I used to cycle a lot before my injury. My injury was nothing to do with cycling and in many years cycling I have never hit my head once.

However I'm still not willing to take the risk, and have gotten rid of my bike. PCS was too hellish for me to take even this small risk of it coming back. I've had too many impacts not to do everything possible to avoid another. Part of it is that I know that however careful I am, it only takes one careless or drunk driver and I'm out of action for another year or worse.

One of my mottos now is that if an activity requires a helmet, i aint doing it! I'm sure some will think I'm overreacting, but imagine falling off, getting concussed and being back to square one