Bike helmets flying off shelves ahead of expected severe weather in Alabama

[Randy Jennings]

Ahead of today's (3/17/21) high risk in AL, local media are reporting stores are selling out of bike helmets. Includes video of empty shelves at several stores.

Bike helmets flying off shelves ahead of expected severe weather in Alabama | WBMA (abc3340.com)

 

[Shawn Gossman]

LOL. Funny note... Maybe about 5 or 6 years ago, I wanted to do this 35-mile road bike route but knew a storm was going to be coming through. I guesstimated it at a certain time and went for the ride.

I was a couple minutes off and it hit me as I was riding back into town about 2 miles from the house. There was a ton of hail which my helmet protected me from but my skinny road bike tires were no much for the slickness of the hail as it was piling up... Needless to say, I went down a few times lol