Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
In its time, the Skid Lid was an awful piece of gear. It was designed all wrong. But if you're wearing it for style, well, it's some kind of style, I guess.
The Bell Biker did pass the Snell test. It also weight 17 ounces. And oh boy was it hot. I like how the ads said the helmet had "massive" air scoops. How can a hole have mass? OK, I'm a bit of a geek for that remark.
A Bell Biker saved my life. I got hit head-on by a car! I don't remember the impact or the ambulance ride.
And I wonder if the new helmets are better. That thing was made of Lexan. Tough stuff. I think the new stuff is lighter only because people want them to be lighter. Helmets aren't shown to improve crash survival statistics. I wear one anyway on every ride, because wearing one saved my life. And that was before others were even wearing helmets.