[CR]bicycle helmet question

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Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 06:09:37 -0700
From: "Jay Sexton" <jvs@sonic.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: [CR]bicycle helmet question

Yes, strange helmet, but iirc the only thing available at the time. I wore one briefly. Indeed, a scary thing to contemplate. Jay Sexton Sebastopol, CA

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