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From: scott@rochester.UUCP (Michael Scott)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Helmet Query
Message-ID: <12513@rochester.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 21-Oct-85 10:38:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: rocheste.12513
Posted: Mon Oct 21 10:38:22 1985
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Reply-To: scott@rochester.UUCP (Michael Scott)
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Summary: Bailen helmets

In article <364@sol1.UUCP> Tim Smith (s264) writes:
>
>Does anyone have any experience with effective, reasonably comfortable
>helmets OTHER  THAN THE BELL BIKER, TOURLITE, OR SKID-LID?

I have been wearing a Bailen helmet for five years.  I like it very much.
I don't keep track of my mileage, but I commute to work several miles
a day.  My wife and I also do all our shopping by bicycle, and we tour
longer distances (50-100 miles per day) several times a year.

>Like many
>other cyclists, I find most helmets hot and uncomfortable on long
>rides (> 80 miles). On *really* long rides, they are pure torture.

The only time the Bailen really bothers me is when I have to stop
at a long red light in the city in the summer.

At first glance, most people expect the Bailen to be hot.
It has no holes.  What it does have, however, is an internal harness
(like a hard hat or a baseball batter's helmet) that holds the shell
away from your head.  The wind blows through and keeps you cool.
I had a Bell Tourlite for a while that sat directly on my head.
I didn't like it nearly as well.

My major complain with the Bailen is the lack of a visor.  I have
built one for mine from plastic laminate and binder clips.
-- 
Michael L. Scott
University of Rochester  (716) 275-7745
scott@rochester.arpa
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