The Illustrated History of Hat Head

Published May 2, 2004 12:00AM


Dyn-O-Mite!, October 1997 The Illustrated History of Hat Head By Andrew Tilin and Mike Grudowski Who could have guessed, way back at that family reunion when your cousin Larry snuffled down one Schlitz too many and ended up with a Styrofoam cooler on his head, that he was really onto something? In 1977, most of us would sooner have donned a feather boa than a bike helmet; now few would risk a spin around the block without an expanded-polystyrene lid. Herewith, a crash course in helmet history. Photographs by Clay Ellis Copyright 1997, Outside magazine TOP OF PAGE

Dyn-O-Mite!, October 1997 The Illustrated History of Hat Head
By Andrew Tilin and Mike Grudowski Who could have guessed, way back at that family reunion when your cousin Larry snuffled down one Schlitz too many and ended up with a Styrofoam cooler on his head, that he was really onto something? In 1977, most of us would sooner have donned a feather boa than a bike helmet; now few would risk a spin around the block without an
expanded-polystyrene lid. Herewith, a crash course in helmet history. Photographs by Clay Ellis Copyright 1997, Outside magazine
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