Don't you just love internet advice ;DOriginally Posted by BMWGraeme
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it's why i wanted bikers advice
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10-05-12, 08:16 PM
Don't you just love internet advice ;D
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it's why i wanted bikers advice
10-05-12, 08:33 PM
Not such a bad decision in my book. Funny how some things work out. I went to Spain with some mates in 1979. When we got to Spain we stopped and took our helmets off and sped off down the road with the wind in our faces - something we had been looking forward to. 500yds down the road we stopped, looked at each other sheepishly and all put our helmets back on.It was introduced to protest about the introduction of compulsory helmets
Who would ride their bikes now without a helmet? Not me.
10-05-12, 08:42 PM
agreed, i'd rather wear one than not.
10-05-12, 09:11 PM
Of course you should replace your lid. However, I wouldn't be overly concerned if you did use it a few more times. If it couldn't put up with being dropped from 4 feet without disintegrating, it's got no chance of protecting your head. But of course, in this risk-assessed world, it would be irresponsible of me to give you that advice. Just like it's 'bad' advice to have a puncture repaired... :
Incidentally, if you do chose to bin your lid, why not do your own experiment to see how strong modern helmets are? We spent a whole afternoon, taking it in turns to throw an old helmet as high in the air as we could, to see what would happen when it landed on tarmac. Bits fell off, lining fell out, but it took all afternoon before we got it to crack.
10-05-12, 09:20 PM
good idea Mark, once it's replaced i might keep as emergency spare or rip it apart, i am seriously in two minds as to what to do :-/
had a proper look now home and can see that when it landed it hit the plastic airvent on top and little scuff on it but can't see anything else out of place.....erm :-/
10-05-12, 09:46 PM
The problem is that its what you can't see that's actually the important bit. If you fracture your wrist the only way you know its fractured is with an x-ray. Doesn't matter what anyone thinks or has an opinion on - you just don't know. Your choice. And the likelyhood is that you will never know if you made the right decision or not..... either way
10-05-12, 10:07 PM
fair points, thanks Snowy.
did read on the Snell certification website that my helmet can survive several falls onto a hard surface without affecting the integrity...but like you say you just don't know. time for a new lid thenthanks for all the input
10-05-12, 10:15 PM
I would keep the old one as a spare just in case you drop the new one even harder [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
10-05-12, 10:17 PM
cheers Swanny
11-05-12, 10:39 AM
I'd probably replace it, if it were more than five years old.
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