"CRider" (crider)
10/09/2017 at 10:00 • Filed to: None
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"CRider" (crider)
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themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> CRider
10/09/2017 at 10:05 |
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I showed this to a lot of people across social media and the like. I am genuinely afraid that one of my friends would try to get into motorcycles and buy one of the 30$ helmets. That visor test was terrifying. A stray pebble at highway speeds could cause that visor to shatter into daggers right in front of your eyes. And the overall strength of the helmet is so hilariously poor I am amazed that it is legal for sale.
benjrblant
> CRider
10/09/2017 at 10:30 |
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Of all the places to save some cash, helmet is probably last on my list.
atfsgeoff
> CRider
10/09/2017 at 10:46 |
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Breaking: Helmet that costs 10x more is higher quality and safer than bottom-barrel eBay helmet.
I would like to see them compare the eBay helmet to, say, a much more budget friendly helmet around the $100 mark. Maybe something like
this Bilt helmet from Cyclegear.
punkgoose17
> atfsgeoff
10/09/2017 at 10:55 |
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I would like to see this tested as well.
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punkgoose17
> CRider
10/09/2017 at 10:56 |
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The Chinese helmet seems like it would be a poor bicycle helmet.
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themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> atfsgeoff
10/09/2017 at 11:07 |
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I know he tested a wide variety of helmets including the biktwell gringo....it wasn’t that good. I wish he’d do more since nowadays it’s almost exclusively bike reviews. But I think he’s getting back into them.
Jason Spears
> CRider
10/09/2017 at 11:31 |
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Seems like the Chinese one could be good for costuming except for glue fumes and no ventilation. Maybe you could make a lamp out of it?
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> CRider
10/09/2017 at 12:30 |
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Not motorcycles but this is why I will quite happily spend $600 on my next auto racing helmet. I like my brains where they are and am happy to buy nice brain protection devices.
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CRider
> themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
10/09/2017 at 16:24 |
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As shown on the back of the helmet, it’s not DOT approved so while it is legal to sell the helmet, it doesn’t meet the minimum requirements to wear on the road. It’s useless. All helmets must have the DOT sticker to be legal, and preferably the SNELL and ECE sticker too.
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CRider
> atfsgeoff
10/09/2017 at 16:27 |
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The $30 helmet wasn’t even DOT approved. A $100 helmet with DOT (and hopefully SNELL and ECE) approval will always fare much better. Once you get over a certain price point, you’re just paying for lightness, comfort or a cool paint job.
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themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> CRider
10/09/2017 at 16:56 |
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That’s what I mean - they advertise it as DOT legal when it clearly isn’t, so that part is wrong, but it is so unable to do the job it advertises for that it’s amazing the consumer protection groups haven’t ramrodded that thing back across the pacific. Doubly so when HJC makes definitely DOT legal helmets, full faced, with visors, that have been safety and quality tested, and that are on store shelves for well under 100$.