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1. A bicycle helmet having a helmet body including a shock absorbing insert having a concave side and a convex side, and an external shell superposed to and at least partially covering the convex side of the shock absorbing insert, the helmet body having a plurality of interconnected structural bridges, at least some of the structural bridges extending in a direction defined from a front section of the bicycle helmet to a rear section of the bicycle helmet, said at least some of the structural bridges extending continuously along ventilation openings from front to rear of the bicycle helmet, a majority of the structural bridges each comprising:
a base section defined by material of the shock absorbing insert and material of the external shell covering at least a portion of the base section, the base section having a base wall on the convex side elongated to continuously span the entire full length of at least one of the ventilation openings from front to rear of the bicycle helmet; and an elongated ridge defined by the material of the shock absorbing insert and the material of the external shell covering at least a portion of the elongated ridge, the elongated ridge protruding upwardly from the base wall and extending concurrently with the base section, from the base wall, from front to rear of the bicycle helmet, the elongated ridge extending along the base section from the top of the base wall to continuously span the entire full length of at least one of the ventilation openings. |