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Old 06-29-17, 06:49 PM
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Trevtassie
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Originally Posted by Ballenxj
Thank You for the answer and idea about varnish. One more question, does the wind try to rip it off your head? I'm sure you can just lower your head, changing the winds effects into down force like an air dam on a race car?
It's a lot more aerodynamic than it looks, strangely enough. I had it tugging at my head a little bit on one day last trip, but it was really windy from behind. In head winds and descending I angle it slightly down, like the nose cone on a rocket. That being said, it does take a little while for the neck muscles to get used to the extra weight. Worth it for all the laughs, smiles and conversations it starts though. I can recommend wearing a funny hat when touring. My partner has a helmet cover with a cat face and ears on it, that gets lots of smiles and thumbs up too.
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