Re: [CR]vintage (?) bicycle helmet question

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Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 05:33:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]vintage (?) bicycle helmet question
To: Don Wilson <dcwilson3@yahoo.com>, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: 6667


Actually, Skidlid along with the original Bell Biker, were the first widely used bicycle helmets in the US (not counting leather hairnets).

Regards,

Jerry Moos Houston, TX

Don Wilson <dcwilson3@yahoo.com> wrote: I picked up the strangest bicycle helmet in history. It is called a Skidlid. It is NOS. I won't waste bandwidth on list with a description. It was made in San Diego in 1983. What in god's name have I turned up here. Did ANYONE actually wear such a thing in 1983? What were the people in San Diego ingesting in 1983 to produce such a thing? Don Wilson Los Olivos, CA

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