, you'd get shot and killed. If you wore that helmet, you'd be shot, at the least. If you had a bike, you'd get jumped. (Really, it's true.)
  • EricAnderton, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2How about making a helmet that actually looks like the one Crowe is wearing in the last pick on the page?!
  • latalianheat, on 01/27/2009, -0/+2Probably costs more than my bike, but I still want it
  • Azathothh, on 01/28/2009, -2/+4lame and stupid, buried
  • Vivifyer, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2also more prone to start drunken fights.
  • jordanmoore, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2Are we really digging this?
  • whoreable, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2That helmet is completely usless when a car hits you from the side.
  • giz0r, on 01/28/2009, -5/+6If I ever saw someone with those key handlebar plugs, I'd seriously beat the living ***** out of them.
  • deathcapt, on 01/28/2009, -1/+2Come to think of it, if you had them with casters on the end or just wheels, it would probably really reduce the impact of bumping into the sides of cars. IDK probably totally useless.
  • sodade, on 01/28/2009, -1/+2Gee, maybe he got hit by one too many ***** cars.
  • Van3ck, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1OH TUGGER, WHY'D YOU DO IT?
  • PC269, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1TUGGER!
  • delight5614, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1Lacking the one key picture: him wearing it. Must look pretty stupid if he shows everything but that.
  • nepidae, on 01/29/2009, -0/+1bronze drake
  • inactive, on 08/26/2009, -0/+1This helmet looks something like a gear you get from X-Men - a steel fence - http://www.amrgi.com/ - something that Magneto could easily control.
  • RickStabile, on 01/29/2009, -0/+1Tell that to Lance Armstrong.
  • sportbikepilot, on 01/28/2009, -2/+3doesn't change the fact that a motorcycle is better than a bicycle (a children's toy), and I bet the vast majority of those billions would rather have a motorcycle if they could afford it, excluding the eco-nazi ***** smugly trying to educate us ignorant masses who could care less about saving the human race (because the world doesn't need saving and life will continue to thriving on this planet long after humans have killed themselves off).and since I have no kids and never will have kids I have ZERO interest in saving the air for you or the mouth breathing retards you call children. now excuse me while I go pour some used motorcycle oil down the drain...
  • thericeroket, on 01/29/2009, -0/+1should say 'bike helmet that makes you look like a dumbass'
  • Van3ck, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1OH MY GOD ITS RUSSEL CROW!
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