Anyone here rock an oldschool leather helmet?
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Anyone here rock an oldschool leather helmet?
I like the way they look (in theory) more than the new fangled helmets, but I think I would feel silly wearing one.
I'm moving to Chicago from Detroit in a couple of weeks and am thinking of starting to wear a helmet but I hate most helmets and kind of agree with the people that say helmet test results are bogus and if you're in a bad enough crash a helmet won't save you. I figure a leather one is a nice compromise because it will prevent you from getting road rash on your head if you have a minor collision with the ground.
I'm moving to Chicago from Detroit in a couple of weeks and am thinking of starting to wear a helmet but I hate most helmets and kind of agree with the people that say helmet test results are bogus and if you're in a bad enough crash a helmet won't save you. I figure a leather one is a nice compromise because it will prevent you from getting road rash on your head if you have a minor collision with the ground.
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Those things are tiny. They barely cover your head (unless you have a small head). Very little padding, huge gaps.
If you're going to have a collision that will result in road rash, it won't be minor.
It's like going to a gunfight with a water pistol.
If you're going to wear a helmet, wear a real one. If you're not, then don't. Wear a cycling cap or something.
If you're going to have a collision that will result in road rash, it won't be minor.
It's like going to a gunfight with a water pistol.
If you're going to wear a helmet, wear a real one. If you're not, then don't. Wear a cycling cap or something.
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Originally Posted by 48x16
I like the way they look (in theory) more than the new fangled helmets, but I think I would feel silly wearing one.
I'm moving to Chicago from Detroit in a couple of weeks and am thinking of starting to wear a helmet but I hate most helmets and kind of agree with the people that say helmet test results are bogus and if you're in a bad enough crash a helmet won't save you. I figure a leather one is a nice compromise because it will prevent you from getting road rash on your head if you have a minor collision with the ground.
I'm moving to Chicago from Detroit in a couple of weeks and am thinking of starting to wear a helmet but I hate most helmets and kind of agree with the people that say helmet test results are bogus and if you're in a bad enough crash a helmet won't save you. I figure a leather one is a nice compromise because it will prevent you from getting road rash on your head if you have a minor collision with the ground.
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Yeah I don't want this thread to start a helmet vs no helmet war. I've ignored enough of those. New fangled helmet it is.
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Scratch that I'm just gonna wear a hat like my little birdie icon has.
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My friend told me that the leather helmets were a capable/stylish way to "keep your ears from shearing off" in a crash, but not much else.
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Dude if you're gonna rock an old leather helmet why not just rock the WWI fighter pilot canvass helmet. That'd look badass with a set of the goggles. Hmm, maybe I should do that...
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yes, i used to rock one of those little "hair net" style leather jobs back in my messenger days. i got it to be cheeky when a helmet law was passed in my town.
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my friend wore his once just to be a silly ass, and that thing wouldn't protect you if you slipped and fell off the saddle going 2mph! not sure what the hell they were thinking back in those days...
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Originally Posted by drac_vamp
<------ i wear one.
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jokingly. the picture is of cino cinelli at the vigorelli velodrome, at least 6-8 decades ago...
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Originally Posted by deadly downtube
not sure what the hell they were thinking back in those days...
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They just don't make 'em like they used to.
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"And before that goalies didn't wear any face or head protection."
ahhh; back in the good-ol days when you pulled your teeth yourself before they get bashed out with a stick.
ahhh; back in the good-ol days when you pulled your teeth yourself before they get bashed out with a stick.
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"La Bicicletta is excited to offer a collectible hairnet that will bring back memories of riding in the 'good ol' days.’
(This product is not safety certified and as such should not be used while riding your bicycle. Please review our many certified helmets and always wear one while riding. La Bicicletta cannot be held liable for any injury related to the misuse of this product.)
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(This product is not safety certified and as such should not be used while riding your bicycle. Please review our many certified helmets and always wear one while riding. La Bicicletta cannot be held liable for any injury related to the misuse of this product.)
hahaha!
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misuse of the product consists solely of wearing the product for the use it was originally intended for. too good. "buy a helmet, helmets go on your head, but putting this helmet on your head is a misuse of it."
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Originally Posted by drac_vamp
misuse of the product consists solely of wearing the product for the use it was originally intended for. too good. "buy a helmet, helmets go on your head, but putting this helmet on your head is a misuse of it."
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wern't those oldschool leathers brought back in a rivival? i swear i saw some racers wearing some in a race in the last decade?
and by the way, you should just wear a beret, with th einflated head you'd have you would have no use for a helmet.
and by the way, you should just wear a beret, with th einflated head you'd have you would have no use for a helmet.
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a snug fitting beanie would prevent your ears getting sheared off better.
alternatively: a balaclava.
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alternatively: a balaclava.
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I CRUSHED my blue helmet two weeks ago.
I went back to the crash site yesterday and there is still a blue stripe in the middle of the street.
All the momentum of my 200 lb body was absorbed by my helmet and my now severely crushed shoulder.
Wear a helmet and stick around long enough to tell us about your trip.
Enjoy
I went back to the crash site yesterday and there is still a blue stripe in the middle of the street.
All the momentum of my 200 lb body was absorbed by my helmet and my now severely crushed shoulder.
Wear a helmet and stick around long enough to tell us about your trip.
Enjoy