I rode my bike to the store with my roommate who was on another bike. He doesn’t have a helmet. I offered the construction helmet that was lying around. Better than nothing. He refused but he accepted my bright red bike helmet. I rode with the stupid construction helmet.
When we were at the store, a noticeably effeminate man walked past us and whispered “Hello fellas”.
I realized that at that time we must have looked really gay. My burly black roommate’s bike was a green pastel unisex type (recall he was wearing a bright red bike helmet). And with the construction hat on I musta looked like a macho-macho man from the Village People song ‘YMCA’ ....
When I was growing up, wearing ANY helmet to ride a bike would brand you as a sissy. I’m not even sure you could get them in the 60’s and 70’s... Still won’t wear them.
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