After much prodding, poking and xraying the verdict is that it’s just whiplash and nothing’s broken. Just had a very crap night’s sleep and won’t be going to work for a day or two.
I always wear a lid when MTBing, but have been in the camp that thinks there’s limited circumstances where they’re useful. In this case I landed flat on the top of my head with the full force of my body coming down on it and my head itself isn’t even slightly sore, no lumps, cuts or bruises. Obviously you can’t say exactly how it would have gone if I hadn’t worn one, but my gut instinct is that it’s done it’s job exactly as it should have 🙂
The lid looks fine, but I don’t think I’ll be taking any chances with it, anyone seen any good deals lately?