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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
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Posted: Thu Oct 24 19:25:01 1985
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Reply-To: rogerh@bocklin.UUCP (Roger Hayes)
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Organization: Dept of CS, U of Arizona, Tucson
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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.