How-To: Helmet Mohawks

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By Sean Michael Ragan
Posted 2011/04/28 @ 5:59 am
Category Craft, Fun & Games

A commenter on yesterday’s CRAFT-y Bike Projects round-up alerted me to the DIY bike helmet mohawk phemonenon. Those pictured at left are from 2009 by Instructables user dan. The bright orange model is made from cable ties. To lower right is a helmet mohawk made with scrub-brush bristles by Instructables user jujitsu-mam. Upper right is a photograph sumbitted by the commenter, himself. [Thanks, Rod McBride!]

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7 Responses to How-To: Helmet Mohawks

Scott Saunders on April 28th, 2011 at 2:04 pm said:

A couple of safety notes:

1. If you drill through your helmet, you will compromise its ability to protect you in a crash. It will crack where you have added holes.

2. Don’t attach anything that will not bend or very, very easily crush when crashing. Don’t add anything that will change the angle of your neck when your helmet strikes the ground. Otherwise you will increase the chance of breaking your neck when crashing. Your helmet needs to absorb your head’s momentum when you fall. It should not be snapping your neck back in the opposite direction.

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RaNdY on April 28th, 2011 at 2:38 pm said:

lolz very nice helmet’s awsome design i really liked it
http://www.mobilecruze.com

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AndrewS on April 28th, 2011 at 3:54 pm said:

another reason to hate cyclists
and they wonder why

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Rebel Randy on April 28th, 2011 at 4:09 pm said:

yep they are awsome and really cool O-^
http://www.mintrio.com

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Anonymous on April 28th, 2011 at 4:50 pm said:

none of you wanted to adorn your bike helmet with a simulated Trump comb-over? oh, woe unto ye sad schlep-herds!

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Cyclelicious on May 2nd, 2011 at 10:32 pm said:

Dan is a little more than just an Instructables “user” — he’s the guy who started the site.

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Kim Chariz Levita on May 4th, 2011 at 2:32 pm said:

hahahhaha! this is so cute! mo-hawks (motor mohawks)

–wedding anniversary gift lover

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