Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site CS-Arthur
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!CS-Arthur!cak
From: cak@CS-Arthur (Christopher A Kent)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Helmet reviews
Message-ID: <691@CS-Arthur>
Date: Fri, 4-May-84 18:21:33 EDT
Article-I.D.: CS-Arthu.691
Posted: Fri May  4 18:21:33 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 6-May-84 01:29:08 EDT
References: <323@ihu1g.UUCP>
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Purdue University
Lines: 24

I've been riding with a Bell Tourlite for about a year and a half; it's
a little hot, and a little heavy, but it's not bad. Three of my bikie
friends have ended up against curbs or on the hoods of cars or pickup
trucks -- none of them wearing helmets, all VERY lucky not to have
sustained head injuries. I was determined not to count on my luck, so I
bought a helmet. I am also very defensive, and have never had a close
call, but I expect my luck to run out eventually.

Riding backroads one might not need a helmet, but I ride in traffic,
and I feel that I need one. I don't regret the decision, except that I
can't wear my Campy cap any more!

Let me put in a dig against the Skid Lid, while we're on the subject. I
almost bought one -- they look wonderful, light, airy, comfortable. But
after I thought seriously about it, I decided that it just doesn't
provide a lot of protection. It does pretty much what its name implies:
if you skid on the lid, it will protect you. If you end up against a
curb, it won't! There is too much unprotected area; you're not much
better off than wearing a hairnet.

But that's just my opinion....

Cheers,
chris