Re: Flip-up helmets

[Erik Miner <Axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Correct Mark. And so far NO manufactuers of flip front helmets has 
>been willing to submit their ( flip Front) helmet's for testing. I 
>can tell you that the first one that does, and passes will get my 
>bussines.


Erik




> >From how I read their website, they "do not" have tests explicity 
>for flip-ups.
>However, if a flip-up helmet is to be snell rated it must past all the same
>criteria as a "standard" full face helmet. The will not test it as 
>an open face
>helmet
>
>Mark
>
>Paul Fox wrote:
>
> >  > The point about chin bar strength is a good one, though.  If I read the
> >  > Snell test rightly, it checks the downward (closing) strength 
>of the chin
> >  > bar, but not the upward (opening) strength.  The same test in an upward
> >
> > snell has tests explictly for flip-ups?  is this new in the snell 
>2000 spec?
> >
> > paul
> > =---------------------
> >   paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 
>30.0 degrees)
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