HARVEY this thread has finally moved to the point I am interested in #1 just how safe are older style helmets(I am not even thinking of "hairnets" here) for us who have old BELLs or FOAM type GIROs hanging in our garage just how safe are they? #2 for us riding with newer helmets like LIMAR etc is there a deterioration of safety as they age? (DALE, I feel this is VERY ON TOPIC as we are trying to protect VINTAGE BRAIN PANS.) I know the standards for MC helmets are updated for time to time.
BOB FREITAS sunny MILL VALLEY,CA
as an aside ,a few years back I did a weeks worth of
cycling around the SAN JUAN islands sans beanie or"DO RAG" under my
ventilated helmet
the end result was an interesting Tan pattern (think DARTH
MAUL) I got a lot of strange looks in my civilian clothes til it faded.