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From: jeff@dual.UUCP (Jeff Houston)
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Subject: Re: Helmet usage - one data point
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Date: Tue, 22-May-84 15:58:32 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 22 15:58:32 1984
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Dick Dunn noted that about 27% of the cyclists he saw were using helmets.
This seems to be about what I noticed this past weekend when I rode the
Davis Double Century.  Over the course of 200 hundred miles I rode and
talked with a large number of cyclists, and about 1 in 4 wore some type
of protective head gear.  The most popular helmet that I saw was the new
Bell helmet - the all black model, the V-1 (I think - correct me if I'm
wrong).  Next most popular were the Bell Biker, Skid-Lid, and Brancale.
Still most of the crowd I was riding with went helmet-less, but thats
the bike racers mentality for you.

For the record I finished the ride in 10 hours 12 minutes, just missed
the 20 mph barrier, darn it.

	Jeff Houston
	Dual Systems Corp., Berkeley, CA
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