Originally Posted by
canyoneagle
I remember there being anecdotal reports of neck injuries resulting from the fabric gripping the pavement. That was about the time that the "coke bottle plastic" covers started hitting the market as the lycra models were pulled off the shelves.
FTFY.
I don't know that anyone ever established that there were more neck injuries with the fabric covered helmets. But there was enough noise about it to drive them off the market.
The thin plastic shell is a better design anyway, so it didn't ultimately matter.