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From: fish@ihu1g.UUCP (Bob Fishell)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Helmet reviews
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Date: Thu, 3-May-84 17:08:31 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  3 17:08:31 1984
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I've been a serious rider for about 4 years now, and in the 10,000 or
so miles I've logged, I haven't ridden even one with a helmet.  Seems
to me that they would be hot, uncomfortable, and a trap for insects.
I have enough trouble with the damn things just getting into the
space between my temples and the bows of my glasses.

I do most of my riding off of busy roads, and much of it on paths
where cars are not allowed, so I guess I've never really felt the 
need for one.  Besides, I think they look kind of dumb.  Anyway,
I'd like to know if any of you out there have ever really been
saved by one, and under what circumstances.  I might be willing to
use one if I thought there was any real advantage to it.  Bear in
mind that I've never even had any really close calls.  I'm very
defensive about the way I ride, and I have always been able to avert
trouble before it became a threat.  Now, this is coming from a person
who won't even move between parking spots without a seat belt on in
a car.  I'm not incautious, it just seems to me that a brain-bucket
on a bicycle is an unnecessary accessory.  Ideas? Opinions? FLames?
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                               Bob Fishell
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