Rocker66
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Personally I have never found a cheap helmet that can match more expensive obnes for comfort.
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I have seen a lot of really cool Flip-up Helmets recently from several companies. Does anybody have an objection to Flip-ups vs. Full Face?
"It is surely made of plastic, but the salesguy (rider himself) assured me it is ok for short trips around the countryside (not for serious touring).
At that price, I was expecting rusty, poor quality. But believe you me, I was pleasantly astounded by the quality finish of this "cheapo" lid. It says "Made in Taiwan".
Two questions to ask: 1) does it meet the European standards for helmet safety? 2) Does one crash differently if one is serious touring or just putting around town? Okay 3) How much is your head worth? Only you can answer the last question, whether the helmet is for you or one of your loved ones.
"It is surely made of plastic, but the salesguy (rider himself) assured me it is ok for short trips around the countryside (not for serious touring).
At that price, I was expecting rusty, poor quality. But believe you me, I was pleasantly astounded by the quality finish of this "cheapo" lid. It says "Made in Taiwan".
Two questions to ask: 1) does it meet the European standards for helmet safety? 2) Does one crash differently if one is serious touring or just putting around town? Okay 3) How much is your head worth? Only you can answer the last question, whether the helmet is for you or one of your loved ones.
"The other side of the coin is: buy sensibly, not everyone has "too much money"."
I agree with that sentiment - just purchase the best that you can afford for the purpose of its intended use. Everybody has their own personal set of standards. Eg I wont buy any lid that isnt DOT. but thats just my own rule. Doesnt mean another helemt brand that is not DOT is any beter or worse but I feel better knowing I'm buying something that has been tested. Even though I have absolutely no idea what or how the testing is done
Hi Happy
Thanks. Quite interesting. My helmet has a 4 out 5 star Sharp rating. So now Im happy too
Did you say, more than your entire body!One time when I was going to buy a helmet, the sales person ask me this question "how much is your head worth"
One time when I was going to buy a helmet, the sales person ask me this question "how much is your head worth"
Did you say, more than your entire body!
One time when I was going to buy a helmet, the sales person ask me this question "how much is your head worth"
How much is protecting your brain and face worth? That's the real question.
I can not place a monitary value on my head, and so by this logic I should go out and find the MOST EXPENSIVE HELMET ($1,200) I can find and buy that. I'm sure it would protect me, but the protection value PER dollar is not as good as a less expensive helmet.
When I was younger, a friend explained what he called the "law of diminishing returns".
It seems to apply here as well: Here goes...
- when I have no helmet, and I buy a cheap one, the return on my money is 100% better protection
- when I have a cheap helmet and buy one twice as expensive, I have (probably) less than 50% better protection.
- ...sooo... the more money I spend going up the price points, the less I get per dollar. (though the protection does get better in inverse proportion to the money I spend)
For me, that's why I go with the cheap helmet. Yes, my head is worth at least $1,200.00, but we buy what we can afford and are better off no matter what price point we choose.
The write up on helmets that some posters are referring to was in Motorcyclist magazine a few years back and it was really interesting. IIRC, the Snell foundation changed their certification criteria after that series of articles was printed.