Helmet crack...
trail jacker
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Hi,
I have just noticed a crack in my helmet, which I think must have come from a little incident a few months ago, in which I locked up on a muddy off-camber sloped corner and went into a tree. My head took most of the impact but I wasn't going ridiculously fast so just carried on and took a paracetamol.
The crack I have noticed is on the front part of the helmet just behind the visor and it is literally a hairline crack in the polystyrene, the shell is fine.
Sooooo....should I get a new helmet? Or is my current hairline cracked one still ok?
Thanks!
I have just noticed a crack in my helmet, which I think must have come from a little incident a few months ago, in which I locked up on a muddy off-camber sloped corner and went into a tree. My head took most of the impact but I wasn't going ridiculously fast so just carried on and took a paracetamol.
The crack I have noticed is on the front part of the helmet just behind the visor and it is literally a hairline crack in the polystyrene, the shell is fine.
Sooooo....should I get a new helmet? Or is my current hairline cracked one still ok?
Thanks!
Carbon 456... http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/8854609/
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If you have to ask then the answer is to get a new one.
If you weren't going that fast and landed gently(-ish) then why would you need to take paracetamol... you either hit harder than you think, or you've got a really low pain threshold!0 -
Yep, replace. You might find that the manufacturer has a crash replacement policy & gives you an advantageous rate on a new one.Intense Carbine SL
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Replace. It's not really worth the risk is it?!Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away....
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Yeah looking back maybe I was going a faster than I thought, espesh since paracetamol was needed...
Its a Bell Variant helmet, does anyone know how I would contact Bell for a crash replacement dealio?Carbon 456... http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/8854609/0 -
Replace it.
I change mine every three years or so, even if I haven't knowingly bashed it hard.Richard
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Don't think Bell do crash replacements, but just replaced mine a few months ago as it did it's job and I got my money's worth.
Bought an identical one.I don't do smileys.
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trail jacker wrote:Hi,
I have just noticed a crack in my helmet
Oh my god, now THAT is an eye watering injury.0 -
Yeah I couldn't find any thing on crash replacements for Bell, just ordered a new Giro!Carbon 456... http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/8854609/0
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Get a new one!
The helmet is much weaker now and regardless of the cost of a new one (if you don't get a new for old replacement) your head is the most important thing.Constantly trying to upgrade my parts.It is a long road ahead as things are so expensive for little gain. n+1 is always the principle in my mind.0 -
mikeyj28 wrote:Get a new one!
The helmet is much weaker now and regardless of the cost of a new one (if you don't get a new for old replacement) your head is the most important thing.I don't do smileys.
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i dented mine and got a new one from halfords for £40 and its a much better fit than the first helmet i ever had, at the moment the government is saying about not having to wear one, but my helmet saved my life so bin the lid and get a new one i sayYesterday is History, Tomorrow a Mystery, Today is a Gift, Thats why it's called the Present
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sorry for double postingYesterday is History, Tomorrow a Mystery, Today is a Gift, Thats why it's called the Present
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trail jacker wrote:Yeah I couldn't find any thing on crash replacements for Bell, just ordered a new Giro!
I know you've bought a new one now, but just out of interest..
http://www.madison.co.uk/bell/0 -
70s_kid wrote:trail jacker wrote:Yeah I couldn't find any thing on crash replacements for Bell, just ordered a new Giro!
I know you've bought a new one now, but just out of interest..
http://www.madison.co.uk/bell/
ah......sh*t.
haha no biggie, only a 5er more for the Giro, heard they have better ventilation anyway.... every cloud.Carbon 456... http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/8854609/0 -
Nice to know, but I don't keep invoices for those sort of amounts anyway, and would only have saved me £2. Hardly worth the bother.I don't do smileys.
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Just polish it out with some T-Cut
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Bit of isopon and she'll be right.Uncompromising extremist0
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Seems to be that Bell and Giro are dealt with by the same company.
http://www.madison.co.uk/giro/
http://www.madison.co.uk/bell/
Though with Giro I found the discount prices they offer aren't much better than the discounted prices you can find on the net anyway, and you are limited to a replacement of the exact same model or nearest to it if it's no longer available. Okay if you want to replace with the same though.0