Well, a year on from this thread starting and we finally picked up a couple of helmets today. London was already getting really low on stock of the ones we wanted (Giro G10 and G9) but we managed to bag a couple in Ellis Brigham.
Neither of us are particuarly thrilled about wearing them but feel it's about time we should, especially with stories being relayed here and elsewhere and Helen's poor hubbie (who fortunately is back to his super-human feats again). We'll miss our various beanies and pompom hats collected over the years, though.
One good thing was that we could use our 10% voucher for Ellis Brigham from our Ski Club membership, so saved £20. We forget that the SCGB offer quite a few discounts off of UK shops (such as Blacks, Fat Face, Cotswold, Snappy Snaps, Millets, Bolle (goggles) and certain Snow and Rock items) as well as in resorts. We let our guests know which ski hire shops offer discounts off of equipment with a membership card in our town. Our resort isn't large enough to have a SCGB rep / ski guide but they're always good to hook up with as free to members. I think that the membership soon pays for itself, especially if there's someone in your family who's under 25 and can therefore qualify for the £25 p.a. membership and still enjoy all the discounts
Anyone else finally bitten the helmet bullet this year ?
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