Originally Posted by
noglider
The Bell Biker helmet had what they called "massive air scoops," and I hope you can see the linguistic trouble with calling a hole massive. Anyway, they didn't work. It was hot as heck. I guess they didn't test it or they didn't know how to encourage air flow.
I had to Google it to see what it looked like. Wouldn't you know, the first useful hit was from here:
Bell Helmet Circa 1979
Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Updated language aside, it is still harder for ladies to bike commute. In a business office, even a business-casual they have an unwritten expectation to have hair and makeup done, and fashion that doesn't lend itself to riding bikes. A guy can often get away with wearing his work clothes and merely untucking his pants from his sock on arrival, unless he's riding far or in the weather. There's a narrative that bikes were liberating for women in the 1890s bike boom, maybe so, but in the next decades cars sold like hotcakes, at least in part because they could do all this at home and arrive fresh
That sounds kind of old fashioned, especially for California.
Women wear slacks these days. There are 4 women in my group of about 20, and they NEVER wear skirts or dresses. One of them wears a little make-up, but she has a 30 mile, bike-hostile commute, so no danger of her riding in.Just a bit longer hair than typical men's. (thought that isn't a given any more either...)