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Around the turn of the century racing cyclists began using "helmets" made of strips of leather-covered padding, initially with a ring of leather around the head and a wool ring above that. Then the style evolved and the ring of leather around the head was supplemented by strips of leather arranged longitudinally on the head. When I started racing in the 70's we called them "hairnets" and the nicest ones were made in Italy of beautiful soft leather.
this is a quote from a website, these helmets were mainly used on the track.
they are old school and pretty cool, maybe not the best protection available. Then again they are Tom Ritcheys choice of protection!