Time to retire this helmet?
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freddofrog
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There is a lot of fear mongering when it comes to safety products, typically people saying "how much is your head/life/child worth" bla bla BS.
From the photo the damage looks pretty superficially so I'd keep on using it.
Snow Leopard
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If you can afford a new one, why not.
But that kind of damage isn't going to make much difference to the available protection of the helmet (in terms of total magnitude of energy that could be absorbed), if you were to have another crash...
But that kind of damage isn't going to make much difference to the available protection of the helmet (in terms of total magnitude of energy that could be absorbed), if you were to have another crash...
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kwikee
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The foam compresses under impact and can only do it once. Chance of you hitting the same spot in another crash? Slim, but if you do, the impact energy won't be absorbed very well. Maybe an over cautious approach but I'd bin it. Replacement is around $100. Not a huge expense for peace of mind.
Which would indicate that the helmet did it's job. It sucked up all that energy that would otherwise have been transferred to your skull. And you didn't even notice. But that foam is engineered to squash once, and stay squashed.
If it was mine, I'd be going shopping too. Do Bell offer a crash replacement programme?
I had a massive head hit once, I knew it was huge when it happened and people came running from all over the park thinking I'd really axed myself.
I didn't feel a thing, my head was fine and the styro stuff was completely busted up. The ability of that stuff to save your head is just remarkable.
I didn't feel a thing, my head was fine and the styro stuff was completely busted up. The ability of that stuff to save your head is just remarkable.
Ahhhh .... Your avatar pic suggests there may have been some superficial damage
riderseventy7
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These guys have the right of it. Helmets are only designed to do their job once, so if I were you I'd replace it.
Don't waste your time trying to inspect it like somebody else mentioned, there is no way you can visually inspect if the foam has compressed.
MarioM
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Three times for me so far . One the helmet actually fell apart when i took it off after a nasty one , another the impact absorbed and released at the end with a big crack and another just a dent . Yes its expensive but i for one am happy to replace an item of crucial safety . I have never taken up a crash replacement option as I am happy to shell out for new lid .
Put it on the wall and regale your friends with outrageous stories of what happened when they ask about it .
Put it on the wall and regale your friends with outrageous stories of what happened when they ask about it .
C0na
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That helmet is toast, any big impact on a helmet should be binned. Even if looks to only have superficial damage, the foam most likely would have compressed, and is no longer safe.
Should make this a "post your Fu**ed helmet thread". Here is my effort, I can poke my finger through it; knocked myself out cold on this one :dance:
Should make this a "post your Fu**ed helmet thread". Here is my effort, I can poke my finger through it; knocked myself out cold on this one :dance:
pink poodle
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When I retire a helmet I usually have a few shots st it with the hammer or machete. Based on those results and the photo of your helmet, it has had a fairly solid blow!
