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Go find a picture of Cancellara. I bet he has his helmet tipped towards his right side.
What gives?
What gives?
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180mmCrank said:I think it's the 'he thinks it looks cool' option myself.![]()
High Cotton said:...and even if it's not, he's cooler than anyone registered on this forum, so he can wear his helmet backwards, for he'd still be cooler and (a LOT) faster than any of us.....
High Cotton said:...and even if it's not, he's cooler than anyone registered on this forum, so he can wear his helmet backwards, for he'd still be cooler and (a LOT) faster than any of us.....
Andy.G said:My guess is that it is a subconscious tilt (pardon the intended pun ..) to the classic style of the past ... look at the days of (Hmmm .. my younger days) the likes of Merckx, Maartens, De Vlaeminck, Godefroot, but mostly notable on the heads of the innumerable 6 Day stars, even up to a more recent era Museeuw et al. The small leather strip helmets often perched slightly askew as if a WW2 Airforce beret.
I used to do it on the track myself ...![]()
Cancellara is a paragon of cycling style ... and power !!
il_fiammingo said:I guess the last fan of the sausage helmet was Tchmil.
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il_fiammingo said:I guess the last fan of the sausage helmet was Tchmil.
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