Ditto on the Skid Lid. Never used it much, though, before the industry started to make some half way decent helmets - the ones with the thin plastic shell, lots of dense foam padding, and plenty of vents. Then again, I've been off and on when it comes to helmets over the past 50+ years of cycling (currently "off").
On Friday, February 3, 2023 at 8:53:48 AM UTC-6 Steven Sweedler wrote: > I also had a Skid Lid in their largest size, as the sizes git smaller they > had more padding, same size shell for all. When they didn’t pass one iof > the safety tests my local shop gave us discounts on Bell V1 Pros if we > turned in the Skid Lid. This was late ‘70’s. Steve > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 1:33 PM lconley <lco...@brph.com> wrote: > >> My 1st helmet was a yellow Skid Lid to match my Yellow Paramount. >> >> [image: Skid Lid.JPG] >> >> Laing >> >> On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 10:56:16 PM UTC-5 krhe...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> George, >>> >>> I, too, remember well those days. I use to own one of those "leather >>> hair nets". Then I graduated to a first issue Bell helmet. I wore and short >>> wool cycling shorts with a natural chamois insert. Still love my wool >>> jerseys, arm and leg warmers, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. >>> >>> Kim Hetzel >>> Yelm, WA >>> On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 8:55:43 AM UTC-8 George Schick wrote: >>> >>>> True. I remember those days. The most you see in one or two of those >>>> photos are riders wearing "leather hair nets," except for one who looks >>>> like he has a mountaineering helmet. Another thing I notice is much >>>> shorter cycling shorts, probably all wool with a natural chamois crotch. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 10:31:48 AM UTC-6 Steven Sweedler wrote: >>>> >>>>> Those pictures were taken before helmets were commonly available. >>>>> During Bikecentennial helmets were rare. Steve >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 4:20 PM lconley <lco...@brph.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> One thing I notice in those photos is that no one was wearing a >>>>>> helmet. >>>>>> >>>>>> Laing >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 10:49:25 AM UTC-5 >>>>>> andyree...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm in the process of building a JB-inspired road bike but with a >>>>>>> nod to current bicycle trends: mainly wider tires and spinnier gearing. >>>>>>> As >>>>>>> a result, it's made me wonder what he would be riding today if you >>>>>>> spliced >>>>>>> his timeline and moved his prime days to current day. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Today's Radavist >>>>>>> <https://theradavist.com/conversations-with-tom-ritchey-part-two-the-influence-of-jobst-brandt/> >>>>>>> article >>>>>>> really fueled that question so I'd like to open it up to this group who >>>>>>> likely have much more insight into the man and his bike(s). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What are we thinking? Rim brakes or disc? Carbon? Steel? Ti? I see a >>>>>>> lot of similarities between him and Jan Heine as far as a desire for >>>>>>> performance and reliability, so perhaps he'd lean towards a rando >>>>>>> build? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Take it away if you wish, >>>>>>> Andrew >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/085f1c7e-704b-4295-aac8-c57596035b15n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/085f1c7e-704b-4295-aac8-c57596035b15n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> Steven Sweedler >>>>> Plymouth, New Hampshire >>>>> >>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4836bd98-5fdb-42ea-8061-883bf634c563n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4836bd98-5fdb-42ea-8061-883bf634c563n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Steven Sweedler > Plymouth, New Hampshire > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/27341aa1-e06a-4d42-bf62-945c0854a3fcn%40googlegroups.com.
