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From: kehoe@reed.UUCP (Dave Kehoe)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: New Bell Helmet
Message-ID: <4597@reed.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Nov-86 23:42:58 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 14 23:42:58 1986
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Speaking of Kevlar (the material the $1000 Bell helmet
is made of), has anyone ever seen any Kevlar jackets or
trousars for motorcycling?  Police use Kevlar bulletproof
clothing, chefs wear Kevlar gloves when using sharp knives,
I've got Kevlar tires on my one of my bicycles -- I'd think
the stuff would be ideal for riding gear.

A Kevlar jacket could be brightly colored, or even reflectorized,
unlike leather.

Regarding quiet helmets, I think I'm going to put my fairing
back on.  My Bell Star LTD is pretty quiet, but not quiet enough,
and those foam earplugs are *too* quiet -- I feel like I'm
floating above the road, sort of like in a dream.
-- 
"Don't play pool, don't play softball, how do you meet anyone?"
"Oh, I, ah, meet them at meetings, murders, things like that."
            -- Barbara Wilson, "Murder in the Collective"
Dave Kehoe    (503) 230-9454    ...tektronix!reed!kehoe