> You wrote:
>
> In the years I raced in England I only ever uses a
> hairnet when I washed my hair, like Mom! racing on
> the track we had to use a helmet of some kind. NOW a
> funny story,(Sorry Dale) I was at a rest stop on
> the bike trail I ride every day, a Chap on a $100k
> Harley roars up,Leather gear etc. NO HELMET! meets
> his wife who had his Colnago fancy schamsy Campag do
> dad equip 50 speed? road bike for him to ride on the
> bike path, he changes into his skin tight aero bike
> kit, PUTS ON A HELMET and rides away! Something
> wrong with this picture! maybe he goes faster on
> the Colnago than the Harley!
>
> Here's my take:
>
> There's nothing wrong with this picture, John.
> The explanation is simple. Harley riders make fun
> of other Harley riders for wearing helmets. Riders
> of fancy racing bicycles make fun of other riders of
> fancy racing bicycles for NOT wearing helmets. The
> guy doesn't like to be made fun of. He probably
> wears German leathers and helmet when he rides his
> BMW because that's what BMW riders do. Peer
> pressure, it seems, is blind to age.
>
> In the 80's, as a teenager, I rode helmetless and
> raced in a hairnet because that was what the cool
> guys did. I wear a modern helmet now, but if I
> wanted to go helmetless I'm not sure I could bring
> myself to face the scorn of an increasingly self
> righteous cycling community .
Mr. Tom Dalton
How do you feel about bringing your helmetless
brain-bashed and bloody face to the citizen, police
officer, fireman, EMT, or other who finds you and
fixes you to live?
Mr. Joseph B. Starck
Dane County
Madison, WI USA
> Tom Dalton
> Bethlehem, PA, Where it's all Hogs and NO helmets,
> USA
>
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