1. Never had a leather hairnet. Never saw anyone wearing one except in races.
2. Got serious around 1984, not wearing helmet.
3. My mom is a clinical psychologist specializing in head injuries - she bought me my first helmet, one of the first V1 Pro's.
4. 1986 or so got interested in racing, about the time the UCSF instituted the "no hairnet" rule, they required the ANSI or SNELL sticker and my V1 Pro didn't have it.
5. Bought a Vetta (stormtrooper!), raced.
6. After that was a Bell soft shell with the lycra cover... that was probably 1989.


Also, there's a leather chamois in them shorts and slotted cleats nailed on to my shoes!