Helmets for sports and a little history of Bell Helmets

A little history of Bell Helmets!

Do you know that the company that makes Bell helmets did not start out making

helmets? It was a company that sold auto parts -- Bell Auto Parts -- started

by George Wight in Bell, California, in 1923. In 1933, Rogy Richter went to

work for Wight. Richter was a car racer who built the Bell Special from parts

found in the company's junk yard. This was not a helmet, but rather, a midget

race car. Richter had a racing career where he won numerous championships and

set several records. In the course of his racing career, he saw a number of

friends die in car race crashes.

In 1945, Richter purchases Bell Autoparts. In 1954, the first Bell helmet is

manufactured: the "500." It was a car racing helmet, used in races including

the Indianapolis 500. Cal Niday was the first to use it in the Indy 500, and

he credits it with keeping him from serious injury when he crashed hard into

a wall. In 1955, the Los Angeles police required helmets for its motorcycle

officers. Bell eventually supplied

motorcycle helmets to more than 800 police departments. In 1961, more types

of Bell helmets came out. From auto racing helmets, to helmets for sports

like hockey, skiing, skydiving, baseball, football, to helmets for police and

firemen.

The ski helmet was adapted for bicycle racing. In 1970, standards were set

for bicycle helmets. And in 1975, the Bell Biker is introduced. And as they

say, the rest is history. In 1983, the first Bell bicycle helmet developed

for racing is introduced: the VI Pro. The company continues to produce

bicycle helmets using available technologies, like the Microshell technology (

1989), and the in-mold bonding process (1990). When mountain biking became

popular, helmets for this were also made. Bell Helmets, Inc. -- a company

with an interesting history.

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