Re: [CR]Skidlids and early helmet bashing

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Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 13:39:02 -0400
From: "Peter Jon White" <lists@peterwhitecycles.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Skidlids and early helmet bashing
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Dale B. Phelps wrote:
> Brancale...yes
> In fact, every person I know who conked their head with a skid lid was glad they had them.

No doubt. If you hit the ground just so, the Skid Lid could save your life. It's just that if they had tied the four sections together at the top and used a denser foam they could have made a far better helmet.

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