Is it true that...

[nick 15]

......If you drop your helmet onto concrete from when your standing...



you need a new lid?

Nick
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[Whosthedaddy]

If its from the top of the Empire State Building then yes.

I dropped the Caberg once, it slipped from the seat on the floor. I broke a flimsy plastic air filter on the top and thats it. I am not spending another £100 on a new lid just because of that.

The safety nazis say yes to a new lid after each drop, but theres a drop and theres a drop.
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[johnsilva]

how highly do you value your head?
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[nick 15]

LMFAO great question!!!!!!

Alot

Although

I don't think i would buy another one after just one drop,

Would anyone else??
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[bazza]

No. Unless you were wearing it at the time, in which case decapitaion would render the need for a helmet somewhat redundant.

HTH.
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[moonym20]

from a safety point of view, Yes

scientific reason is when you drop your lid the softer layer of impact foam compresses increasing its density. so when you are involved in a genuine accident the foam is already compressed thus removing less impact energy than if it was still in its origional state. so theoretically speaking your lid should be reaplaced every time it kisses the floor, however it is unfeasable.

also, aparently plastic helmets (detectable by the seam around the helmet) has a life of two years and fiberglass helmets last four years.
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[Wave2k]

korn booted a football at my lid when it was brand new, i was not a happy bunnie.
I think you cant see any visable damage it should be fine.
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[ZZR Girl]

I bought a new one when I dropped mine (I was holding it and it slipped out my hand and fell onto the pavement). The trouble is, even if you can't see any damage, the shell has now been weakened. I personally wouldn't take the risk.
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[nick 15]

Lol

Brand new!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Lol

Nick
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[ZZR Girl]

You can get something which sticks onto your helmet which lights up if your helmet gets a knock bad enough to mean you need to replace the helmet. It was advertised in last month's RIDE magazine but I can't remember what it was called.
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[jonboy22]

My Ex's brother asked me to go helmet shopping with him, found a nice shoei raid II think it was. Anyway took it to the shop assitant to ask if they had a new one out back rather than the one on display. On handing it over "they" dropped it. Personally I think it was the shop assitants fault, but he immediately tutted and made John pay for it......!!
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[veeeffarr]

I would of told them to go fuck themselves.

Dropping a lid is fine.

Your head isn't it in.

So there's not a force inside to actually compress the impact layer.

Don't listen to the bullshit.

But if you think it's had a bad smash, replace it, I don't care, it's not my brain.

[nick 15]

lol, suppose
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[jonboy22]

I've also hear that helmets have an expiry date

Is that true, how does a helmt go off
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[akaDAVE]

[/quote]You can get something which sticks onto your helmet which lights up if your helmet gets a knock bad enough to mean you need to replace the helmet. It was advertised in last month's RIDE magazine but I can't remember what it was called.

[nick 15]

I've also heard that??

Anyone know if its true??????

Nick
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[akaDAVE]

DOH! I Fecked up the quotes there and quoted myself if you know what I mean......
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[Squiffy_The_Wombat]

does the outside "shell" actually make much difference?

I thought it was the polyethene innards that absorb most of the inpact?

Surely in a crash situation the outter shell is just there to slide rather than act as an equalizer?
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[moonym20]

Reminds me, next time one of you guys has an old helmet just try and destroy it

we had an old AGV one that was dead so tried to damage it, threw it on the ground, jumped on it and chucked boulders on it and the shell never gave in

then ripped the polystyrine out and that took ages to damage and never fragmented, threw it down, jumped on it, even hit it with a hammer that left an indentation. the only way we could kill it was by dropping a ball hammer on it, then the polystyrene gave in.

as for the shell, it is still in one piece! we couldn't damage it, only managed a huge crack, we even set fire to it and that did very little! lol got pics of the remains somewhere, will post at some point lol
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[Flip]

Decent helmets have the polystyrene inside painted black so if you drop it and the paint cracks you know it's borked.

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

What make of helmet do you have?

I know Arai do a free check of your helmet if you send it to them, postage will cost around £15.
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[Rob W]

[ZZR Girl]

The gadget that you stick to your helmet which claims to tell you when it needs replacing is called a Shok-SpotR helmet sensor, £20, available from www.motohaus.com and this is what RIDE magazine wrote about it in the Aug 2006 issue:

"Knocking your new lid on the floor is not only annoying, it can also damage your helmet, although it can be difficult to tell. Which is where this sensor helps out.

The Shok-SpotR uses sensor detection technology developed for laptop computers to log the deceleration rate of your helmet during an impact. The point at which the sensor activates has been set by the manufacturer and is based on a series of tests inspired by various worldwide helmet safety standards.

The sensor attaches to the back of your helmet and turns red if the impact is considered dangerously severe. "

And no, it wasn't in the April 1st issue!
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