Leather 'hairnet' helmet

I like them. This one i would wear. Are they still legal for racing in?
 
They don't protect your head much when you have a tarmac incident.

Ask me how I know that!
 
tintin40":22wmbspi said:
I like them. This one i would wear. Are they still legal for racing in?
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NO!

As much use in a crash as a chocolate fire guard.
 
Old Ned":fi7c62jo said:
tintin40":fi7c62jo said:
I like them. This one i would wear. Are they still legal for racing in?
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NO!
As much use in a crash as a chocolate fire guard.
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So for all the years we saw Pro's wearing them they were actually no good in the event of a crash ?

Where they just for looks then ?

I hate modern helmets and was thinking of buying a 'oldie' Cinelli banana job again ! I wore one in the 80's and i thought i looked like a pro and rode like one :shock:
 
Featch":snaypbzu said:
They don't protect your head much when you have a tarmac incident.

Ask me how I know that!
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First hand evidence here! In comparison to even a cheap modern helmet they were not a lot of good. However, BITD, there wasn't any alternative.

I think that most of the time it was only because riders had to wear them due to rules and regulations that they did.
 
I agree with the comments above.
Never tested mine to destruction though!

I suppose if we had never seen anything better, which we hadn't, then it was better than nothing. :shock:

Dean.
 
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