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