Safety hats
03-14-05 | 03:29 PM
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I think those coconut helmets were designed by the Professor and tested out by Gilligan and the Skipper. Mr. Howell probably financed the whole operation.
03-18-05 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by closetbiker
I'll betcha that helmet exceeds testing standards!
Coworker: "Rich, what's that smell?"
03-23-05 | 04:55 PM
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$35.00 no more. Bell w/visor: The vents are very effective. However, in the winter I use a head liner to keep the brains and ears just right and for the hot rides I use a head band and never had a problem. The helmet is at the right price for me and thank god I have yet to need it’s services. The funny thing is that I purchase a new helmet about every 5 to 8 years and I really do not have any real reason other than strap wear or something. My most resent was that I like the idea of the removable visor for my commute. I would like to say this that vents are very important to the long distance riders I know of. I know of one guy that just got one. Our group talked about the price for 43 miles. His wife just did not quit understand his needs at the time.
03-23-05 | 07:27 PM
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I don't know. I'm the only cyclist I know apart from some bike salesmen with shaved legs. I just assumed "safety hat" would be acceptable by the general consumer here 
03-23-05 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by HaagenDas
Maybe for you
Since you are riding upside down, if you fall off your bike, won't you just go up into the sky??
Doesn't that make a race down a mineshaft a hill climb?
03-23-05 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
I really don't understand why you would need a safety hat/helmet down there.
Since you are riding upside down, if you fall off your bike, won't you just go up into the sky??
Doesn't that make a race down a mineshaft a hill climb?
Since you are riding upside down, if you fall off your bike, won't you just go up into the sky??
Doesn't that make a race down a mineshaft a hill climb?
03-24-05 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by jim-bob
There's a "men without hats"/"safety dance" joke in here somewhere. I'll leave it to the professionals to find.
03-24-05 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by lauren
Well, since my brother is Brian mine is a brain bucket and his is a Brian bucket.
sorry....you saw that coming, right?
03-26-05 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by lauren
He's younger than me, and he knows it 
. I still talk to him anyway since he wants to be a mechanical engineer (with a little prodding from me).
. I still talk to him anyway since he wants to be a mechanical engineer (with a little prodding from me)./EE grad student
/Ontopic: $40 dorky Bell helmet. The helmet is dorky but the red ponytail sticking out the back MAKES it cool.
