tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post7776943883395824322..comments2024-03-28T11:56:48.304-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Haven't We Seen These Before?Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-29392731034937109092014-10-06T07:02:29.077-04:002014-10-06T07:02:29.077-04:00The Skid Lid was aptly named. A light skid was all...The Skid Lid was aptly named. A light skid was all it would protect a rider from. It wasn't a whole lot more than a hairnet with a bit of a plastic shell -- and yeah, for some reason, there was nothing on the top, as if "headers" never happen.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-68449037044875456192014-10-05T21:05:53.796-04:002014-10-05T21:05:53.796-04:00The first hardshell helmet I remember is the Bell ...The first hardshell helmet I remember is the Bell "turtle shell". A couple of years later, some other company came out with a helmet called the "Skid Lid." It looked like a "leather harinet" made of plastic and styrofoam, with its done cut off. How much protection it provided, I don't know.<br /><br />The first helmet I actually rode was a Bell V-1 Pro. Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-51150244529818971612014-10-05T02:22:57.054-04:002014-10-05T02:22:57.054-04:00Perhaps you need one to ride the L'eroica? Or...Perhaps you need one to ride the L'eroica? Or just to fit in with old timers?Tsuibakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270215934937814784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-89332261248186446212014-10-02T11:45:07.775-04:002014-10-02T11:45:07.775-04:00thanks for the link -- I'll say this about the...thanks for the link -- I'll say this about the Brooks helmet -- though I'd never get one myself (looks a bit clunky to me), at least it appears to offer more protection and apparently meets some relevant safety standards.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-14817200158225170072014-10-02T11:09:29.964-04:002014-10-02T11:09:29.964-04:00Brooks makes a foldable retro helmet, it's rat...Brooks makes a foldable retro helmet, it's rather more expensive than these hairnets of course.<br />http://www.brooksengland.com/catalogue-and-shop/clothing/john+Boultbee+Clothing/J_B_+Special+Carrera+Foldable+Helmet/ Mountjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219034211714983547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-74618297612948505242014-10-02T09:21:23.876-04:002014-10-02T09:21:23.876-04:00I remember the Bell styrofoam domes -- that's ...I remember the Bell styrofoam domes -- that's a pretty good way to describe the Bell Biker. I could not bring myself to buy or wear one. My first "real" helmet was the V1 Pro, which was still a huge bucket of a helmet, but it was supposed to look more like the leather ones. Nobody was fooled.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-21255783107230906932014-10-02T09:04:13.610-04:002014-10-02T09:04:13.610-04:00Total hipster-bait. How long before BSNY is snark...Total hipster-bait. How long before BSNY is snarking about the salmoning fixie-riders that will inevitably be wearing these? Haha.<br /><br /><br />I never had a hairnet, but I do remember my parents getting me a Bell styrofoam dome to wear. I never did, of course, because it looked like you were wearing a cooler on your head.<br /><br />Wolf.N/Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710395292374599493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-36503308431641226672014-10-02T08:25:32.264-04:002014-10-02T08:25:32.264-04:00Funny thing, you mention black and neon -- Do you ...Funny thing, you mention black and neon -- Do you remember the leather (or pleather, more likely) hairnets that Cinelli offered in the early 80s that came in neon colors? I remember seeing pictures or Alexi Grewal wearing one in races.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-90339584048356835502014-10-02T07:42:54.423-04:002014-10-02T07:42:54.423-04:00I owned a "leather hairnet" for years, b...I owned a "leather hairnet" for years, but I never actually used it. Finally, I loaned it to someone who wanted it for a Halloween costume and never got it back. Oh, well. I guess I shouldn't be too upset: It was basic black, which is the old neon (contrary to everyone who says neon is the new black).<br /><br />Football (American) players used to wear very similar helmets. In fact, we used to joke that it accounted for Gerald Ford being, well Gerald Ford: It's what he and other players wore when he played for U Michigan during the '30's!Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.com