| Re: Helmet Comparison Articles ??
On Wed, 07 Jul 2004 10:17:50 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@mousepotato.com> wrote:
>Rich Clark wrote:
<snip>
>> If you want a helmet, you go try on a bunch until you find one that fits
>> your head and has a retention system that will keep it in place without
>> discomfort, and that you like the looks of. If you care about your place in
>> the fashion pantheon, you buy one with lots of big holes that costs more
>> than $100. If you don't, you buy one with lots of medium sized holes that
>> costs $30.
>
>What Rich says is basically true, but he's omitted one thing:
>
>While all helmets in the USA have to pass the same standard, the
>expensive helmets - those with maximum ventilation, minimum weight,
>up-to-the-minute styling - tend to pass the impact standard with lower
>margins of safety. IOW, when you buy a $20 *-Mart helmet, you get more
>crash protection than when you spend $140 to look just like your racing
>hero.
>
>Consumer reports occasionally tests helmets, and I believe the current
>issue has such a test.
Not to get on one side of the issue or the other, but I happened to jot
down the top two helmets as per that issue:
Louis Garneau Zen Rev - $45 bucks
Trek Interval - $60 bucks
FWIW.
-Badger
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