hairnet helmets
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hairnet helmets
besides ebay, where can I pick up a hairnet helmet? No, I don't want it so I can be all trendy and retro, I just want a helmet that I can carry and not wear more easily.
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Originally Posted by Rancid
No, I don't want it so I can be all trendy and retro...
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i'm pretty sure i know what a hairnet helmet is. is this what you're talking about?
https://store.yahoo.com/momovelo/leatherhelmet.html
https://store.yahoo.com/momovelo/leatherhelmet.html
#7
So in your area it is not required by law to wear an approved helmet? In my case I gleefully wear my helmet, since it is the law and 14 children on my street see me every day. I would not want to have these parents try to explain to their kids that they 'must' wer their lids when I do not.
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https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...715458420&rd=1
this is what all the really cool kids wear
this is what all the really cool kids wear
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I guess he is a messenger whose boss wants him to wear a helmet, so he carries one to put on when he goes to base. A leather hairnet would be a great way to thumb nose at boss like those flimsy motorcycle helmets worn by 1%ers to get past helmet laws. I carry a Giro, and I carry it on my head to keep my hands free and more space in my bag. Also if I fall on my head which happens about once a decade, it hurts less.
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I actually just bike instead of using a car. I'm not a messenger, but I live on a military base where I am required to wear a helmet, but as soon as I get off base and start riding a lonely trail with nothing to crash on or into (surrounded by water) to get to the bus, I don't really want to carry a helmet (since I don't poser it up with a messenger bagyet), I ride in very safe areas and when I don't or when I'm riding hard, I put on a real helmet. I just need an excuse to ride the 5 blocks to the store and not get all geared out. I didn't ask to be judged on my opinions on "real" helmets, I just wanted to know where to get one.
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I'm with you on that. Pro-choice! Well, I got the part about putting on the helmet when you go to base! I can't find a lead on the guy who was making those type helmets, likely that business didn't suceed. Maybe you can hide a cheap helmet behind a bush outside the base?
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Originally Posted by [165]
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...715458420&rd=1
this is what all the really cool kids wear
this is what all the really cool kids wear
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i prefer the hair helmet.

i mean, what could be cooler?

be the first kid on the block to strut the hair helmet.

i mean, what could be cooler?

be the first kid on the block to strut the hair helmet.
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Originally Posted by Jesse M
i'm pretty sure i know what a hairnet helmet is. is this what you're talking about?
https://store.yahoo.com/momovelo/leatherhelmet.html
https://store.yahoo.com/momovelo/leatherhelmet.html
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Originally Posted by [165]
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...715458420&rd=1
this is what all the really cool kids wear
this is what all the really cool kids wear
crocheting is the new "riding fixed."
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Originally Posted by habitus
it's what all the really cool kids make, too.
crocheting is the new "riding fixed."
crocheting is the new "riding fixed."
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Originally Posted by qmsdc15
I heard of a messenger in Houston who was making those. That's all I remember, sorry.
https://www.hhbcz.com/
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Originally Posted by filtersweep
I remember joking with my G/F one day when we checked them out, I put one of those leather things on my head.... (and she thought it looked really stupid BTW).
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they have some really, really nice stuff in there though, it's just a little rich for my blood....at the moment.
If your ever in there though right near the front entrance on the right had side as your walking in; there is a really neat white track bike. The bullhorn bars appear to be mounted to the bottom of the fork stem, super low profile, i've never seen anything like it before....
If your ever in there though right near the front entrance on the right had side as your walking in; there is a really neat white track bike. The bullhorn bars appear to be mounted to the bottom of the fork stem, super low profile, i've never seen anything like it before....
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Originally Posted by Rancid
but I live on a military base where I am required to wear a helmet, but as soon as I get off base and start riding a lonely trail with nothing to crash on or into (surrounded by water) to get to the bus, *****snip***** I ride in very safe areas
On base is about the un safest place around. Zombies trying to get to muster on time, lack of decent lighting, Base Police who are.... , who are not really watching out for you... Zombie contractors who walk infront of you.. Some of the worse roads there are..
You NEED a good helmet on base. In fact, getting a hair net is #1, just skirting the rules, #2, not gonna save you from the idiots, #3.. just not smart.
Do what you want, but trust me about the idiots on base...
Last edited by SD Fixed; 11-19-04 at 03:45 PM.
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Originally Posted by William Karsten
Rancid, you must be new to that base..... or niave. I'm in the military and I ride on base too.
On base is about the un safest place around. Zombies trying to get to muster on time, lack of decent lighting, Base Police who are.... , who are not really watching out for you... Zombie contractors who walk infront of you.. Some of the worse roads there are..
You NEED a good helmet on base. In fact, getting a hair net is #1, just skirting the rules, #2, not gonna save you from the idiots, #3.. just not smart.
Do what you want, but trust me about the idiots on base...
On base is about the un safest place around. Zombies trying to get to muster on time, lack of decent lighting, Base Police who are.... , who are not really watching out for you... Zombie contractors who walk infront of you.. Some of the worse roads there are..
You NEED a good helmet on base. In fact, getting a hair net is #1, just skirting the rules, #2, not gonna save you from the idiots, #3.. just not smart.
Do what you want, but trust me about the idiots on base...
the mp's luuuuv me... my barracks are close to the gate, and i ride helmet-less most of the time (except in uniform). i get nailed about once a week skirting from the gate or shoppette to my building. i just get a warning each time, and usually have to walk until the wiMP is out of LOS... never been actually cited, though. yeah, people drive stipud on base, but are they any worse than anywhere else?




