Skid lids WERE connected in the middle at one time, not sure if it was when they were very first introduced originally, or at the tail end of their "fabled" existance.
Dale Phelps Longmont CO
Peter Jon White <lists@peterwhitecycles.com> wrote:
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.
-- Peter Jon White Peter White Cycles 24 Hall Rd. Hillsborough, NH 03244 603 478 0900 Phone 603 478 0902 Phax http://www.PeterWhiteCycles.com
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