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From: cliff@unmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: helmet
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Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 01:21:36 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  7 01:21:36 1985
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>  Stick with a SNELL approved helmet. When I bought mine (SNELL 75)
> I was told, "your neck will break before enough damage can be done to your
> head to damage your brain." After reading some articles and watching a special
> on our PBS station I have come to believe that statement.

One exception to this rule is JEB's from Italy.  They do not have either SNELL,
or DOT approval.  I wouldn't recommend most non SNELL helmets, but I have seen
the remains of a friend's JEB's after he lost control of his BMW somewhere above
105m.p.h.--quite the conversation piece, and he is around to converse too.  (He
had a limp for a while, but I think that has gone away).  He had just had his
accident when I was about to buy my first full face helmet, so I went with
JEB's.

>  I have a BELL star. It is drafty but I like alot of wind. It allows for
> VERY good peripheral vision. It fits snugly (as any helmet you own should).
> I have also owned SHOEI and find them comparable to what I have now.

I have a JEB's.  It isn't drafty; I don't like a lot of wind.  It too allows
for VERY good peripheral vision and fits snugly.  BTW, I believe AGV makes
fairly sturdy helmets also (another Italian company).  My p.o.s.s.l.q. has
one, she has a small head and had a hard time with other helmets...  I don't
know of anyone who has dumped their bike in one though (and I hope I don't
learn).

>  Take great care in finding a helmet that fits you well and remember
> to look for that SNELL sticker inside!
> 
> 			Safe riding,

	ditto.

	--Cliff [Matthews]
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