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

(Example: Framebuilding)

Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 07:40:12 -0400
From: "Peter Jon White" <lists@peterwhitecycles.com>
To: Don Wilson <dcwilson3@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]vintage (?) bicycle helmet question
References: <20050527040639.12829.qmail@web52505.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050527040639.12829.qmail@web52505.mail.yahoo.com>
cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Don Wilson 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?

They were pretty popular since they offered far better ventilation than any other hard shell helmet at the time. I refused to sell them since it didn't appear to me to offer much more protection than a hairnet. That almost cost me my job, but the shop owner caved.

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