Re: Unidentified subject!

[luv2ride@peop.tds.net]

HI Gay,
	I wore a helmet for the first time on my first endurance ride in March
1997 and have worn it on every ride since then.  I am more of a trail
rider than an endurance rider and had quite a few remarks made about
wearing a helmet on a trail ride.  I was the only one, then another
person and then 2 or 3 more.  On my last trail ride of 60 people, there
were 10 or 12 wearing helmets.  So as you can see, we are slowly
educating people everywhere about how important a helmet is.
	The more we brag and talk about our helmets, the more people will start
wearing them.
	I now prefer to wear my helmet rather than a ball cap or western hat. 
It is more comfortable and I never have to get off my horse to pick it
up.  Now that the big visors can be added and the new polar fleece
covers for cold weather are available, a helmet makes more sense than
ever before.

Dee

John J Lykes wrote:
> 
> Hello all--  When I ride, I either wear a baseball cap, or my trusty old
> cowboy hat, or just sunglasses, depending on the weather and the mood.  My
> husband has been hounding me for months, years, to get a helmet.  He said
> they just made sense.  I thought they looked like a toadstool,  too yuppie,
> too beginnner-ey, etc.  However, since I've been struck with endurance
> madness, I did go out and buy a helmet--for the +ACI-real rides+ACI-, not the rides
> up into the hills, or on the backroads, or around the property.
> Thanks to all your posts, you have me convinced.  ALL RIDES are REAL rides.
> If it means looking like a toadstool, so be it.  Thanks for putting it all
> into perspective.  See you on the trail.
> 
> Gay and little Buddy