1Up Mushroom bike-helmet cover -- bringing accident-forgiveness to cycling

Jonathan sent us his 1-Up mushroom bike-helmet covers, which are guaranteed* to give you an extra life in the event that you get hit by a truck on your push-bike.

1-Up Mushroom Bicycle Helmet Rain Cover -- It gives you an extra life (Thanks, Jonathan!)

* Not an actual guarantee

[#1 posted by zoomlines , January 13, 2009 10:45 PM]

I would think it gives 1UP to the person who hits them, not the wearer.

[#2 posted by cycle23 , January 13, 2009 10:53 PM]

True, but if they hit you hard enough, your skull will absorb the 1-up.

But I think this is a good direction. Bicycle helmet dorkiness should be exploited. I wear one on my curvey handled thin-tired road bike, but I do NOT wear one on my manly, awesome, sittin' directly upright beach cruiser. Maybe if it had an afro cover...

[#3 posted by AGuyCalledRune , January 14, 2009 3:08 AM]

The idea of a bicycle helmet is that it should slide across the asphalt with a smooth surface in case of an accident (being hit by a car, etc). Putting a cover like this on you helmet would take away that function. I would hate to break my neck because of a joke like this.

[#4 posted by Anonymous , January 14, 2009 5:02 AM]

For some reason, when I see a helmet cover the phrase "and she is your LEEEAD JAMMMMER!!!"runs through my head.

[#5 posted by cryptique , January 14, 2009 5:59 AM]

Wouldn't this make drivers more likely to hit cyclists?

As suggested in comment #1, this arrangement appears to grant the extra life to the driver, not the cyclist.

Cute, but poorly conceived.

[#6 posted by Micah , January 14, 2009 7:15 AM]

@#2: Hair Helmet

[#7 posted by Anonymous , January 14, 2009 9:26 AM]

Holy snap. This is awesome.

[#8 posted by starbreiz , January 14, 2009 11:57 AM]

Amusing, but if I put this on my motorcycle helmet, drivers may go out of their way to test out the 1up factor.