Re: [ST] Helmet Life-Consensus

["Jeremy Witt" <jeremyw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another reference the US race authorities used is the Snell rating which
"updates" every 5 years.  They wouldn't let you race if your helmet's
Snell rating was more than 5 years old (Snell 90, Snell 95, etc.)
Although I've seen recent helmets that just said Snell with no date, so
that might be ancient history...

Jeremy Witt
Field Engineer
Corrugated Networking Services Inc.
Office: 603-703-0365



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Masiak, Richard
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:11 AM
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Subject: Re: [ST] Helmet Life-Consensus

Ok.

That actually went better than I expected.

It seems the consensus is 5 years.  There were a few 3-4 thrown in, but
the majority looked like 5.  Cool.  Thanks everyone.
I'm on the 5 year marker May 2006.

Curious though.  I wonder if anyone has re-tested a helmet 5 years or
older, that has been worn and is in good shape (relatively speaking) to
see how it measures up to the original safety standard it was built to.

That recent, 2-part, helmet comparison article by motorcyclist magazine
was excellent.  However, I think they used fresh off the production line
new boys.  I'd be smashing (no pun intended) to see how 5+ year old worn
ones stack up.

When I buy a new one, soon, I'll offer up my old $329 Arai Quantum
series Okada replica for a re-test.

Rich
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