I made the CL posting, he replied.
He says "I only wear a helmet on the road' so I related the anecdote of how I almost ate dirt on a trail ride today. Had I not possessed such mad skillz and wasn't wearing a helmet I could have been buzzard feed. Maybe it will work, probably not.
2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
2009 Jamis Aurora/Brooks B-68
2010 Trek FX 7.6 WSD/stock bontrager