[rdorman]

I have seen pictures from the sixties of Cobras racing with headrests bolted to the roll bars. They where very, very thick and actuall are a good idea. In an accident the roll bar designed to protect you will do a lot of damage to an unprotected head. You would be surprised just how much the body can move in an accident.

Personally I prefer the look of a single full width hoop over the double hoop. Seems to me I saw one where the single hoop was maintained and integrated into a full width hoop. I don't recall how nice it looked but at least there wasn't a hole in the body left by the missing downtube in converting to a single full width hoop. A custom made windscreen (removable) for a full width hoop I have heard also cuts down a LOT on the buffeting.

Rick