Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site bocklin.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hao!noao!arizona!bocklin!rogerh From: rogerh@bocklin.UUCP Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Helmet Query Message-ID: <410@bocklin.UUCP> Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 19:25:01 EST Article-I.D.: bocklin.410 Posted: Thu Oct 24 19:25:01 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 29-Oct-85 01:06:55 EST References: <364@sol1.UUCP> Reply-To: rogerh@bocklin.UUCP (Roger Hayes) Distribution: net Organization: Dept of CS, U of Arizona, Tucson Lines: 23 Summary: I have been using a Brancale Sport for the last month. It's quite comfortable -- light and not too hot. I have no idea if it passes any tests, but I wear it (I wouldn't wear a Bell). It saved my life Sunday. I was cruising along with my wool jersey strapped under my saddle (my saddlebag has a strap) when the jersey fell into the back wheel. Wheel stops; bike stops; I stop -- in that order. I lost some skin and put a few pebblemarks in the helmet. If not for the helmet, I would at best be drooling at a hospital wall now. Or dead like Isadora Duncan. The moral is, wear a helmet. Even if you know you're not going to fall down. There was absolutely no reason for me to fall; hey, I made my own. No-one is immune to 2 second's stupidity. It shouldn't cost your life. Roger Hayes Tucson, AZ Cowboy bicycle capitol of Pima County Footnote for macho & macha racers: this was on a club training ride; I had dropped the folks, stopped to take my jersey off, and was chasing back up to the group at about 30 mph.