Mini lowside, replcae helmet?

[BillyJ]

I had a little low side yesterday on a greasy cold roundabout when my front wheel when over a small collection of potholes. Was going about 20mph and my head hit the floor.

I know I need to replace my helmet but is there a way of knowing how compressed the foam is now? I've heard of people x-raying helmets but I don't want to spend money finding out, just intrigued.
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[P.]

Your head, your life, however I'm still using my 4 year old twice crashed lid. I've had others but it's the comfiest and best fitting helmet I've got. Nothing has come close to the comfort so I continue to use it.

[Rogerborg]

It's a tough one. If it is compressed, I expect it'll be under the shell where there's no way of telling. If it's on the side, that's where protection tends to come up worst on the SHARP tests.

I'm about 50:50 on whether to say "don't be foggit, keep" and "don't be Bodyguard, replace".

What I would say is don't fall for the sunk costs fallacy. You don't have to keep a mullered lid just because it cost £400, when a fresh £50 one is likely to protect you as well or better.
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[ThatDippyTwat]

My dad dropped my £600 (at the time, not including the paint job on it) Simpson Bandit from the top of a wardrobe - Visible flat spot, and replaced without question.
Most others I've had have had small drops or bangs. None have been replaced because of those small bangs etc, either proper road slides, or just old/worn.
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[jakebrownbass]

Shoei will test a helmet after an accident to tell you how bad/if any damage happened........

.......but it does destroy the helmet.
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[BillyJ]

Thanks for all the advice!

It was an nxr so 400ish quid 😔

Found a cyber monday sale so managed to buy the same one for 240ish.

Hopefully I don't crash on the side of my head again in the next 2 days!
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[Itchy]

[Howling Terror]

Note the advice above is given by a man who had to be told to protect his genitals whilst stood atop of an exploding device.
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[adam277]

I had a work helmet that I often dropped on the pavement when my hands were full.
I often threw it about or at people for a laugh.
It marks everywhere. Was still comfortable though. Lasted like 3 years.
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[talkToTheHat]

if a lid hits the ground with a head or reasonable immitation thereof inside it's probably done for.

I try not to buy helmets I can't afford to replace and prefer have a spare. I did have a spree of going through them rather fast. Plenty of lids with 4 or 5 sharp stars at reasonable prices. The trick is getting one that doesn't eat visors, has good ventilation and most importantly *that fits well in a riding position*
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[Lord Percy]

I strongly suspect the helmet replacement idea is a con sold to us by the helmet industry or - worse - it was an idea put forward by one of those middle-management types who needed to justify his job by talking absolute bollocks at a particularly crucial health and safety regulations meeting.

Imagine if everything ever had to be replaced every time it did the thing it was meant to do.

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[Rogerborg]

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[P.]

[AshWebster]

Helmets are designed for single use. Whether it be 20mph or 50mph.

I wouldnt risk it for the sake of even £200 if you want to spend that much. Im sure potatoes would spend £200 to get their brain damage gone.
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