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Another thing about bike hemets
Posted by: guideboatguy on Oct-23-12 1:12 PM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Oct-23-12 1:23 PM EST --

Bike helmets are very light and are intended to work just "one time". That would be true of any helmet with a really severe impact, but unlike paddling and climbing helmets, bike helmets are NOT made to tolerate numerous minor impacts.

I'll qualify that. I have an old Bell bike helmet from the early 80s, and it weighs ten times what a modern bike helmet weighs (that's why I replaced it ages ago, with another Bell). That monster could probably take quite a few big hits.

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Helmet question - thirstyturtle - Oct-23-12 12:23 PM
- Get a good paddling one - Celia - Oct-23-12 12:36 PM
  - Agree and ... - Dr_Disco - Oct-23-12 1:04 PM
  - Another thing about bike hemets - guideboatguy - Oct-23-12 1:12 PM
    - catastrophic versus routine - bignate - Oct-23-12 1:30 PM
  - Okay...the bike helmet was a bad example - thirstyturtle - Oct-23-12 1:46 PM
- "They are all made to protect - g2d - Oct-23-12 1:19 PM
- Coastal Paddling - seadart - Oct-23-12 2:46 PM
- one more difference - nickjc - Oct-23-12 2:50 PM
- Thin shell Styrofoam - rectorsquid - Oct-23-12 3:11 PM
  - some good pointers on the lining... - thirstyturtle - Oct-23-12 5:31 PM
- Sacrificial helmet or not - pikabike - Oct-23-12 5:38 PM
  - Rock helmets are for things that fall on - g2d - Oct-23-12 5:41 PM
    - still wishing there was a like button ! - thirstyturtle - Oct-23-12 7:01 PM
- We Can Talk - Kudzu - Oct-23-12 7:16 PM
  - Glad you could fix it. - g2d - Oct-24-12 12:05 AM
- Not all bike helmets. - kybishop - Oct-23-12 9:29 PM
- Not just a bad blow - Jaybabina - Oct-24-12 8:14 AM
- helmet question - glendorado - Oct-24-12 4:02 PM
  - WRSI makes a $80 helmet also - pikabike - Oct-25-12 8:50 PM
- what is the difference between... - abc - Oct-25-12 11:13 AM
- Biggest difference - jimyaker - Oct-25-12 4:53 PM
  - Doubt it - abc - Oct-25-12 6:21 PM
    - doubt it - Dr_Disco - Oct-25-12 6:49 PM
      - but still higher cost isn't always best - jcbikeski - Oct-25-12 6:59 PM
        
        Consistent with what I said. n.m. - Dr_Disco - Oct-25-12 7:39 PM
        
        The question was not the cost - abc - Oct-25-12 9:33 PM
        
        Name one helmet - Dr_Disco - Oct-25-12 9:45 PM
        
        I'll name one - abc - Oct-25-12 10:33 PM
        testing criteria - desertdave - Oct-26-12 3:19 PM
        
        See my post below about Playak reviews - Dr_Disco - Oct-26-12 4:42 PM
        
        sounds subjective - desertdave - Oct-26-12 6:28 PM
    - abc - jimyaker - Oct-26-12 1:57 PM
      - Did you read the OP's post? - abc - Oct-26-12 2:10 PM
        
        Okay then - jimyaker - Oct-26-12 3:01 PM
        
        Fine then - abc - Oct-26-12 5:15 PM
- Good question - H2OAddict - Oct-26-12 11:04 AM
- Playak Reviews - Dr_Disco - Oct-26-12 12:23 PM
- Get a cute one! - davejjj - Oct-27-12 12:10 AM
  - Yes! - Kudzu - Oct-27-12 4:43 AM