elizabeth18088 wrote:
-helmets, old velvet helmets that are faded brown make a rider stick out as a newb

Haha! Back in the day when we all wore the apparel only helmets, an old faded helmet with dangling ribbons was a status symbol on Planet H/J. Fading to some shade of brown was preferable to the weird purple-phase and it was EXTRA COOL if you were an adult and could wear the helmets with no harness. I still have mine, it's positively gorgeous. I don't know why I keep it other than for photos.

Spooksandbolts wrote:
blah, blah, blah, blah and the dog ate your homework and I can smell bovine excrement