Helmet recommendations
over-the-hill
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Good looking, comfortable helmet not too expensive. Any recommendations? I quite like the look of the Giro Pneumo in matt black.
Is it true they should be changed every three years regardless of impact?
Is it true they should be changed every three years regardless of impact?
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yes sorry, I didn't think the first one had gone up for some reason.0
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Having seen a Pneumo save a colleague's head from a very serious accident in recent weeks I can vouch for it's saftey...the impact was hard enough to split the foam and in-moulding while the rider sustained 2 cracked ribs, a cracked vertebra and torn shoulder ligaments.
Colleague looked and felt a bit rough but still cycled another 450 miles over the remaining 6 days of a trip...they build 'em 'ard in Yorkshire 8)0 -
wastelander wrote:Having seen a Pneumo save a colleague's head from a very serious accident in recent weeks I can vouch for it's saftey...the impact was hard enough to split the foam and in-moulding while the rider sustained 2 cracked ribs, a cracked vertebra and torn shoulder ligaments.
Colleague looked and felt a bit rough but still cycled another 450 miles over the remaining 6 days of a trip...they build 'em 'ard in Yorkshire 8)
Did he do the last 450 miles without a helmet?0 -
No, he continued using the same lid - we were in Mallorca and he wanted to use the crash replacement policy that Giro offer. Not ideal, but I guess a damaged lid is better than no lid at all.
The exact cause of the accident remain a mystery but his 20-25mph superman over the bars landing on his shoulder/head was sickening to hear. Not wanting to open the whole helmet/no helmet can of worms it's my opinion that in some, not all, accidents a helmet can reduce the injuries and from the resulting injuries (and complete lack of a head injury) I strongly believe that was definitely one of those occasions.0
