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| TROJANMAN |
 Jan 12 2006, 01:18 PM
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Looks nice in pictures.........  Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 5-March 04 From: Colorado Member No.: 1,753 Region Association: None  |
is one type of helmet truly safer than the other, or is it just a matter of preference?
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| lapuwali |
Jan 12 2006, 06:32 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
The $10 head, $10 helmet line wasn't true then, and isn't true today.
Beyond a certain price point, you're no longer paying for more protection by spending more money. You're paying for more comfort, less weight, and bling. That price point can be startlingly low. In some tests, done to to show the actual G loads applied to the skull in a set impact, a plain HJC helmet retailing at under $200 was out-performing helmets costing well over $500 retail. The motorcycle press has covered this fairly extensively over the last couple of years. There's quite a bit of controversy over the current standards, with Snell getting slammed by some of the researchers that have been working on the subject for decades. The EU standards are now such that they're incompatible with the Snell standards and, by some measures, the EU standards are safer. Web Bike World is one such site that's covered this, citing a pair of articles in Motorcyclist, all of which read like they were written by grownups. Buy a $1000 helmet if it makes you feel good, but don't try to convince others that it provides any more protection that a $200 helmet, because chances are better than even it doesn't. It's lighter, and no doubt more comfortable, but not spending the $1K isn't necessarily "skimping" on safety. |
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TROJANMAN shopping for a helmet Jan 12 2006, 01:18 PM
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