show us your vintage bicycle helmets
09-15-12, 12:09 PM
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show us your vintage bicycle helmets
I always thought I would get one of these helmets,
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Merckx is a good first pic!
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Merckx is a good first pic!
09-15-12, 01:40 PM
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I wish I still have my early 80's Bell Tourlite and Avenir helmets to post, but they pretty much just fell apart from use....
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09-15-12, 02:27 PM
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Saw a Vetta like this at a thift the other day. Thought about picking it up as a "collectable" but figured (correctly) that there isn't much market for these. All the foam padding was long gone.
However, right next to it was a vintage Buco scooter helmet - should be a nice flip.
However, right next to it was a vintage Buco scooter helmet - should be a nice flip.
09-15-12, 08:17 PM
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I got rid of my hair nets but this Skid Lid just keeps hanging around. Another gomer, indeed.
09-15-12, 08:24 PM
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I've got a strap-helmet from denmark, no pics yet. I think they're more for keeping your cap from flying off than for protection. And avoiding a no-helmet ticket these days 
09-16-12, 12:20 AM
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so what be the LAW stateside on bicycle helmets?
Ive been gone 15 years.
Finland passed a mandatory helmet law with an effective date of January, 2003. It covers all ages, but there is no fine associated with breaking the law. but it is standard practice, all little kids have helments, most all of adults have helmets.
My wife gave me sh it about not wearing one so I have been wearing one all summer depending on where I go.- honestly I dont notice it on anymore.
I still refuse to wear a downhilll skiing helmet.
Ive been gone 15 years.
Finland passed a mandatory helmet law with an effective date of January, 2003. It covers all ages, but there is no fine associated with breaking the law. but it is standard practice, all little kids have helments, most all of adults have helmets.
My wife gave me sh it about not wearing one so I have been wearing one all summer depending on where I go.- honestly I dont notice it on anymore.
I still refuse to wear a downhilll skiing helmet.
09-16-12, 12:55 AM
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Depends on where you live. In my town I think it's $100 fine. Most of the time they just run your ID and send you on your way, I'm told. I always wear a helmet (A modern Rudy Project) if I'm on any kind of real ride. But if I'm just bouncing across town to the store in jeans and sneakers I find it kinda silly. I'm pro helmet, anti helmet-law... not their business in my mind. Lilly always wears one btw.
Back on track. I find the strap helmets to be pretty cool in a retro kind of way, but I don't think I'd wear either one of those "gomer" things. I do remember my first was a Giro with the Lycra cover. Sure am glad they've come a long way since then
Back on track. I find the strap helmets to be pretty cool in a retro kind of way, but I don't think I'd wear either one of those "gomer" things. I do remember my first was a Giro with the Lycra cover. Sure am glad they've come a long way since then
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My mom used to have a bell helmet, similar to that of the Vetta pictured above. 
I rarely ride with a helmet, myself. But I haven't gone on long rides in a long time. I think if I started touring or riding on busier roads it might be different. No fines (or enforced laws) in OH for helmets, that I know of.
I rarely ride with a helmet, myself. But I haven't gone on long rides in a long time. I think if I started touring or riding on busier roads it might be different. No fines (or enforced laws) in OH for helmets, that I know of.
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I have these two helmets, both new and never used. The black one is still in the original packing.
I don´t wear helmets
I don´t wear helmets
09-16-12, 09:53 AM
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Here are some of my collection....I need to get a mannequin head for better photos..!! Cheers- Joe
09-16-12, 10:59 AM
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Bought new in 1973. It has thousands of miles on it. It was bright white when new and the chin straps were bright red.
IMG_0487 by Starbeagle, on Flickr
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from 1972 to 1976 I had a Kucherik super-padded "hairnet" like the left center image in JPZ's post. After my concussion I graduated to a Bell BIker (long before hard helmets became fashionable), and eventually to my current Giro Xen, which is the best (and costliest) helmet I have ever owned.
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Picked up a Cinelli hairnet helmet off the curb, it needed to be aired out a bit but it's in great condition. It fits well although I'm not sure if the sizing is 'correct'.
It's the same model as this red one, except it is black on the outside and white on the inside. I think I'll wear it should I get a drop bar bike.
It's the same model as this red one, except it is black on the outside and white on the inside. I think I'll wear it should I get a drop bar bike.
09-17-12, 03:34 PM
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How much do you think this would be worth? This is the kind I mentioned above.
Bought new in 1973. It has thousands of miles on it. It was bright white when new and the chin straps were bright red.
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09-17-12, 04:07 PM
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Mine was a gift from my old team, and it came with a matching bike!
(What you can't see is a big piece of broken-off styrofoam above one of the ears. It's time I got a new helmet.)
(What you can't see is a big piece of broken-off styrofoam above one of the ears. It's time I got a new helmet.)
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09-17-12, 06:42 PM
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Bought new in 1973. It has thousands of miles on it. It was bright white when new and the chin straps were bright red.
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IMG_0487 by Starbeagle, on Flickr
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You can see the Helmet posted above in this picture tacken in "79. You can see how white it was and how red the straps were. None of the equipment looked that good by the end of my tour.
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09-18-12, 04:59 AM
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Ah, the good times we had back in the day.
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I still have this all foam Bell helmet hanging in the basement along with my wife's Bell that is a few years newer. Of course the top of my head is cut off in this picture but that is normal because at 6'6" your head is almost always cut off.
09-18-12, 08:37 AM
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Kids, a high speed crash will teach you the value of a helmet. I have, and will continue to, wear one 99% of the time. Here is my old Bell that saved my head a few times.
