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06-19-2004, 10:40 AM

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:05:45 -0400, Tom Beattie <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote in message <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>:

>Road rash through the plastic cover on the helmet. Broke same helmet
>into 3 pcs.

It failed? Shame. That's the problem with helmets, they keep
breaking and people think that's Saved Their Life [tm]. When my
knitted acrylic balaclava Saved My Life [tm] it emerged completely
unscathed and is still wearable. Nobody advised me to throw it away
because it had been in a crash.

Helmets are supposed to squash, not crack. Polystyrene foam absorbs
very little energy in brittle failure. But the helmet manufacturers
don't seem to make that point very clearly on their websites - I
wonder why?

Guy
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06-19-2004, 12:05 PM

Tom Beattie wrote in part:

<< ...I wiped out on May 29th, going about 25 mph, slight downhill. Landed
on my right side, cheekbone and helmet. Lotsa road rash on knees and
arm. Divot outta my cheek... >>

Tom, gotta ask out of pure curiosity: what caused the wreck? I would guess that
you were turning sharply on sand or wet concrete, but you don't mention
turning.
Was it one of those riding no hands then reaching back and missing the
hadlebars deals?

Robert

06-19-2004, 12:05 PM

Tom Beattie wrote in part:

<< ...I wiped out on May 29th, going about 25 mph, slight downhill. Landed
on my right side, cheekbone and helmet. Lotsa road rash on knees and
arm. Divot outta my cheek... >>

Tom, gotta ask out of pure curiosity: what caused the wreck? I would guess that
you were turning sharply on sand or wet concrete, but you don't mention
turning.
Was it one of those riding no hands then reaching back and missing the
hadlebars deals?

Robert

06-19-2004, 12:05 PM

Tom Beattie wrote in part:

<< ...I wiped out on May 29th, going about 25 mph, slight downhill. Landed
on my right side, cheekbone and helmet. Lotsa road rash on knees and
arm. Divot outta my cheek... >>

Tom, gotta ask out of pure curiosity: what caused the wreck? I would guess that
you were turning sharply on sand or wet concrete, but you don't mention
turning.
Was it one of those riding no hands then reaching back and missing the
hadlebars deals?

Robert

06-19-2004, 12:05 PM

Tom Beattie wrote in part:

<< ...I wiped out on May 29th, going about 25 mph, slight downhill. Landed
on my right side, cheekbone and helmet. Lotsa road rash on knees and
arm. Divot outta my cheek... >>

Tom, gotta ask out of pure curiosity: what caused the wreck? I would guess that
you were turning sharply on sand or wet concrete, but you don't mention
turning.
Was it one of those riding no hands then reaching back and missing the
hadlebars deals?

Robert

06-19-2004, 12:05 PM

Tom Beattie wrote in part:

<< ...I wiped out on May 29th, going about 25 mph, slight downhill. Landed
on my right side, cheekbone and helmet. Lotsa road rash on knees and
arm. Divot outta my cheek... >>

Tom, gotta ask out of pure curiosity: what caused the wreck? I would guess that
you were turning sharply on sand or wet concrete, but you don't mention
turning.
Was it one of those riding no hands then reaching back and missing the
hadlebars deals?

Robert

06-19-2004, 02:49 PM

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 18:40:43 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>It failed? Shame. That's the problem with helmets, they keep
>breaking and people think that's Saved Their Life [tm].

I don't think the OP claimed any saving of life. I believe he was
talking about road rash avoidance.
--
Rick Onanian

06-19-2004, 02:49 PM

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 18:40:43 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>It failed? Shame. That's the problem with helmets, they keep
>breaking and people think that's Saved Their Life [tm].

I don't think the OP claimed any saving of life. I believe he was
talking about road rash avoidance.
--
Rick Onanian

06-19-2004, 02:49 PM

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 18:40:43 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>It failed? Shame. That's the problem with helmets, they keep
>breaking and people think that's Saved Their Life [tm].

I don't think the OP claimed any saving of life. I believe he was
talking about road rash avoidance.
--
Rick Onanian

06-19-2004, 02:49 PM

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 18:40:43 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>It failed? Shame. That's the problem with helmets, they keep
>breaking and people think that's Saved Their Life [tm].

I don't think the OP claimed any saving of life. I believe he was
talking about road rash avoidance.
--
Rick Onanian