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Playak Reviews
Posted by: Dr_Disco on Oct-26-12 12:23 PM (EST)

The Playak website has reviews of most of the WW helmets. The following reviews two particular helmets but more importantly it gives information about how helmets are rated and what the tradeoffs are.
http://playak.com/article.php?id=1082

Table of Contents

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