On Tuesday, 26 September 2023 at 11:17:29 UTC+1, Champ wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:21:52 -0700 (PDT), Stephen Packer
> <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Frankly I've always had Arai helmets (well, for the last 25-30 years or
> >so). Before that a mixture of Kiwi, Stadium and Paddy Hopkirk.
> Blimey. Those are same names from the past! Paddy Hopkirk!
>
> I remember buying my very first crash helmet from Halfords, in
> <thinks> 1979. I think it was a Bieffe, and it cost £6. Which sounds
> just plain wrong (too cheap), until I recall that the bike I was
> buying the helmet to go with cost me £65

Black, open face Stadium from Hartwells in Bath, opposite the police
station; a Yamaha dealer (one of about six bike shops[1]). Closely
followed by a red full face Stadium. Both certainly under a tenner
but I honestly don't remember how much since my financial records
only go back to 1990...

[1] I think Bishops of Bath (the Honda agent) was the last to go
in around 2019.

Champ wrote:
> "CT" <m...@christrollen.co.uk> wrote:
> >What a weird head-shape you must have that both Arai and Shoei fit you.
>
> I've never been convinced by the whole "you either have an Arai-shaped
> head or a Shoei-shaped head" thing.

I find they fit differently, and Shoeis are looser (I have a freakishly small head for a supposed adult), but I wear both with no problems.

Arai for racing, Shoei on the road. Not really sure why.

On Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 6:17:29 AM UTC-4, Champ wrote:

> I remember buying my very first crash helmet from Halfords, in
> <thinks> 1979. I think it was a Bieffe, and it cost £6. Which sounds
> just plain wrong (too cheap), until I recall that the bike I was
> buying the helmet to go with cost me £65

Which means we could think of helmet prices as bring 10% of used bike prices. Which means that the OP is being an old fart!

On 26/09/2023 13:26, Stephen Packer wrote:
> On Tuesday, 26 September 2023 at 11:17:29 UTC+1, Champ wrote:
>> On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:21:52 -0700 (PDT), Stephen Packer
>> <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Frankly I've always had Arai helmets (well, for the last 25-30 years or
>>> so). Before that a mixture of Kiwi, Stadium and Paddy Hopkirk.
>> Blimey. Those are same names from the past! Paddy Hopkirk!
>>
>> I remember buying my very first crash helmet from Halfords, in
>> <thinks> 1979. I think it was a Bieffe, and it cost £6. Which sounds
>> just plain wrong (too cheap), until I recall that the bike I was
>> buying the helmet to go with cost me £65
>

1967. Everoak Grand Prix. IIRC my father gave me the required cash to
buy it on my returning home with my first bike (having been 'forbidden'
to buy one). The Matchless 250 G2. I had the £25 for the bike and £5
for insurance but nothing for a helmet. He related a tale of he and my
mother coming off his BSA 250 somewhere near Hull in the 1930's.

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On 26/09/2023 11:13, Champ wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:52:09 -0000 (UTC), "CT" <me@christrollen.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> What a weird head-shape you must have that both Arai and Shoei fit you.
>
> I've never been convinced by the whole "you either have an Arai-shaped
> head or a Shoei-shaped head" thing.
>
> I used Arais for years in the 80s, and then switched to Shoeis for a
> while. They both fitted fine.
>
> Now I use Shark. Which also fit fine

Hasn't your head been somewhat contoured during racing use?

bump the head, whatever it is.

On 26/09/2023 16:51, cat wrote:
> On 26/09/2023 11:13, Champ wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:52:09 -0000 (UTC), "CT" <me@christrollen.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> What a weird head-shape you must have that both Arai and Shoei fit you.
>>
>> I've never been convinced by the whole "you either have an Arai-shaped
>> head or a Shoei-shaped head" thing.
>>
>> I used Arais for years in the 80s, and then switched to Shoeis for a
>> while.  They both fitted fine.
>>
>> Now I use Shark.  Which also fit fine
>
> Hasn't your head been somewhat contoured during racing use?
>
> bump the head, whatever it is.
<snort>
'contoured' - nice euphemism![1]

Chris
[1]tho I am not quite sure what for.
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