Monday, July 21, 2008

Casco Attacked!

A while ago, I put up a post about the Casco Attack, the helmet Theo Bos wears while breaking records and winning races. Well, when Ed White of Half Acre Cycling and Jeff Perkins of the Chicago Cuttin' Crew were involved in a horrific crash at Kenosha velodrome last week, Ed was wearing his Casco Attack, and he reckons it saved his life.

What the Casco Attack should look like.

What the Casco Attack looks like after a high-speed crash on a concrete velodrome.

Thankfully, and amazingly, neither Jeff nor Ed had any serious injuries, and after a few hours in the emergency room they were allowed to go home. Read Jeff's account of the crash here, and check out more of Ed's photos of the aftermath here. Glad you two are okay!