| It goes without saying that you'll need a helmet | | | | gives your head aches along your entire route. Do |
| for such a journey, and there are many riders | | | | not be surprised to find a good helmet running |
| who decry this. In many states it is now a law, | | | | you up over $100. |
| personally, I do not need a law to make me wear | | | | Likewise, do not be surprised to find good |
| a helmet. Helmets are a must and as one | | | | sunglasses, or protective eyewear costing in |
| Motorcycle Racing Gear company advertises; | | | | excess of $100 either, and believe me the first |
| "How much is your head worth?" Precisely, and | | | | sunny day you are without them, you'll become a |
| so, do not skimp on quality head gear. | | | | true believer in their value. One dust storm can |
| There is something else you should know, once | | | | cost you a lost day and three bottles of eye |
| you crash your helmet is pretty much toast, so | | | | drops for the next week. If at all possible buy the |
| do not believe that you can go pick up a bicycle | | | | helmet first then eye glasses that work with it |
| helmet at a thrift store or garage sale, if it's got | | | | and fit as one. The straps of your helmet will hold |
| scratch marks on it, it may no longer have | | | | your sunglasses or protective eyewear in place, |
| structural integrity. Your helmet must fit properly | | | | but an improper fit can cause your glasses to |
| or you will have problems with it, as it pulls down | | | | push into your head and cause migraines or move |
| or back when going down hills at high speed or | | | | around as you ride, causing an unsafe condition. |