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daveIT
04-20-05, 11:51 AM
What kind of helmet is this?


Backstory:
I saw this guy in Garmisch, Germany, last September 11th (the last race of our mtb season.) He was bad ass and every lap he was handed a beer by his significant other which he slammed without even stopping. He was the only guy on an SS and I think he finished like 3rd.

dolface
04-20-05, 11:53 AM
that's an old-school cinelli leather hairnet helmet, slightly better than a cycling cap for for protecting your noggin.
soupless
04-20-05, 12:03 PM
See above post. He's absolutely correct.

delay
04-20-05, 12:03 PM
Have a ball, its discounted to 17 dollars. Just in case you are curious, it is found in the "accessories" section, not the "helmet" section.

hairnet from labicicletta (http://www.labicicletta.com/edatcat/us/tlsstore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=US-HAIRNET)
delay
04-20-05, 12:04 PM
huh, thats embarassing, can anyone tell me how to make that link look appropriate?
dolface
04-20-05, 12:06 PM
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powers2b
04-20-05, 12:07 PM
http://www.bhsi.org/history.htm
http://www.branfordbike.com/helmet/helmet1.html

Enjoy
lala
04-20-05, 12:08 PM
oops, I went in there and fixed it for you, but everyone else jumped in...cuz we are so damn bored, we have little choice but to read hairnet posts!!!
delay
04-20-05, 12:20 PM
Huh, I suppose it is a bit of a slow day.

Anyway, thats for fixing that.
daveIT
04-20-05, 12:22 PM
lol...keeps your ears from being ground off while sliding on the pavement...nice!
Rex G
04-24-05, 03:19 PM
I read somewhere recently that those are still legal in some European races that require helmets; it looks to have been legal in this race. One curious place I saw a hairnet helmet a few years ago was on a Harley motorcycle rider, during a time when Texas motorcycle helmet laws were a little ambiguous.
filtersweep
04-24-05, 04:33 PM
I read somewhere recently that those are still legal in some European races that require helmets; it looks to have been legal in this race. One curious place I saw a hairnet helmet a few years ago was on a Harley motorcycle rider, during a time when Texas motorcycle helmet laws were a little ambiguous.

That wouldn't include UCI races.
daveIT
04-25-05, 08:32 AM
Yeah, that's just the local (Germany/Italy) podunk military series I race in. The rules just say 'a helmet'.

My dad's got one of those fake "half-shell" helmets with a DOT sticker because of the helmet law in PA...I told him he should wear a real one, but you can't tell him anything. He's one of those damn Harley guys.
PanFrieo
04-25-05, 09:03 PM
Hmmmm...

I wonder, if you were to combine the protective powers of a leather hairnet and a cycling cap if you'd have yourself a real helmet on your hands?
bostontrevor
04-25-05, 09:27 PM
Or even a stocking cap!
Alexi
04-26-05, 08:01 AM
the ones from labichi are extra small, i have a bright cinelli one if you are interested in medium
stevo
04-26-05, 09:46 AM
"My dad's got one of those fake "half-shell" helmets with a DOT sticker because of the helmet law in PA...I told him he should wear a real one, but you can't tell him anything. He's one of those damn Harley guys."


there is no helmet law in PA; he can ditch the plastic-german helmet altogether.
Serbaside
04-26-05, 01:46 PM
should not be used while riding your bicycle

haha...Ya wear it around like a normal hat, people will think u are prone to start slamming ur head against things