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- From: pae@teal.csn.org (Phil Earnhardt)
- Subject: Re: helmets/lids
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- References: <1992Dec30.210157.20475@linus.mitre.org>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 01:07:19 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec30.210157.20475@linus.mitre.org> sokay@cyclone.mitre.org (Stephen J. Okay) writes:
- >Okay, I got a new pair of rollerblades for the recent National Mall Day
- >festivities and it appears I need to get a helmet.
-
- Yea! Did you acquire knee/wrist/elbow pads, too?
-
- >Is there a specific type that I should be looking at? is $50-70 a reasonable
- >price to pay for a good lid? More? Less? The BladeLid looks kind of cool,
- >but its a tad expensive...
-
- There is nothing distinct between a skating helmet and a bicycling helmet.
- Indeed, the USAC/RS speed roller skating rules specify an ANSI-certified
- *bicycle* helmet.
-
- If you have a current bike helmet, use that. If not, buy a new one. Besides
- ANSI/Snell certification, the criteria for choosing a helmet are fit,
- ventilation, weight (mass), and price. Your local bike shops should have a
- variety of helmets to choose from.
-
- I'd generally avoid any helmet with "blade" in the name, mostly because they
- will have a gratuitously higher price.
-
- >----Steve
-
- --phil
-