This past Sunday I saw a rider riding with what appeared to be a Bell bike helmet at the Elephant Rock Ride near Castle Rock, Colorado. Now between my "hairnet" and my first Bell helmet I used a hockey helmet for a brief ti me and then a kayaking (?) helmet that had been modified by Tim Issacs of D enver, Colorado.
Paul Patzkowsky
Longmont, Colorado USA> Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 16:32:46 -0700> From: marc.st
martin@earthlink.net> To: ternst1@cox.net; hetchinspete1@yahoo.com; cohobic
ycles@yahoo.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: Re: [CR]Helmets a
t the Cirque> > Hey Guys,> > I'll keep it simple:> > 12/30/07 - 8 hours in
trauma center - helmet saved my life.> > Marc St. Martin> [still alive to h
ide my vintage bike acquisitions from my wife]> Livermore, CA> USA> > -----
Original Message-----> >From: ternst <ternst1@cox.net>> >Sent: Jun 3, 2008
4:04 PM> >To: Peter Naiman <hetchinspete1@yahoo.com>, Charles Lathe <cohobi
cycles@yahoo.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> >Subject: Re: [CR]Helmet
s at the Cirque> >> >What's even worse is out here in California, kids unde
r a certain age > >(Senior forgetful moment, don't remember what age) have
to wear helmets.> >The parents riding with them have none on!> >Great role
models and examples. > >Scofflaws - in breeding. Or is it inbreeding?> >Ted
Ernst> >Palos Verdes Estates> >CA USA> > ----- Original Message ----- > >
From: Peter Naiman > > To: ternst ; Charles Lathe ; classicrendezvous@bikel
ist.org > > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3:20 PM> > Subject: Re: [CR]Helmet
s at the Cirque> >> >> > Ted; There are a lot of fools out here in Milwauke
e. When I hit the > >bike paths during the summer, except for a few serious
riders, very few > >folks believe in wearing helmets. After coming from Ma
ssachusetts where > >I believe wearing a helmet is mandatory, it was a surp
rise to see so > >many folks without helmets, especially parents out with>
> the kids with no helmet protection. Pretty scary !!> >> > Peter Naiman> >
Milwaukee, WI> >> >> > ternst <ternst1@cox.net> wrote:> > Only a fool ride
s without a helmet.> > I'd be very surprised if helmets were not required.
> > For safety and also for liability reasons.> > Wear it in the car. > > T
he kids will think you're cool!> > Ted Ernst> > Palos Verdes Estates> > CA
USA> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Charles Lathe" > > To: > > S
ent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 1:53 PM> > Subject: [CR]Helmets at the Cirque>
>> >> > > I'm loading up a very full car. Are helmets required> > > for Cir
que rides?> > > > > > Chuck Lathe> > > Franklinville, North Carolina, USA>
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