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Old 04-27-10, 09:17 PM
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mickey85
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Bikes: 1977 Bridgestone Kabuki Super Speed; 1979 Raleigh Professional; 1983 Raleigh Rapide mixte; 1974 Peugeot UO-8; 1993 Univega Activa Trail; 1972 Raleigh Sports; 1967 Phillips; 1981 Schwinn World Tourist; 1976 Schwinn LeTour mixte; 1964 Western Flyer

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I wear a standard Bell bike helmet when riding my road bikes.

That said, I can't abide by the idea of wearing a helmet on my English 3. It just seems like wearing a bomb suit while driving a car. There's safety, and there's style. With an English 3 speed or roadster, I can't see going fast enough to actually need a helmet.

Then again, I've never actually fallen where I've needed a helmet and, God willing, I'll never find myself in that situation. I did fall when hitting a crack in the pavement when I couldn't get my foot out of the clip fast enough. Cracked a bone in my ankle and still (two years later) get aches and pains in it when walking for too long.
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