Re: [CR]Bike Helmets: the last word?

(Example: Framebuilders:Masi)

Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:22:13 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <john@os2.dhs.org>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Bike Helmets: the last word?
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Ken Sanford wrote:
> There was also a helmet made out of rigid foam - without a covering.
> This one would protect against a bash but tended to 'grab' the pavement
> at the point of impact - thus adding 'whip-like' trauma to the others.
> It did not slide....

I have one of those, made by Giro, circa late 90s. It was the lightest and most comfortable helmet I've owned. Probably just as well I never crashed on it. I had to retire it when I dropped something onto it and it cracked.

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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA